Printer install problem

[Bill]

On 2023-07-26 13:02, Brian wrote:
> Bill,
>
> Don't forget to send your mails to the list, not just to me.

WS=> Oops, it was just a mistake!

>
> On Wed 26 Jul 2023 at 11:18:36 -0400, Bill wrote:
>
> [avahi-browse info snipped]
>
>>>     driverless
>> bill at Aragorn:~$ driverless
>> bill at Aragorn:~$
> I have dealt with this printer before. The avahi-browse info is OK as far
> as it goes but it shows only records for the HPLIP queue that has been set
> up. There should be a record for the *actual printer*.
>
> Please give what you get for
>
>    lsusb -v | grep -A 3 bInterfaceClass.*7

WS=> I think there is an error in the command, the output is...

bill at Aragorn:~$ lsusb -v | grep -A 3 bInterfaceClass.*7
Couldn't open device, some information will be missing
Couldn't open device, some information will be missing
Couldn't open device, some information will be missing
Couldn't open device, some information will be missing
Couldn't open device, some information will be missing
Couldn't open device, some information will be missing
Couldn't open device, some information will be missing
bill at Aragorn:~$

> and
>
>    dpkg -l ipp-usb

bill at Aragorn:~$ dpkg -l ipp-usb
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| 
Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name           Version                 Architecture Description
+++-==============-=======================-============-=======================>
ii  ipp-usb        0.9.20-1ubuntu0.22.04.1 amd64        Daemon for IPP 
over USB>
lines 1-6/6 (END)


WS=> I don't know if this is the end of the output.  The dpkg program 
never returned to the command prompt.

Bill



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