Printer not working on Lucid 10.4

[Larry Shields]

On 05/10/2010 08:11 AM, Ioannis Vranos wrote:
> On Mon, 2010-05-10 at 07:15 -0500, Larry Shields wrote:
>    
>> On 05/09/2010 10:08 AM, Ioannis Vranos wrote:
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>>> On Sun, 2010-05-09 at 09:45 -0500, Larry Shields wrote:
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>>>> On 05/08/2010 07:25 AM, Frans Ketelaars wrote:
>>>>
>>>>          
>>>>> On Sat, 08 May 2010 06:52:13 -0500, Larry Shields wrote:
>>>>>
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>>>>>> *I have a HP Deskjet 5550 printer, for which lucid does not see, when I
>>>>>> am trying to set it up...Using a parallel cable for connection when I
>>>>>> use the>system>administration>printing app the server shows new but I
>>>>>> can not add a new printer...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have even downloaded the newest HPLIP driver for this printer but it
>>>>>> still will not let me install it...So has anyone had this problem in
>>>>>> setting up your printer, if so I would like to know how you did it...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It has allways worked in every release of ubuntu, but not in
>>>>>> Lucid...Hummm
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks Larry
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>              
>>>>> http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/models/deskjet/deskjet_5550.html
>>>>> says your printer should work with Ubuntu 10.04 . You can even get help
>>>>> from HP directly: http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/index.html .
>>>>>
>>>>> Good luck!
>>>>>
>>>>>      -Frans
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>            
>>>> Hello Frans,
>>>>
>>>> I have checked the HP website, and followed the instructions,
>>>> downloaded the hplip-3.10.2.run script...Now I have a problem, even
>>>> when I use the option C for custom, it never shows the question to
>>>> enable parallel cable, or pp-build since it is disabled in the
>>>> program...Why they did this is beyond me...
>>>>
>>>> Just maybe you or someone else might have run into this and have the
>>>> fix as to how to enable for using a parallel cable, instead of the USB
>>>> one...
>>>>
>>>>          
>>>
>>> HPLIP is available in Synaptic. Better use that one, although I do not
>>> know if HPLIP provides parallel cable support.
>>>
>>> Uninstall hplip-3.10.2 that you installed first, and then install HPLIP
>>> in Synaptic.
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>>
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>> Hello Ioannis,
>>
>> I am still having a problem in getting my Deskjet 5550 printer setup
>> to work with a parallel cable...When using the setup program, to
>> enable pp-build it never shows up for me to do it...This is the main
>> problem, I've tried it using A=Automatic&  C-Custom, yet neither will
>> work...
>>
>> So right now I am at a standstill as to what to do, since I am all out
>> of usb slots... ;-)
>>      
>
> I suggest you go to HP web site
>
> http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/support.html
>
>
> and click the icon "Ask a Question". You will need to create a (free)
> launchpad account, if you haven't created any.
>
>
>
> There you can post your question to them, since it is a HP issue and not
> a distribution issue, as far as I can tell.
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*Thanks I have reported the problem...

Larry
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