HP OfficeJet 7210 & hplip/hpoj

[Henk Koster]

On Tue, 13 Dec 2005 09:39:27 +1100, Steven Heimann wrote:

> Thanks for the advice Henk but I am still not having any luck.
> 
> I have removed hpoj and installed hplip.
> I have obtained the following uri for the pinter :
> hp:/net/Officejet_7200_series?ip=192.168.1.196
> I note that the printer installation insists on putting ipp:// in front
> of this but that would seem to be correct. 

Be sure to install it as a CUPS (IPP) printer -- there are several
possibilities to choose from, use the one where the above URI (with
single slash) is accepted. 

> I thought the printer driver would be hplip but hpijs is the only 
> available driver.  (Is this
> the problem or does this driver somehow interact with hplip?)

The printer brand name should be taken as HPLIP, not HP, and then yes, the
suggested driver will probably be hpijs (it was in my case).

> I get the following status message for the printer when I try to send
> print a test print job.  :  Printing: Unable to lookup host 'hp' -
> Unknown host

That's because you installed as a "network printer" instead of "CUPS
(IPP)" printer, see my earlier comment.

> For scanning I get the following uri :
> hpaio:/net/Officejet_7200_series?ip=192.168.1.196
> 
> When I try scanimage --help -d
> hpaio:/net/Officejet_7200_series?ip=192.168.1.196 I get the message
> scanimage: open of device
> hpaio:/net/Officejet_7200_series?ip=192.168.1.196 failed: Error during
> device I/O

Sorry, can't help you with this.

> I have tried restarting hplip & cupsys with no avail.
> 
> Does anyone have any other suggestions?
> 
> Thank you
> Steven


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