hp 1018 laserjet printer is recognized and installed but don't work
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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cups (Ubuntu) |
New
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Undecided
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Bug Description
Binary package hint: cups
My local printer, an hp 1018 laserjet printer thinks installed properly but don't print nothing.
ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Oct 6 12:18:18 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
Lpstat: device for HP-LaserJet-1018: hp:/usb/
MachineType: TOSHIBA Satellite A100
NonfreeKernelMo
Package: cups 1.4.1-4
Papersize: letter
PccardctlIdent:
Socket 0:
no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
Socket 0:
3.3V 32-bit PC Card
PpdFiles: HP-LaserJet-1018: HP LaserJet 1018 Foomatic/foo2zjs (recommended)
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=
ProcEnviron:
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSign
SourcePackage: cups
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-11-generic i686
dmi.bios.date: 12/25/2006
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies LTD
dmi.bios.version: 5.10
dmi.board.name: CAPELL VALLEY(NAPA) CRB
dmi.board.vendor: Intel Corporation
dmi.board.version: Not Applicable
dmi.chassis.
dmi.chassis.type: 1
dmi.chassis.vendor: No Enclosure
dmi.chassis.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixT
dmi.product.name: Satellite A100
dmi.product.
dmi.sys.vendor: TOSHIBA
Just to help you, you need to install firmware to make this printer work.
The fact that it isn't included by default is sad and reported many times.
I have that printer.
To install run 'hp-firmware' in console, and follow instructions