[ubuntu-uk] HP Printer problems.

[Keith Powell]

Steve wrote:
> On Tue, 27 Apr 2010 09:11:14 +0100, Keith Powell  
> <keith at keithg4jvx.force9.co.uk> wrote:
> 
>> Steve wrote:
>>> On Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:57:16 +0100, Keith Powell
>>> <keith at keithg4jvx.force9.co.uk> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Has anyone got an HP B109a Photosmart printer/scanner which they have
>>>> managed to get fully working in Ubuntu? If so, please would you give me
>>>> some help?
>>>>
>>>> Very briefly, I bought it some weeks ago, but have had very mixed
>>>> fortunes with it in Linux. I have tried to get it working in several
>>>> distros.
>>>>
>>>> Ubuntu 9.10: I can manually set it up and get it to print, but not to
>>>> scan and, when I click on the HP Toolbox, it tells me that there is no
>>>> printer found. Trying to set it up from the HP Toolbox, is a failure.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> On a different model, installing hplip-gui got the scanning to work.  It
>>> drags in xsane.
>>> http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/index.html is also worth having a
>>> look round.
>> Hello Steve.
>>
>> Thanks for your reply.
>>
>> I have installed hplip-gui, but scanning still doesn't work, neither
>> does the toolbox.
>>
>> I will try the HPLIP script again and do battle with the 7 or 8
>> unresolved dependancies which it needs!
>>
>> Keith
>>
>>
> HP seem to think it works  
> http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/models/photosmart/photosmart_b109a_series.html
> 

Sorry for the delay in sending this, but as the printer/scanner/toolbox 
didn't work with 10.4rc, I decided to wait for the final to come out.

It's just the same. By setting the printer up manually (admin -> 
printer), I can get it to work - but not scanning or toolbox (it says 
that it can't find any scanners). So, I deleted hplip and downloaded the 
hplip script from HP. That didn't work either - only printing again. The 
installation ends with it Saying that there is nothing connected to usb. 
I've tried unplugging the usb cable and replugging it.

I don't know what to try next. If you or anyone else can offer any 
suggestions, I would be very grateful.

Thanks

Keith