HPLIP UBUNTU HP officejet J6400 cups-missing-filter, foomaitc-rip

Could you please try and install the latest HPLIP version?

http://sourceforge.net/project/downloading.php?groupname=hplip&filename=hplip-2.8.10.run&use_mirror=internap

Download this file and then run it with:

sh hplip-2.8.10.run

On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 7:36 PM, EAA webmaster <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> New question #49676 on HPLIP:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/hplip/+question/49676
>
> Hi there:
> I have problems too.
> I have passed the whole afternoon trying to fix it but I can't, I'm not
> good enough.
>
> In my little company, we migrate from windows to ubuntu. We needed a pinter
> with fax, scanner and wireless. We have bought the HP officejet J6400. I
> installed the HPLIP. HPlip run but the printer is still without working. The
> problem is the 'cups-missing-filter' because of the "foomatic-rip-hplip".
>
> I ran "sudo hp-check -r" and these are the problems that I can't fix.
>
> Initializing. Please wait...
> warning: Invalid drv_dir value: /usr/share/cups/drv/hp/
>
> ---------------
> | SYSTEM INFO |
> ---------------
>
> Basic system information:
> Linux alf-laptop 2.6.24-19-generic #1 SMP Wed Aug 20 17:53:40 UTC 2008
> x86_64 GNU/Linux
>
> Distribution:
> ubuntu 8.04
>
> HPOJ running?
> No, HPOJ is not running (OK).
>
> Checking Python version...
> OK, version 2.5.2 installed
>
> Checking PyQt version...
> OK, version 3.17 installed.
>
> Checking SIP version...
> [COLOR="Red"]error: SIP not installed or version not found.[/COLOR]
>
> Checking for CUPS...
> Status: scheduler is running
> [COLOR="Red"]error: Version: (Not available. CUPS may not be installed or
> not running.)[/COLOR]
>
>
> ------------------------
> | RUNTIME DEPENDENCIES |
> ------------------------
>
>
> Checking for dependency: cups - Common Unix Printing System...
> OK, found.
>
> Checking for dependency: cups-ddk - CUPS driver development kit...
> OK, found.
>
> Checking for dependency: GhostScript - PostScript and PDF language
> interpreter and previewer...
> OK, found.
>
> Checking for dependency: PIL - Python Imaging Library (required for
> commandline scanning with hp-scan)...
> OK, found.
>
> Checking for dependency: ppdev - Parallel port support kernel module....
> OK, found.
>
> Checking for dependency: PyQt - Qt interface for Python...
> OK, found.
>
> Checking for dependency: Python 2.3 or greater - Required for fax
> functionality...
> OK, found.
>
> Checking for dependency: Reportlab - PDF library for Python...
> OK, found.
>
> Checking for dependency: SANE - Scanning library...
> OK, found.
>
> Checking for dependency: scanimage - Shell scanning program...
> OK, found.
>
> Checking for dependency: xsane - Graphical scanner frontend for SANE...
> OK, found.
>
>
> ----------------------
> | HPLIP INSTALLATION |
> ----------------------
>
>
> Currently installed HPLIP version...
> HPLIP 2.8.2 currently installed in '/usr/share/hplip'.
>
> Current contents of '/etc/hp/hplip.conf' file:
> # hplip.conf. Generated from hplip.conf.in by configure.
>
> [hpssd]
> # Note: hpssd does not support dynamic ports
> # Port 2207 is the IANA assigned port for hpssd
> port=2207
>
> [hplip]
> version=2.8.2
>
> [dirs]
> home=/usr/share/hplip
> run=/var/run
> ppd=/usr/share/ppd/hpijs/HP
> ppdbase=/usr/share/ppd/hpijs
> doc=/usr/share/doc/hplip-doc/HTML
> icon=no
> cupsbackend=/usr/lib/cups/backend
> cupsfilter=/usr/lib/cups/filter
> drv=/usr/share/cups/drv
>
> # Following values are determined at configure time and cannot be changed.
> [configure]
> network-build=yes
> pp-build=yes
> gui-build=yes
> scanner-build=yes
> fax-build=yes
> cups11-build=no
> doc-build=yes
> shadow-build=no
> foomatic-drv-install=yes
> foomatic-ppd-install=no
> foomatic-rip-hplip-install=no
> internal-tag=2.8.2.10
>
>
> -------------------------------
> | DISCOVERED PARALLEL DEVICES |
> -------------------------------
>
> No devices found.
>
> --------------------------
> | DISCOVERED USB DEVICES |
> --------------------------
>
> No devices found.
>
> ---------------------------------
> | INSTALLED CUPS PRINTER QUEUES |
> ---------------------------------
>
>
> Officejet_J6400
> ---------------
> Type: Printer
> Installed in HPLIP?: Yes, using the hp: CUPS backend.
> Device URI: hp:/net/Officejet_J6400_series?ip=192.168.0.114
> PPD: /etc/cups/ppd/Officejet_J6400.ppd
> [COLOR="Red"]PPD Description: HP OfficeJet J6400 Foomatic/hpijs, hpijs
> 2.8.4.2
> Printer Filter "foomatic-rip-hplip" for printer "Officejet_J6400" not
> available: No such file or directory
> error: Unsupported model: Officejet_J6400_series[/COLOR]
>
> PDF
> ---
> Type: Unknown
> Installed in HPLIP?: No, not using the hp: or hpfax: CUPS backend.
> Device URI: cups-pdf:/
> PPD: /etc/cups/ppd/PDF.ppd
> PPD Description: Generic PDF file generator
> Printer status: printer PDF is idle. enabled since Wed 23 Apr 2008
> 04:12:00 EST
> warning: Printer is not HPLIP installed. Printers must use the hp: or
> hpfax: CUPS backend to function in HPLIP.
>
> ----------------------
> | SANE CONFIGURATION |
> ----------------------
>
> 'hpaio' in '/etc/sane.d/dll.conf'...
> [COLOR="Red"]error: Not found. SANE backend 'hpaio' NOT properly setup
> (needs to be added to /etc/sane.d/dll.conf).[/COLOR]
>
> Checking output of 'scanimage -L'...
> device `v4l:/dev/video0' is a Noname USB2.0 1.3M UVC WebCam virtual device
>
>
> ---------------------
> | PYTHON EXTENSIONS |
> ---------------------
>
> Checking 'cupsext' CUPS extension...
> OK, found.
>
> Checking 'pcardext' Photocard extension...
> OK, found.
>
> Checking 'hpmudext' I/O extension...
> OK, found.
>
> Checking 'scanext' SANE scanning extension...
> OK, found.
>
>
> -----------------
> | USB I/O SETUP |
> -----------------
>
>
> Checking for permissions of USB attached printers...
>
> -----------
> | SUMMARY |
> -----------
>
> [COLOR="Red"]error: 5 errors and/or warnings.[/COLOR]
>
> Please refer to the installation instructions at:
> [url]http://hplip.sourceforge.net/install/index.html[/url]<http://hplip.sourceforge.net/install/index.html%5B/url%5D>
>
>
> I tryed to go to [url]
> http://hplip.sourceforge.net/install/index.html[/url]<http://hplip.sourceforge.net/install/index.html%5B/url%5D>but today is not workng at all (Murphis laws). I tryed to look for this
> problem and I found some post. This one almost helped ([url]
> http://www.kero.valesti.net/index.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbnN3ZXJzLmVkZ2UubGF1bmNocGFkLm5ldC9ocGxpcC8rcXVlc3Rpb24vNDU0NDE%3D&hl=3ed[/url]<http://www.kero.valesti.net/index.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbnN3ZXJzLmVkZ2UubGF1bmNocGFkLm5ldC9ocGxpcC8rcXVlc3Rpb24vNDU0NDE%3D&hl=3ed%5B/url%5D>)
> me but my knowledge about Linux sill sucks. I'll try fix that too but I need
> more time.
>
> I'll really appreciate any help
>
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