IPP Printer Failure

[Henk Koster]

On Thu, 08 Jun 2006 13:53:20 -0400, Felix Miata wrote:

> When I installed Breezy, my printer was broken, and so didn't try to set
> one up at install time. Since then I've upgraded to Dapper and fixed the
> printer. Other systems on the network have no problem printing to this
> printer. Dapper tells me it's printing, but nothing ever happens. The
> job queue says a test page I created in printer properties is there
> being processed, but it never causes the printer to do anything that I
> can tell.
> 
> Printer is on ethernet, IP is correct, type HP LaserJet 4M with PS
> module option.
> 
> Anyone know how to make it actually print something?
> 
> BTW, all above is in Gnome. I originally tried to add the printer in
> KDE, but it hung at the reading database step, so I logged out of KDE
> and into Gnome to try again, which seemed to go perfectly well.

Yes, the gnome-printing-manager or gnome-cups-manager again...
You could try and configure the printer as an HP JetDirect printer, 
this will still accept the same IP, and the port 9100 has been
pre-assigned. Then proceed to select the printer type and accept 
the suggested driver.

Another possibility: add your user self to group shadow, then 
log in with your browser at http://localhost:631 and configure 
the printer the old-fashioned way. Choose again the HP 
JetDirect/AppSocket printer type and as address put in the output
of the "hp-makeuri" command (in a terminal) -- this sets the printer 
up via the HPLIP interface, that allows you to check toner level etc 
from the HPLIP Toolbox (can be activated in System -> Administration 
menu via Alacarte).

Let us know how it goes.