HP PSC 1209 usb need help (not solved after all)
Posted: Tue 18 Mar 2008, 14:16
EDIT: hplip did at least let me print a test page, but today I reinstalled the printer,a nd i can print a test page both from the HP tools and from CUPS, but I can't print out of abiword or gnumeric, nor do I see a way to print a pdf -- the 1209 isn't a choice in the program's print area
I'm pretty clear that it uses the hpijs driver, and i know it isn't totally supported, but I was hoping to be able to use it at least marginally..but I am having no luck getting this to print a test page.
I installed hpijs pet last night, this one
http://ftp.nluug.nl/ftp/pub/os/Linux/di ... js-1.7.pet
and when I came in today I tried to set up CUPS again. now that I know the super secret 'root' password, I was able to get thru the first part fairly easily, I selected "HP PSC 1200 foomatic hpijs (recommeded)"
on the printer management page it says this next to the printer name "/usr/lib/cups/filter/foomatic-rip failed"
okay -- what am I doing wrong?
Complicating matters are that i can't directly connect the thinkpad to the net at work here, I have to "sneaker net" files over from my win2k work machine to the thinkpad, but the printer I am trying to set up is here.
Actually I have another question, I was tryingt o set up with the 1209 that I have access to here at work, but actually the printer I am hoping to use this weekend is another 1209, owned by a friend. Once I get this one running, will I just be able to plug his in and have it work under the settings I established for this one? or will I have to install it over again because it is actually a different machine?
I'm pretty clear that it uses the hpijs driver, and i know it isn't totally supported, but I was hoping to be able to use it at least marginally..but I am having no luck getting this to print a test page.
I installed hpijs pet last night, this one
http://ftp.nluug.nl/ftp/pub/os/Linux/di ... js-1.7.pet
and when I came in today I tried to set up CUPS again. now that I know the super secret 'root' password, I was able to get thru the first part fairly easily, I selected "HP PSC 1200 foomatic hpijs (recommeded)"
on the printer management page it says this next to the printer name "/usr/lib/cups/filter/foomatic-rip failed"
okay -- what am I doing wrong?
Complicating matters are that i can't directly connect the thinkpad to the net at work here, I have to "sneaker net" files over from my win2k work machine to the thinkpad, but the printer I am trying to set up is here.
Actually I have another question, I was tryingt o set up with the 1209 that I have access to here at work, but actually the printer I am hoping to use this weekend is another 1209, owned by a friend. Once I get this one running, will I just be able to plug his in and have it work under the settings I established for this one? or will I have to install it over again because it is actually a different machine?