reinstalling HP LaserJet 4050

[Wade Smart]

Eberhard Roloff wrote:
> Wade Smart schrieb:
>> Karl Larsen wrote:
>>> Wade Smart wrote:
>>>> 20080903 1500 GMT-6
>>>>
>>>> After moving from 7.04 to 8.04 Im unable to get my printer working. I 
>>>> found my original thread on here about getting it to work but those 
>>>> steps are not working now.
>>>>
>>>> I installed hpijs.
>>>> I have a usb connection.
>>>> When I run the HP program it instantly says it cannot see any printers.
>>>>
>>>> Wade
>>>>
>>>>   
>>>     Did you try it without hpijs? It might work without that on Hardy.
>>>
>>> Karl
>>>
>>>
>> 20080903 1700 GMT-6
>>
>> I installed foomatic and gutenprint as someone said those worked for
>> them but, nothing. They actually didnt even poll the printer from what I
>> could tell.
>>
>> Wade
>>
>>
> swith off your printer then look at the messages file, for example:
> sudo tail -f /var/log/messages
> 
> then swith on your printer and see whether something meaningful comes up.
> You can also see, what happens, when you plug/unplug the usb connector 
> of your printer.
> 
> Does your HP 4050 have an ethernet connection? If so, I would 
> recommend to use this.
> 
> Kind regards
> Eberhard
> 
> 

20080904 1000 GMT-6

Nothing at all comes up after turning on the printer.

Wade