How to Install Your Printer/Scanner in Puppy

[rcrsn51]

My original suggestion was to run an install of Slacko, not try to install Slacko's Ghostscript into Precise. You would just need to boot off the Slacko Live CD, install the HPLIP driver and test your printer.

However, we should be able to get an equivalent test in Precise.

1. Download Ghostscript 9.05 from here.

2. Install the CUPS filter upgrade from the PET below.

3. Do a print test.

[marshman]

@rcrsn51

My original suggestion was to run an install of Slacko, not try to install Slacko's Ghostscript into Precise. You would just need to boot off the Slacko Live CD, install the HPLIP driver and test your printer.

I am sorry that I misunderstood your original suggestion. I do not have any spare CD's at present for burning the .iso image to CD.

Anyway, I tried your alternative suggestion and the test print worked fine.

As it appears to be a problem with the installed version of Ghostscript, should I advise Barry Kauler? Obviously in future builds/versions of PuppyLinux, there needs to be a more recent version of Ghostscript.

Thank you again for all your work. It is much appreciated and the time you spent verifying/solving my problem.

Michael

[rcrsn51]

@marshman: Glad to hear that you solved your duplexing problem. I believe that BarryK has stayed with his old version of Ghostscript because it is very small and works in most situations.

But the issue is gradually resolving itself. Slacko 5.5 has GS 9.0 as does Pemasu's new Upup Raring.

Anyone else can easily upgrade their GS like you did.

[bignono1]

Hello rcrsn51 ,
Please help on this HP OfficeJet 4255 all in one ,in win and ubuntu it runs ootb, but no puppy could make it bark,when i run the cups wizard the printer is there but when i choose a driver from the list it is not there , i tried all hplip and fooxx pets but all no go, the hplip driver from HP site ends up saying i need some libs that cant be installed using the installer.
I would like to use this printer with 528 .
Sorry i talk too much with a stupid english also.

[rcrsn51]

I ran some tests in Lupu 528 and I believe that your OfficeJet 4255 should work with the hplip_print-3.13.4.pet from Page 1.

However, once you start installing other driver packages, it's impossible to know what's going on.

I would recommend that you do a clean install of Lucid with the hplip_print-3.13.4.pet .

If that doesn't work, do another clean install and try lluamco's build here. Note the extra instructions for Lucid.

[bignono1]

Thank you very much rcrsn51 , printer working now , i did what you said except i did not remove the foo pet because i need it with the other hp lj 1018 , i traced all pets debs and ppd's and removed them then installed the hplip-print pet-3.13.4 and lucid is singing nice with the printer now, thank you again rcrsn51.

[Sylvander]

Printer = HP Deskjet 840c
Puppy = Slacko-5.5.91, booting from CD-RW, with slackosave file.

Normally I have no problem setting up the printer.
The printer is detected, and I can choose it, but...
In this case, my "HP Deskjet 840c" isn't listed when I try to install it.

What to do?

[rcrsn51]

In this case, my "HP Deskjet 840c" isn't listed when I try to install it

I just checked in Slacko 5.6. Your Deskjet 840C is listed and supported by the Gutenprint driver package.

It should have appeared at the top of the Models list.

[Sylvander]

...in Slacko 5.6. Your Deskjet 840C is listed and supported by the Gutenprint driver package.
It should have appeared at the top of the Models list.

Oops...
Yes indeed, you're right, it IS there.
I was looking further down among all the other "Deskjet" versions.
Which is where it was NOT.
My printer is now working.

THANK YOU.

[gcmartin]

I think I remembered that you had a Lexmark "bucket" PET lying around somewhere. Is it still available?

Thanks in advance.

[rcrsn51]

I think I remembered that you had a Lexmark "bucket" PET lying around somewhere.

??????

[Senza Vega]

Hello,
I install manually (socket://192.168.1.23)
my lexmark S300 Wifi in cups 1.5.4 (lighthouse64).

I get the driver and the patch like said here :
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... 210#701210

Here the result of the mpscan command :

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mpscan -p 9100 192.168.1.23
ip: 192.168.1.23 9100 OK

So, the answer when I try to print a test page is :
"/usr/local/lexmark/legacy/bin/printfilter failed"

Can you help me, please ?
Best regards

[rcrsn51]

lighthouse64

The lexmark_inkjet_legacy-1.0.1.pet is a 32-bit driver. In Fatdog, there is a mechanism for running CUPS in 32-bit mode. I don't know if it exists in Lighthouse.

As a first step, you should try to install your S300 in a regular Puppy.

[Senza Vega]

lighthouse64

The lexmark_inkjet_legacy-1.0.1.pet is a 32-bit driver. In Fatdog, there is a mechanism for running CUPS in 32-bit mode. I don't know if it exists in Lighthouse.

As a first step, you should try to install your S300 in a regular Puppy.

ho, ok !
I'll try,
thanks you !

[LeithR]

Hi there rcrsn51,
I have recently had to move of my old reliable compaq presario and am now using an HP Pavilion zv6000. I have loaded Slacko 5.3.3 and its working fine, I'm using cups 1.4.6. I've been browsing the forum and note that the current printer drivers suggested for my HP Deskjet F2480 are
HPLIP_print-3.13.7.pet and HPLIP_scan-3.13.7.pet, I've downloaded these files and tried to set up the printer without success. I've also tried to find reference to the original HPLIP_print-3.12.10a.pet and its scan equivalent. All references take me back to your post indicating that 3.13.7 is the current version - but its not working for me I can find no reference on the CUPS drop down to my F2480 printer.

Can you help please - again!!, thanks in anticipation.

[rcrsn51]

Look again. In CUPS 1.4, an auto-detected printer will appear at the TOP of the Models list.

It should be listed as "f2400 series 3.13.7".

[LeithR]

Thanks yet again - I went straight to the HP Deskjet section in the drop down rather than looking at the top of the list.

[earl]

I am trying to print to a Konica Minolta bizbus 250 but Minolta does not seem to support Linux(Unix) like Brother does. I have the IP address but that seems to be all. The Windows disc's are available.

Anyone tryed to interface to this family?

Earl

[rcrsn51]

I found some Linux information here. This unit appears to be both Postscript and PCL6 compatible. So your easiest choice in the CUPS setup would be to look under Generic and choose either Postscript or PCL6.

The vendor's site also has a Linux driver, which I have packaged as a PET below. It appears to work in simulated tests. But the crucial issue with these enterprise printers is authentication. In the CUPS Options section, there are settings for authentication, but I have no idea how they work.

Does CUPS auto-detect this networked printer?

[earl]

@rcrsn51,

Thanks for the '.pet', I'll give it a try on Thursday. This printer is located in the town office - and I'm trying to not boot into Windows when I'm there...

I had found a ppd package on the Internet, but it did not work, I'll retry and log the error message here.

CUPS did find the printer and peasyport LAN scanner did find the IP .

Earl