HPLIP

device discovery fails - CP1217 / EW2400 / SuSE 11.4

Asked by Kai Lunau

Hi! I cannot get my HP Color LaserJet CP 1217 to work. The hplip 3.11.5 v.15.0 device discovery fails. The printer is hooked up to our local subnet using an HP JetDirect ew2400 Printserver J7951G. I am running SuSe Linux 11.4 / x86. I can ping the EW2400 without problems. I have assigned a static IP to the device. The Printer works fine from other (Windows) workstations in the same subnet and is easily installed using the HP install network printer wizard software. I have another printer hooked up to a JetDirect 500X printer server - this works fine from my linux box. Is this printer / printer server combination not yet supported by hplip? Any hints welcome...

Thanks,

Kai

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Best Amarnath Chitumalla (amarnath-chitumalla) said : 		#1

Hi Kai,

Currently cp1217 is not supported, however please make following changes to detect/work cp1217 printer.

1) go HPLIP directory (if HPLIP-3.11.10.run is downloaded to Desktop. please change version and path according to you)
$ cd ~/Desktop/hplip-3.11.10

2) edit prnt/drv/hpcups.drv file to update 1217
$ gedit prnt/drv/hpcups.drv &
--> search for "cp1215" and replace with "cp1217"

3) edit data/models/models.dat file to update 1217
$ gedit data/models/models.dat &
--> search for "cp1215" and replace with "cp1217"
--> search for "CP1215" and replace with "CP1217"

4) run configure
$ ./configure --prefix=/usr

5) run make
$ make

6) run install
$ sudo make install

--> try to connect printer now.. it should work now.
Please let us know if you find any issues.

We will fix this issue for next HPLIP build.

Thanks & Regards,
Amarnath

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Kai Lunau (a-kai-c) said : 		#2

Hi Armanath,

thank you for your effort trying to help me.

On my system (openSUSE 11.4) I have installed hplip 3.11.5. Except for the "models.dat" file I cannot find any of the files you are referring to (the hpcups.drv and the configure file in particular) on my system. I have edited the "models.dat" as suggested but that did not change a thing (which was to be expected since I could not run the configure and make routines). My version seems to have a completely different file structure.

Do you have a routine similar to what you have suggested that fits build 3.11.5? Or do I have to download and install hplip 3.11.12 manually to get to where you are pointing at?

The obvious solution would be to wait until the next build of hplip becomes available for my system...

Regards,

Kai

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Kai Lunau (a-kai-c) said : 		#3

p.s.:

Thank you again. I have installed hplip 3.11.12 and done as you suggested (changing the printer name from 1215 to 1217 in the files and make install).

Success! Printer works! Thanks again! Problem solved!

Cheers
Kai

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Kai Lunau (a-kai-c) said : 		#4

Thanks Amarnath Chitumalla, that solved my question.