How to perform a command automatically on turning printer on?

Mr. Alex · 2010-11-29 18:27:40

I need the system to do

# modprobe usblp && sleep 5 && modprobe -r usblp

automatically when I turn on HP laserjet 1018. How can I do it?

Dogmeat · 2010-11-29 18:36:04

Why? I have HP LaserJet 1018 and it works fine without doing this (I've blacklisted usblp module in /etc/rc.conf).

Mr. Alex · 2010-11-30 20:48:39

Well, I have

MODULES=(fuse !usblp)

in rc.conf and I need to do that command when I turn on the printer and the PC is already running. Otherwise it won't print.

owain · 2010-11-30 21:40:26

The answer to the question is with udev rules. However, there should be a solution to your problem rather than the workaround with usblp. I seem to remember the same problem, with a LaserJet 1005 (which I think is very similar to the 1018), around the time of a major CUPS upgrade. The issue was with permissions on /dev/bus/usb/XXX/XXX, which needed 0664 permissions and root:lp ownership. The following saved as /etc/udev/rules.d/10-printer.rules solved it for me:

SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="03f0", SYSFS{idProduct}=="1317", GROUP:="lp", MODE:="0664"

Mr. Alex · 2010-12-04 20:48:41

OK, so I added this to /etc/udev/rules.d/11-hplj10xx.rules and now it looks like this:

ACTION=="add", KERNEL=="lp*", SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="03f0",     \
    ATTRS{idProduct}=="0517", RUN+="/sbin/foo2zjs-loadfw 1000 $tempnode"
ACTION=="add", KERNEL=="lp*", SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="03f0",     \
    ATTRS{idProduct}=="1317", RUN+="/sbin/foo2zjs-loadfw 1005 $tempnode"
ACTION=="add", KERNEL=="lp*", SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="03f0",     \
    ATTRS{idProduct}=="4117", RUN+="/sbin/foo2zjs-loadfw 1018 $tempnode"
ACTION=="add", KERNEL=="lp*", SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="03f0",     \
    ATTRS{idProduct}=="2b17", RUN+="/sbin/foo2zjs-loadfw 1020 $tempnode"
ACTION=="add", KERNEL=="lp*", SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="03f0",     \
    ATTRS{idProduct}=="3d17", RUN+="/sbin/foo2zjs-loadfw P1005 $tempnode"
ACTION=="add", KERNEL=="lp*", SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="03f0",     \
    ATTRS{idProduct}=="3e17", RUN+="/sbin/foo2zjs-loadfw P1006 $tempnode"
ACTION=="add", KERNEL=="lp*", SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="03f0",     \
    ATTRS{idProduct}=="4817", RUN+="/sbin/foo2zjs-loadfw P1007 $tempnode"
ACTION=="add", KERNEL=="lp*", SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="03f0",     \
    ATTRS{idProduct}=="4917", RUN+="/sbin/foo2zjs-loadfw P1008 $tempnode"
ACTION=="add", KERNEL=="lp*", SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="03f0",     \
    ATTRS{idProduct}=="3f17", RUN+="/sbin/foo2zjs-loadfw P1505 $tempnode"
ACTION=="add", KERNEL=="lp*", SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="03f0",     \
    ATTRS{idProduct}=="4017", RUN+="/sbin/foo2zjs-loadfw P1505n $tempnode"

SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="03f0", SYSFS{idProduct}=="1317", GROUP:="lp", MODE:="0664"

but when I turn on the printer, it doesn't do what it should do... Is there anything else I should do?

Last edited by Mr. Alex (2010-12-04 20:48:56)

.:B:. · 2010-12-04 21:59:03

You are a member of the lp group?

Mr. Alex · 2010-12-09 20:25:41

Yep.

$ groups
disk lp wheel log network video audio optical storage users lpadmin

kwirkie · 2010-12-09 22:05:25

It appears you are using the idProduct of the 1005 model. From that the rest of the file it appears that you should use SYSFS{idProduct}=="4117" for the HP LaserJet 1018. You can double check the product id by using 'lsusb' with the printer plugged in, the printer entry will have be "ID 03f0:xxxx", where xxxx is the product id.

Last edited by kwirkie (2010-12-09 22:15:31)

Mr. Alex · 2010-12-12 20:51:34

Yes, the id is correct.

$ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 03f0:4117 Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 1018
...

The file now looks like

ACTION=="add", KERNEL=="lp*", SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="03f0",     \
    ATTRS{idProduct}=="0517", RUN+="/sbin/foo2zjs-loadfw 1000 $tempnode"
ACTION=="add", KERNEL=="lp*", SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="03f0",     \
    ATTRS{idProduct}=="1317", RUN+="/sbin/foo2zjs-loadfw 1005 $tempnode"
ACTION=="add", KERNEL=="lp*", SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="03f0",     \
    ATTRS{idProduct}=="4117", RUN+="/sbin/foo2zjs-loadfw 1018 $tempnode"
ACTION=="add", KERNEL=="lp*", SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="03f0",     \
    ATTRS{idProduct}=="2b17", RUN+="/sbin/foo2zjs-loadfw 1020 $tempnode"
ACTION=="add", KERNEL=="lp*", SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="03f0",     \
    ATTRS{idProduct}=="3d17", RUN+="/sbin/foo2zjs-loadfw P1005 $tempnode"
ACTION=="add", KERNEL=="lp*", SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="03f0",     \
    ATTRS{idProduct}=="3e17", RUN+="/sbin/foo2zjs-loadfw P1006 $tempnode"
ACTION=="add", KERNEL=="lp*", SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="03f0",     \
    ATTRS{idProduct}=="4817", RUN+="/sbin/foo2zjs-loadfw P1007 $tempnode"
ACTION=="add", KERNEL=="lp*", SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="03f0",     \
    ATTRS{idProduct}=="4917", RUN+="/sbin/foo2zjs-loadfw P1008 $tempnode"
ACTION=="add", KERNEL=="lp*", SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="03f0",     \
    ATTRS{idProduct}=="3f17", RUN+="/sbin/foo2zjs-loadfw P1505 $tempnode"
ACTION=="add", KERNEL=="lp*", SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="03f0",     \
    ATTRS{idProduct}=="4017", RUN+="/sbin/foo2zjs-loadfw P1505n $tempnode"

SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="03f0", SYSFS{idProduct}=="4117", GROUP:="lp", MODE:="0664"

Then I rebooted the PC and now the printer still doesn't work without that command in the first post.

Last edited by Mr. Alex (2010-12-12 20:52:07)

owain · 2010-12-13 11:30:12

Maybe put that rule into a separate lower-numbered file, so that the permissions are changed before the foo2zjs-loadfw command is called?

Mr. Alex · 2010-12-13 15:13:05

What file should it be?

owain · 2010-12-13 18:26:37

/etc/udev/rules.d/10-hp1018.rules, for example - the file are processed in numerical order

Mr. Alex · 2010-12-16 21:39:26

# ls -l /etc/udev/rules.d/10-hp1018.rules
-rw-rw-rw- 1 root root 95 Dec 17 00:31 /etc/udev/rules.d/10-hp1018.rules

# cat /etc/udev/rules.d/10-hp1018.rules
SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="03f0", SYSFS{idProduct}=="4117", GROUP:="lp", MODE:="0664"

Is this correct?
And it doesn't help... Still the printer doesn't print after turning it on.

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How to perform a command automatically on turning printer on?

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