[solved] can't get printer to work. HP deskjet 710c

andav · 2006-12-04 09:20:14

i follow this guide from the wiki:
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/CUPS_Setup
i have installed cups and ghostscript.
also i have installed, foomatic-filters, hplip

i also download from here
http://www.linuxprinting.org/show_print … skJet_710C
the PPD file, that suit my printer.
after that, i copy the file to /usr/share/cups/model/

after that i did:
modprobe lp
modprobe parport
modprobe parport_pc

no errors

started CUPS:
/etc/rc.d/cups start

go to:
http://localhost:631/
and added my printer using the PPD file, i downloaded before.
(i used LPT 1 for the printer, its a parallel printer, not usb)

this is the web interface with my printer details and status. also you can see the error, that said: "/usr/lib/cups/filter/foomatic-rip failed"
http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/6605/hpyj2.png

in buttom line, when i try to print, it's trying to print, but that's it, nothing happend. no printing. not even a noise from the printer :-)

after everything didn't work i tried to install more foomatic_* packages.
i installed(as i see in pacman -Qs):
foomatic-db 3.1-1
foomatic-db-engine 3.1-1
foomatic-db-ppd 20060411-2
and foomatic-filters 3.1-1

still, nothing is working

thanks

byte · 2006-12-05 02:42:21

After a short glance over the linuxprinting page about your printer I think you need this: http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?d … s=1&ID=696

andav · 2006-12-05 10:09:47

thanks but in my post i gave a link that forward you to the exact file you gave me, for my printer.
it's this link from my post:
http://www.linuxprinting.org/show_print … skJet_710C
any other suggesstion?
thanks :-)

chrismortimore · 2006-12-05 10:15:43

The "hplip" package may help you.
http://hplip.sourceforge.net/

EDIT: Heh... Seems it wouldn't... http://hplip.sourceforge.net/supported_ … orted.html

Mr Green · 2006-12-05 10:17:28

http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-49 … inter.html

you are not the only one having problems

andav · 2006-12-05 11:55:45

chrismortimore:
thanks for trying.
i alraedy install hplip, and now i know it's not supported my printer :-)

Mr Green:
thanks for the link.
do you think i should downgrade my packages(if yes, hoe can i do this)?
thanks :-)

Mr Green · 2006-12-05 12:12:05

well you could use ABS to rebuild packages ...or ask on forum if anyone has the packages you require in there pacman cache.... but I cannot say if it will help

from a quick google others are having problems with this printer

If you do not get anywhere with your printer then take a look at TurboPrint its not free but you could just check if they have your printer supported.

...

andav · 2006-12-05 12:38:08

thanks.
now i remember that with a live cd(i think knoppix) before a long time i could print with this printer without do anything(out of the box).
but still, it doesn't help me :-)
thanks again

Mr Green · 2006-12-05 12:47:28

well you can configure printers under KDE ...

in Knoppix al the very least if it works . the you it may give you more of a clue ...l ie cups configs modules etc ...

Is the printer usb or parallel ?

byte · 2006-12-05 13:49:35

A PPD file alone won't do anything for you. Just take a look at the file, it's calling pnm2ppa.

andav · 2006-12-05 13:53:14

byte:
it's not just the PPD file.(yes i have this file, as i told before)
look again at my first post.
i did more things as describe in the cups wiki :-)

mr green:
it's a parallel printer

byte · 2006-12-05 14:02:03

I've read your posts multiple times and you didn't mention pnm2ppa once. As that is the only driver supporting your printer you better install it -> http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?d … s=1&ID=696
(see http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/AUR … NSUPPORTED if you don't know about AUR)

Mr Green · 2006-12-05 14:23:11

yeah I saw that on linux printing ... best to give a shot if you get stuck with AUR I will build it for you if that helps

make sure you have lp parport etc... modules loaded ... lsmod | grep parport [someone juump in if module name has changed!]

andav · 2006-12-05 14:34:51

thanks byte
i evantually "remove my finger from my ass" == listen to you
and i can print
you are great
thanks a lot :-)

thanks for you also, mr green

but a little question i have.
it seems that i didn't have the fakeroot package so i pacman her.
but still even that the : export FAKEROOT="y"
is in there i couldn't build the package as a normal user.
evantually, i use sudo(root) for the building and it works good.
but if i can use the fakeroot, something isn't OK, i think.
i is this?
thanks

Mr Green · 2006-12-05 14:57:15

Where are you building them? ... I move directories from /var/abs/<foo> to my home [well /home/mrgreen/builds!] they should then build as user

yeah Fakeroot is a good idea

Take a look at aurbuild ;-)

andav · 2006-12-05 15:31:18

well i builded them is /var/abs/local as suggested in the link that byte gave me.
maybe i should keep it in my ~/ directory and there i could have build it as a user.

thanks again :-)

i have another question that doesn't belong to this thread.
i have done:
sudo pacman -S abiword
and abiword installed.
but, when i try to open abiword, i get the splash screen(you know, the screen that comes up before the program starts. like many programs), and immediatly, the program exits, so i can't get to the main windows of abiword.
i started abiword from terminal and after it close, it says: Aborted
i dont have a clue why it is happening.
openoffice work fine.

thanks :-)

Mr Green · 2006-12-05 15:39:26

pacman -Qi abiword

What version you using? Do you get any errors when running in a term ? other than Aborted

And yes ... you are going Off Topic

andav · 2006-12-05 15:55:17

[coco@myhost local]$ sudo pacman -Qi abiword
Password:
Name : abiword
Version : 2.4.5-1
Groups : None
Packager : Arch Linux (http://www.archlinux.org)
URL : http://www.abisource.com
License : None
Architecture : i686
Size : 11457296
Build Date : Sun Aug 13 16:33:02 2006 UTC
Install Date : Sun Dec 3 22:56:35 2006 UTC
Install Script : No
Reason: : explicitly installed
Provides : None
Depends On : enchant fribidi libgnomeprintui wv
Required By : None
Conflicts With : None
Description : A fully-featured word processor

no other errors found in terminal.
just Aborted
:-)

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[solved] can't get printer to work. HP deskjet 710c

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