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HP Printer not printing

Asked by Alan Cline

I just installed Ubuntu 9.10 and my HP printer F2480 is not printing . Printer shows as detected in the printer configuration window and if i key the help icon for troubleshooting and attempt to print a test page it says print was completed but does not actually print .

Went to HPLIP and put in printer specs and am told that HPLIP 3.9.2 is already installed on my computer . However , when i go to Package Manager 3.9.8 shows as being installed . HPLIP shows 3.10.2 as being the latest driver spec . Before i download 3.10.2 install and run just wondering if there are any other things i should be aware of or check before hand ?

Thanks for any tips

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

I recommend getting the latest HPLIP from the HPLIP website for all HP printers. Ubuntu does ship with a version of it but I always get the one from the site. Makes things work nice.

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Alan Cline (clinealant) said : 		#2

Downloaded hplip-3.10.2.run based on example
http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/install/install/index.html
Terminal can't open .

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Best actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#3

Ok the easiest way to install this is in CLI so ditch the mouse and get typing.

I'm guessing you used firefox which has a retarded default of saving to the desktop. Using this as an example run:

cd;cd Desktop

You will need to navigate this way to where you saved the file. You will then run:

chmod +x file

This will make the file executable. Replace file with the name of the fike you downloaded. It is very case sensitive so use tab to complete the name.

You will then type:

./filename

Again, reace filename with the actual name but keep the leading ./ part so the interpretter looks in the current directory (or pwd) instead of $PATH. You will be prompted for your password to get admin access as part of the installer, hence it does not get ran with sudo as you'd expect.

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Alan Cline (clinealant) said : 		#4

Thanks actionparsnip, that solved my question.