Unsupported model: HP Color LaserJet MFP M281fdw
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
HPLIP |
New
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
hplip (Arch Linux) |
Fix Committed
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
hplip (Fedora) |
Fix Committed
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Printer: HP Color LaserJet MFP M281fdw
OS: Linux Mint 18.2 (64bit)
hplip version: 3.17.10
Connection: LAN
Precond: HP Color LaserJet MFP M281fdw connected via LAN Cable
Symptom: HPLIP cannot detect printers in your network
Details: Firewall and AppArmor is deactivated.
According to the Product Specs on the HP website this printer model is supported via hplip. But obviously it is unsupported.
note: I have spent hours with chasing for network related problems. Probably it would be more convenient when hplip reports a slightly different error message for such case when a printer is found-but-
Workaround:
in /usr/share/
- rename the section for hp_color_
- in the renamed section change Model1 to HP Color LaserJet MFP M281fdw
Actually, renaming an existing section is a bad idea because support for the existing model is lost.
Better duplicate the section and *then* rename the duplicate. I will attach a patch for that...
Cheers
-Fritz