Printer support in Ubuntu is lacking
This bug report was converted into a question: question #53184: Help setup HP 1020 printer..
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| hplip (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
I have an HP 1020 LaserJet printer which never worked with either Ubuntu 7.10 nor 8.04 I tried accesing CUPS and it does not even recognize any passwords (not even root password). The driver for HP 1020 does not work, it is simply dead. I thought about letting the community know about this bug. Having poor printer support can seriously stop Ubuntu from entering into a more Office environment. No matter what solution I tried, the HP 1020 never worked. If I ever found the solution, I would update you with it. It is a shame, Ubuntu is great, but being unable to print from it in part kept me on the M$ Windows side. :-\ Maybe should keep a closer eye on the CUPS / Printer support for future releases of Ubuntu. I heard it works great on Debian but never tried it myself.
| Patrick Kilgore (patrick-kilgore) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in hplip: | |
| status: | New → Invalid |
Well, most HP printers require HPLIP to work correctly. According to their website (http://
I'm going to convert this to a question on our Answers tracker under HPLIP. If nobody there can assist you, feel free to convert this back to a bug and we can work on it from there.
Thanks for taking the time to help make Ubuntu better.
To our wonderful people on the HPLIP answer tracker: Can you please assist this gentleman in setting up his printer? question 39027 looks particularly relevant.