is HP OfficeJet 4500 WIFI (g510n-z) supported in hplip

I am also trying to install this printer, and running into difficulties.

So am I.
3.10.5 can't even find it. I have it setup with a static IP Address. (Windows setup)
I'd like to use it from my Ubuntu 9.04 installation also.

I am also missing support for HP4500 G510n-z. Before buying it, I made sure that the HP4500 model was supported, I found four drivers in hplip. However it is bad that I found out the "minor version number" only after installing and testing, too bad! Then I had already printed some pages (in another OS), now it is too late to return the printer.

Therefore I hope that it will be supported soon!

In the meantime, I got it half-way working by setting up in CUPS a printer "HP Officejet 4500 g510a-f", but sometimes it works, sometimes it does not, ...

The support for the device HP OfficeJet 4500 WIFI (g510n-z) will be available shortly by HPLIP. Will keep updating you on the same.

Thanks,
Anitha

Dear Anitha,

may I kindly ask what the meaning of "available shortly" is? I bought this printer because I wanted to scan and print material for the students at home, and I am desperate because now the summer term, for which I bought the printer, is almost over... So I spent the money for nothing... to bad... the students need to enjoy black-and-white scans and prints instead... they are not amused...

Martin

I would also be interested in the projected release date for g510n-z support. Will it be available in the next hplip release, and if so, when is it scheduled to be released?

Anitha, it's been a while since your last post. Can you please let us know when an update with support for this printer might be released (weeks? months?).
Thanks.

This appears to be a case where HP released a new printer only slightly different that those already supported, and the HPLIP team did not follow up with a new release of metadata, which is very unfortunate, as this is the difference between a works-right-out-of-the-box experience and total failure, frustration and uncertainty. Sigh!

I can now print and scan, and have WiFi set up. Try this, it seems to have worked for me (Fedora 12 user):

* Install/Update hplip*, using your normal package manager (e.g. yum, but don't use their installer, it will stomp all over yum, etc, and installing 3.10.5 doesn't help anyway) to the latest for your distribution.

* Backup and then edit /usr/share/hplip/data/models/models.dat, cloning the entry [officejet_4500_g510g-m]. Check whether your model is indeed g510n or some newer g510x.

[officejet_4500_g510n-z]
# keep other stuff the same, except...
model1=HP Officejet 4500 All-in-One Printer - G510n # (check your specific model number)
# delete model2
# you can check usb-pid, usb-vid with lsusb
usb-pid=2e12
usb-vid=3f0
wifi-config=1

* Run hp-setup, etc.

* For hp-wifisetup, you can run it with the -g option, and comb through the output for your printer's mac address in the string <WiFiConfig>...<MACAddress>112233445566</MACAddress>...</WiFiConfig>. This is useful if you use a MAC filter on your WiFi router.

Good Luck,

-SM

The workaround above worked for me - thanks!

Hi,
the workaround work for me
on driver: 3.10.2
and on driver 3.10.5

Thanks

Thanks for your reply.
Looking forward to help you in future, if you have any issues with HPLIP.

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Naga Samrat Chowdary, Narla

I am just adding to the chorus of success announcements. The new metadata provided by Narla allowed for an easy installation over usb. So far, I have scanned from both the flatbed and the feeder. Printing also works. Now it's time to try wireless.

Thanks, worked for me as well (Ubuntu 10.04.1). I was able to print and scan using xsane. Is there a way to scan from the printer to the Ubuntu machine directly i.e. basically set up the "scan to" options on the printer like on Windows?

Hi, the workaround works for me, too. I can scan and print now. Thanks to the HPLIP support team!