reinstalling HP LaserJet 4050

[Carlos Alberto Alves]

Wade Smart wrote:
> Carlos Alberto Alves wrote:
>> Wade Smart wrote:
>>> 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 1620 GMT-6
>>>
>>> I went though CUPS again to set up the printer. I thought maybe I had 
>>> missed something but, I didnt see anything obvious to change.
>>>
>>> usb://HP/LaserJet%204050%20Series
>>>
>>> Is the Device URI and using 4050 Series Postscript.
>>>
>>> Wade
>>>
>> Have you taken a look at hplip?
>>
>> http://hplip.sourceforge.net/models/laserjet/hp_laserjet_4050_series.html
> 
> 20080903 1716 GMT-6
> I did. As soon as you start the app it says:
> No Installed HP Devices Found
> 
> So I run the hp-setup page and choose USB which it responds:
> "No devices found.
> Please make sure your printer is on and properly connected."
> which it is.
> 
> Then it states you can do this (find the printer) manually.
> And it asks for the USB ID. So I run lsusb but that only shows me my 
> keyboard and mouse. So its not seeing the printer to set up.
> But, isnt that the point of the driver? To communicate with the printer 
> to set it up?
> 
> Wade
> 

I had a similar problem some time ago with a brand new HP 1020 and... 
The also "brand new" usb cable was the only culprit. :|
Do you have another one to test???
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