Help for Ubuntu 9.04 and HP printers.

[NoOp]

On 07/17/2009 02:59 AM, Arun Shrimali wrote:
> Dear All,
> 
> I am working on implementing Ubuntu 9.04 across our LAN users, and we
> have many printer HP 1010/1018/1020/1007 etc.
> I have experienced that whenever I install Ubuntu on the PC with
> printer attached, Ubuntu / Printer identify the required driver /
> firmware and work properly. But when Printer is attached later and
> tried to give print, even after giving flash of "job completed" no
> printout is there.
> 
> I even tried to upgrade HPLIP to 3.9.6b but doesn't help. I tried with
> CUPS (with web interface also) but doesn't help. I am fighting for
> last 15-20 days but unable to get the printout.
> 
> Today I found from http://foo2hp.rkkda.com/  that we need to load the
> driver as well as firmware as per given the process.
> 
> We have followed the process and load the firmware and finally got the printout.
> 
> Now the problem is
> 
> 1. Our user does not have the direct net access thus we can not run
> following command at client to install firmware as suggested
> 
>            $ ./getweb 1018	# Get HP LaserJet 1018 firmware file
> 

Please read:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/foo2zjs/+bug/96454
Pay particular attention to the comments from Till Kamppeter (Till rocks
when it comes to printing issues), and particularly this comment:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/foo2zjs/+bug/96454/comments/67