 Printing In Linux, I can't seen to find the port, got the driver |
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  May 27 2007, 04:12 PM
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Super Member  Group: [HOSTED] Posts: 738 Joined: 12-July 06 From: Ontario, Canada Member No.: 14,464  |
I have tried installing this through CUPS several times but it doesn't seem to detect the printer. Could someone give me exact instructions to installing this printer so that I don't have to use Windows when I have to print something?
I am using a Debian-based Linux distribution, Ubuntu 7.04 to be exact. I have a HP Deskjet 656C, and I have obtained a driver from the OpenPrinting database. Some additional information could be found here: http://www.linuxprinting.org/show_printer....HP-DeskJet_656C . So I have followed the instructions of http://www.linux-foundation.org/en/OpenPri...PSDocumentation to try to install my downloaded PPD file. It took me a while to figure out that /home/FirefoxRocks/ was my own directory similar to C:\Documents and Settings\FirefoxRocks\ I went into the Terminal as administrator, and typed in commands to download appropriate packages and whatnot. It didn't work. The problem with the Add Printer Wizard is that it doesn't detect the USB port as a printer port. How can I get it to do that? If you give me some instructions to install this driver then give me exact commands to type into the terminal. Thanks. |
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Sep 24 2007, 03:17 AM
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Advanced Member  Group: Members Posts: 128 Joined: 12-February 05 From: St. Louis, MO Member No.: 2,612 |
Real Quick - does your system detect the USB??
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Sep 24 2007, 06:06 AM
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Premium Member Group: [HOSTED] Posts: 286 Joined: 17-June 07 Member No.: 22,702 |
Interesting, this database http://hplip.sourceforge.net/supported_devices/inkjet.html
says USB=Yes for that particular printer model. Check out "Should you install the latest HPLIP?" at: http://hplip.sourceforge.net/install/index.html |
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Sep 24 2007, 06:13 AM
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Oh come on Mrs. B! Group: Members Posts: 648 Joined: 6-June 07 From: Tasmania, Australia Member No.: 22,422 |
linux wont detect my printer either (canon image class mpc190), it can detect like every canon except for the multiclass range, its really annoying
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Dec 4 2007, 11:45 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 128 Joined: 12-February 05 From: St. Louis, MO Member No.: 2,612 |
humorously enough... i had the reverse problem...
my printer/server actually works really well through CUPS, but fails miserably on my Windows system... |
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