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failure to print

Asked by andres

I have installed Ubuntu-8.10 and connected laptop to an HP LaserJet 1020 printer. The system detects the printer, and HPLIP detects the printer. However, when I launch printing a test page it doesn't print. Both HPLIP and the system say that the job (printing the test page) is completed. What can I do in this situation?

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dwelch91 (dwelch91) said : 		#1

"This printer REQUIRES a downloadable driver plug-in. Use hp-setup to
install the printer, and to download and install the plug-in. In general,
required driver plugins are required for printing support. Driver plug-ins
are released under a proprietary (non-open) license and are not part of the
HPLIP tarball release."

ref:
http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/models/laserjet/hp_laserjet_1020.html

Run hp-plugin to install the _required_ plugin.

On Oct 30, 2008 8:56pm, andres <email address hidden> wrote:
> New question #49577 on HPLIP:
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> https://answers.launchpad.net/hplip/+question/49577
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> I have installed Ubuntu-8.10 and connected laptop to an HP LaserJet 1020
 printer. The system detects the printer, and HPLIP detects the printer.
However, when I launch printing a test page it doesn't print. Both HPLIP
and the system say that the job (printing the test page) is completed. What
can I do in this situation?
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> You received this question notification because you are a member of HP
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> Linux Imaging and Printing, which is an answer contact for HPLIP.
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andres (andrey-zhirnov) said : 		#2

Thank you, I tried hp-setup from root, and it downloaded the necessary plug-in. Now it works.