hp_color_laser_mfp_178_179 (MFP 178nwg) missing from models.dat
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
HPLIP |
New
|
Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
The printer HP Color Laser MFP 178nwg is missing from models.dat and thus can't be used at all.
```
$ hp-makeuri --logging=debug 192.168.0.36
HP Linux Imaging and Printing System (ver. 3.21.4)
Device URI Creation Utility ver. 5.0
Copyright (c) 2001-18 HP Development Company, LP
This software comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
This is free software, and you are welcome to distribute it
under certain conditions. See COPYING file for more details.
hp-makeuri[8537]: debug: Cache miss: hp_color_
hp-makeuri[8537]: debug: Reading file: /usr/share/
hp-makeuri[8537]: debug: Searching for section [hp_color_
error: Device not found
```
as a workaround, I manually created an entry in the aforementioned file. please don't use it since I have no idea what the correct values are. I can, however, print with this:
```
[hp_color_
align-type=0
clean-type=0
color-cal-type=0
copy-type=0
embedded-
fax-type=7
fw-download=False
icon=hp_
io-mfp-mode=1
io-mode=1
io-support=14
job-storage=0
linefeed-cal-type=0
model1=Terrible HP Color Laser MFP 178nwg
monitor-type=0
panel-check-type=0
pcard-type=0
plugin=0
plugin-reason=65
power-settings=0
pq-diag-type=0
r-type=0
r0-agent1-kind=4
r0-agent1-
r0-agent1-type=4
r0-agent2-kind=4
r0-agent2-
r0-agent2-type=1
r0-agent3-kind=4
r0-agent3-
r0-agent3-type=5
r0-agent4-kind=4
r0-agent4-
r0-agent4-type=6
scan-src=3
scan-type=5
status-
status-
status-type=10
support-
support-
support-type=2
support-ver=3.13.11
tech-class=Hbpl1
family-
tech-subclass=Color
tech-type=4
usb-pid=332a
usb-vid=3f0
wifi-config=3
```
The HP Color Laser MFP 178nwg is not supported by HPLIP. It
is an SPL device.
https:/ /wiki.debian. org/CUPSPrintQu eues#hpuld