IPP Printer Failure

[Felix Miata]

On 06/06/08 14:09 (GMT-0400) Henk Koster apparently typed:

> 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.

I deleted the first printer, then tried the above JetDirect. Instead of
the 4M driver, I selected the "recommended" 4ML postscript driver, which
works. :-)

> 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.
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