required binary driver-plugin for computer without internet connection

Download the file on another PC:

http://www.linuxprinting.org/download/printdriver/auxfiles/HP/plugins/hplip-3.9.2-plugin.run

copy it over to the other PC, and then run it in a terminal:

$ ./hplip-3.9.2-plugin.run

or, you can also run hp-plugin and use the option to install the plugin from
a local file, and point it at the file you copied over.

On Sun, Aug 9, 2009 at 8:31 AM, michael ueberbach <
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> New question #79570 on HPLIP:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/hplip/+question/79570
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> I want to install a new laserjet p1005 on a computer not connected to the
> internet. OS is ubuntu 9.04, there is a hplip software (3.9.2) already
> installed. The installation procedure requires a binary driver-plugin for
> that printer but I can't download it directly with this computer. Is there
> any other way to receive this plugin? I can connect to the internet by
> another computer, but this is not the one where the the printer should be
> installed.
> Thanks for any help
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Meanwhile I got your answer, thank you for your prompt response,

but I'm not sure whether this will solve my problem. It is not the HPLIP software itself that I'm missing (this is already part of the ubuntu distribution and is running). So, as you proposed, I want to run hp-plugin (or hp-setup) and point it at the required file. But as far as I understand the procedure this file is not identical with "hplip-3.9.2-plugin.run" and will not be delivered as part of the HPLIP release.

(This is what the HPLIP page says to the Laserjet p1005:

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.)

Unfortunately all other PCs I can use to connect to the internet are Windows-based, so I can't run hplip there.

I'm still looking for a way to get the required binary driver plugin:
Meanwhile I asked the HP support, but they said that's not their business (although the plugin is under proprietary license).
Donwloading the HPLIP software does not help because the plugin is not included.
I can't use the internet with my private PC because it has no internet connection.
With the PC at my working place I can connect to the internet, but it is not the place where the printer shall be installed (and it is an MS Windows OS)
So the problem seems to be unsolvable unless there is an other way to get the plugin.
(I think, I have to look for another printer ...)

ok, now it works. I took the wrong file (hplip-3.9.2.run instead of hplip-3.9.2-plugin.run) first, but now I saw my mistake.
Thanks again for your help.

Thanks dwelch91, that solved my question.

I have an HP P1505n printer that I'm trying to get the plug-in file for Linux Suse 10.2. I am running hplip 2.8.2 and when I run hp-setup to try and download the plug-in I am blocked or there is a firewall prohibiting me (customer site) from downloading the plugin. Is there a binary plugin file I can get for the P1505n printer to manually install using my hp-setup tool ?

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks a lot.

you can download the binary plugin file
"wget http://www.openprinting.org/download/printdriver/auxfiles/HP/plugins/hplip-3.10.2-plugin.run"
after you download give the executable permission to file hplip-3.10.2-plugin.run file
execute in commend line as "sh hplip-3.10.2-plugin.run"

it will ask you for public key. if you don't have internet connection at that point of time you can ignore that warning.

Thank you for supporting HPLIP,
Naga Samrat Chowdary, Narla

hp-setup tool will intern run hp-plugin.
you are required to have internet connection to download hplip public key.
if you don't have internet connection connection then you are required to download and run the plugin file.

Hope this Helps,
Naga Samrat Chowdary, Narla

The link you gave me is broken. Also, will this plugin work for version
2.8.2 ?

Thanks for your help.

Reno

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you can download the binary plugin file
"wget
http://www.openprinting.org/download/printdriver/auxfiles/HP/plugins/hplip-3.10.2-plugin.run
"
after you download give the executable permission to file
hplip-3.10.2-plugin.run file
execute in commend line as "sh hplip-3.10.2-plugin.run"

it will ask you for public key. if you don't have internet connection at
that point of time you can ignore that warning.

Thank you for supporting HPLIP,
Naga Samrat Chowdary, Narla

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From hplip-2.8.6 onwards we are supporting with .run file.
for older version plugin files, you can find at http://www.openprinting.org/download/printdriver/auxfiles/HP/plugins/

Thanks and Regards,
Naga Samrat Chowdary, Narla

I went to the link you gave me and there is no file for hplip version
2.8.2. However, there is a file called "hp_laserjet_p1505n.plugin" that
appears to be exactly what I need. However this binary will not execute on
my system. I did check the executable permissions on the file and even
changed them to 777 without any success. Is there something special I need
to do to use this plugin file ?

Will placing this file in the plugin folder and manually choosing it
during an hp-setup session work ?

Thanks again.

Reno

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>From hplip-2.8.6 onwards we are supporting with .run file.
for older version plugin files, you can find at
http://www.openprinting.org/download/printdriver/auxfiles/HP/plugins/

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download hp_laserjet_p1505n.plugin file.
please run "hp-plugin -g" and give the file path in second option to hp_laserjet_p1505n.plugin file.

This file is not an executable. it is an archive.
hp-plugin will untar it and copy the files in archive to different locations.

you can try "hp-plugin -i" also.
plugin.conf file is available at http://hplip.sourceforge.net/plugins.conf.

if none of then didn't work please attach "hp-plugin -g" output.

Hope this Helps,
Naga Samrat Chowdary, Narla

With version hplip-2.8.2 and version 2.8.4, I tried running the command :

"hp-plugin -g hp_laserjet_p1505n.plugin"

The command failed and generated this output :

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/hp-plugin", line 39, in ?
    from base import device, utils, tui, module
  File "/usr/share/hplip/base/module.py", line 39, in ?
    class Module(object):
  File "/usr/share/hplip/base/module.py", line 454, in Module
    def getDeviceUri(self, device_uri=None, printer_name=None,
back_end_filter=device.DEFAULT_BE_FILTER,
AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'DEFAULT_BE_FILTER'

After this, I tried installing version 2.8.6b and was unable to because my
client's network (Caterpillar Inc.) prevented the installer from getting
out (firewall I'm sure). Curiously, older versions do not try to get out
to the web like I think this version was trying to do ?

Any suggestions ?? I'm almost ready to give up.........but not yet.

Thanks again.

Reno Cipolla
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Horiba Automotive Systems
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download hp_laserjet_p1505n.plugin file.
please run "hp-plugin -g" and give the file path in second option to
hp_laserjet_p1505n.plugin file.

This file is not an executable. it is an archive.
hp-plugin will untar it and copy the files in archive to different
locations.

you can try "hp-plugin -i" also.
plugin.conf file is available at http://hplip.sourceforge.net/plugins.conf
.

if none of then didn't work please attach "hp-plugin -g" output.

Hope this Helps,
Naga Samrat Chowdary, Narla

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