hp deskjet printer D2300

Hello,

lets have a look here [1] to get further information on how to set up HP Printer with the ink-level-support.

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Mathias

[1] https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HpAllInOne

Thank you for the link. I have followed it, but am not sure whether I am to follow the instructions from beginning to end or simply the part concerning hp tools. I have the printer driver loaded and I have in the system somewhere hp tools, but it is not where the website says it should be and, as far as I know, it is not linked to the printer. Please, a little more guidance. Thanks

Instructions from the website page on the suggested link have been followed from scratch, and I have installed a printer. However when I go to the section 'Setting up printers to use hplip,' I am not making any real progress. It seems as if I have to install the printer again. I am unsure hw to progress. Please spell out the steps for making the link between hplip and the printer.

printer installed and running, hp device manager installed and usable but indicates a device communication error under Status tab, and on Functions tab it says 'Error: device not found. Check connection and power-on device. How do I resolve this.?

I get this terminal window:

Password:
sudo: ptal-init: command not found
john@john-laptop:~$ ptal-init setup
The program 'ptal-init' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing:
sudo apt-get install hpoj
Make sure you have the 'universe' component enabled
bash: ptal-init: command not found
john@john-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get install hpoj
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Suggested packages:
  sane mtools hpoj-xojpanel
The following NEW packages will be installed
  hpoj
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 460kB of archives.
After unpacking 1380kB of additional disk space will be used.
Get: 1 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com feisty/universe hpoj 0.91-12 [460kB]
Fetched 460kB in 5s (79.3kB/s)
Selecting previously deselected package hpoj.
(Reading database ... 136840 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking hpoj (from .../archives/hpoj_0.91-12_i386.deb) ...
Setting up hpoj (0.91-12) ...
hpoj: To enable scanning with sane you must
hpoj: manually uncomment the hpoj entry in /etc/sane.d/dll.conf.

Stopping the HP OfficeJet Linux driver.

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This program manages devices controlled by the HP OfficeJet Linux
driver (hpoj). It attempts to probe your computer for local parallel-
and USB-connected devices, and allows you to specify network addresses
for remote JetDirect-connected devices.

If you experience any difficulties in detecting your device(s), then
refer to the hpoj documentation for troubleshooting information.

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Currently defined device names ([*]=default):
    (none)

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Probe for parallel-connected devices ([y]/n)? Y

Successfully loaded kernel module "lp" for the device probe.

Warning: Probing incorrect I/O port addresses could result in system
instability and/or data loss! Consult your hardware documentation, BIOS
setup and/or kernel messages to verify correct base addresses in the
following prompts. Also, take care not to probe parallel ports that
have non-printer devices (such as disk or tape drives) connected.

No parallel ports were auto-detected.

Press <Enter> alone to continue, or if you would like to probe an
undetected parallel port, then enter its hexadecimal base address
(such as "378", "278", or "3BC") here --->

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Probe for USB-connected devices ([y]/n)? Y

Probing "/dev/usblp0"...
    *** Found "Deskjet D2300 series" but failed to communicate with it!
    *** Elapsed time for this attempt was 0 second(s).
    *** Check syslog file for ptal-mlcd error messages.
    *** See hpoj documentation for troubleshooting information.

Probing "%002%010"...
    No device found.

Probing "%002%007"...
    No device found.

Probing "%002%006"...
    No device found.

Probing "%002%005"...
    No device found.

Probing "%002%001"...
    No device found.

Probing "%001%004"...
    No device found.

Probing "%001%003"...
    No device found.

Probing "%001%001"...
    No device found.

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Press <Enter> alone to continue, or if you would like to add a
JetDirect-connected device, then enter its dotted-decimal
IP address or hostname here --->

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Done updating device configuration files stored under /etc/ptal.
If you make manual changes to those files, then be sure to run
"/etc/init.d/hpoj start" so they will take effect.

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Starting the HP OfficeJet Linux driver.
    No hpoj devices have been configured.
    As root, run "/etc/init.d/hpoj setup".

Stopping the HP OfficeJet Linux driver.
Starting the HP OfficeJet Linux driver.
    No hpoj devices have been configured.
    As root, run "/etc/init.d/hpoj setup".

john@john-laptop:~$

But will need some help to interpret it and determine the next action.

Thank you for the suggestion. I have explored it and taken some other actions and now have the HP Device manager connecting to the printer, and giving the necessary information about the printer, ink levels etc. Thanks, Mathias for your help.

I'm having the same problem, I posted a question at https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/12260

Could you tell me what you did John?

I am new to ubuntu 7.04 and, in the main, like it very much. As to how the connection was made to the printer I am not sure. I searched the internet for possibleer solutions, none of which, as far as I know, worked. I still had the printer only partially recognised. I uninstalled both printer and hplip and re-installed them, still no connection. Then, thinking that I had done a lot of installing and uninstalling, I went in search of a way to clean up the disk, and did so with auto-clean command in the terminal. Some time later I tried the Device Manager and found that the printer was fully recognised and that the tab pages were giving details of the printer ink levels etc. However I also discovered that the buttons in the DM do not function. That problem I am still searching to solve.

Whether there is a real link between autoclean and the DM functioning as it should, except for the buttons, I am not sure.