Unable to add network printer:

jack133 · 2015-10-17 19:02:41

I have been scanning the fora for days ,for a salution to my problem. The closest I've come to success, is by becomming root and typing < hp-setup -i > from terminal. My network printer is correctly ID and then this message pops up error: No PPD found for model officejet_pro_8600 using old algorithm.
error: Unable to find an appropriate PPD file. It will not accept a typed input.

olive · 2015-10-21 20:55:09

Better than running hp-setup, use the CUPS interface directly. Install cups and maybe some drivers, probably hplip. Then point your browser to localhost:631 and install your printer from there. Your printer should appear in the printer list offered by cups in the process, if not try to find a compatible model (most HP printers are compatible between each other). Also you have to know how the network printer is shared. If it is directly connected to the internet, it's probably socket://<ip address of the printer>:9100.

Last edited by olive (2015-10-21 20:56:02)

jack133 · 2015-10-22 14:36:23

Thank you so much for the reply, but I have already tried the cyps route. the localhost:631 screen loads with this message, " Unable to load Page " try again. I have checked and I do not have any firewalls that should prevent this.
I have arch running on another machine, I had to search all over the web and found a solution, that was some time ago and I am unable to relocate it. The solution had something to do with using systemctl to disable cups.service
and load it a little different, but I do not remember the sytax.

olive · 2015-10-22 14:44:25

is cups started. Do "systemctl start cups" to start it and "systemctl enable cups" to be sure it is started at boot (though it should socket activate, but in case of problem just activate it this way).

jack133 · 2015-10-22 23:27:18

I tried using "syatemctl" this is my reply! systemctl enable cups.service
Failed to execute operation: No such file or directory

mpan · 2015-10-23 00:07:19

It's "org.cups.cupsd", not "cups.service".

jack133 · 2015-10-25 12:24:24

Localhost:631 is now loading, still no joy. when ever I select
ADD a printer , The reply is " Forbiden " and that is the responce
on every choice I make. Not sure how to fix that ?

Lone_Wolf · 2015-10-25 12:56:32

Normally cups webinterface gives you a prompt asking for username and password instead of "forbidden" .

please post output of uname -a , systemctl status org.cups.cupsd.service and /etc/cups/cupsd.conf .
Note : cupsd.conf content is only visible for root.

Also give us some details about your setup, which WM / DE are you using ?

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#1 2015-10-17 19:02:41

Unable to add network printer:

#2 2015-10-21 20:55:09

Re: Unable to add network printer:

#3 2015-10-22 14:36:23

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#7 2015-10-25 12:24:24

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