Printing problem

[Eberhard Roloff]

Kevin B. O'Brien wrote:
> I have an HP LaserJet 1020 which I want to use for several computers. I
> have it attached to a print server on my network. I can ping the print
> server just fine, and I installed it using CUPS. When I try to print a
> test page I get this error:
> 
> Unable to write print data: Broken pipe
> 
> I Googled this error, but so far all I have found is a lot of other
> people who got it, but not much in the way of solutions. Any idea where
> I can go with this next?
> 
> Regards,
> 
The 1020 is supported by hplip.

So, make sure that hplip is installed. If this does not solve your 
problem, try "hp-setup" (from the commandline as root).

Still no success?
Google for hplip and find:
http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/index.html
Maybe the "troubleshooting"-link there will help you along.

Surely I missed it. Please let us know, what the name and type of your 
printserver is.

 From time to time, I found that "non HP jetdirect" printservers might 
have trouble to work with hp printers. Admittedly this does not happen 
often, but it happens now and then.

kind regards
Eberhard