HP LaserJet 4050 help

[Wade Smart]

Wade Smart wrote:
> Wade Smart wrote:
>   
>> SteVe Cook wrote:
>>     
>>> Wade Smart wrote:
>>>       
>>>> 07152007 1030 GMT-6 DST
>>>>
>>>> I was just given a HP LaserJet 4050. Its great. But, I cant get it 
>>>> to run on Fiesty. Its connected via parallel cable. I clicked on 
>>>> Printers under System, clicked New Printer. It found it and 
>>>> installed. When I clicked Print Test Page nothing happened. It is 
>>>> seeing the configuration of the printer but isnt printing. In the 
>>>> Wiki someone said it was working under 5.04 so I know it works. The 
>>>> hpijs files are already installed.
>>>>
>>>> Ideas?
>>>>
>>>>         
>>> Have you tried printing any thing else.  My Panasonic wont print the 
>>> test page but prints everything from open office.
>>>
>>> SteVe
>>>       
>> 07152007 1059 GMT-6 DST
>>
>> Just tried. Nothing. Right now the printer is in PowerSave mode. It 
>> didnt wake up at all. I think it has to do with the parallel 
>> connection. Here 
>> http://hplip.sourceforge.net/supported_devices/laser.html   it says 
>> that the LaserJEt4050 with version 0.9.5 doesnt have parallel 
>> connectivity. However, in synaptic under hplip 1.7.3-0ubuntu1 it says 
>> USB, JetDirect(netork) and parallel-port devices are supported. So, Im 
>> not sure.
>>
>> wade
>>
>>     
> 07152007 1400 GMT-6 DST
>
> I found hpoj in synaptic that said it works with parallel laserjet 
> printers. So Im installing it and its running its installation routine 
> and it says,
> Probe for parallel-connected devices: y/n = i push yes.
> None found, is the result.
> So I try another printer, it finds my inkjet on parallel.
>
> But the odd thing is, when I installed the printer using the printer 
> menu it DID see it and correctly got the driver for it. So it had to see 
> it across the parallel connection.
>
> Wade
>
>   
See if any jobs are lined up
System => printers

If they are, clear them and try again.

SteVe

07152007 1416 GMT-6 DST

There are two print jobs and I did clear them but when I tried to print
again, nothing. The printer doesn't even get the print job as in its not
even spinning up.

wade


07152007 1445 GMT-6 DST

So I uninstalled and then reinstalled it. Postscript is the default 
driver so I tried another one: hpijs. No luck. I did notice that the 
default paper was A4 so I changed that to letter.

Ok. I just noticed my firewall recorded this event:
Port
32775 192.168.0.2 UDP Sun-RPC portmap
32777 192.168.0.2 UPD Sun-PRC portmap
each time I tried to print.

The LaserJet-4050 Properties box says: Status: REady: open print channel
failed; will retry in 30 seconds.

I turned off my firewall (I use Firestarter) and Im waiting a minute or 
so to see what happens. And I got the same error message. So Im still 
not talking with the printer for some reason.

wade