HP LaserJet 1020 doesn't work out of the box
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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foo2zjs (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Medium
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Edgy |
Fix Committed
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Medium
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: foo2zjs
[The HP LaserJet 1020 is a GDI printer, but works e.g. with SuSE 9.3.]
1. The firmware wasn't there and the user wasn't told about it - well, looking in the syslog probably would have revealed the problem, but a dialog with instructions where to get the firmware would be nice. Looking into /var/log/
2. /usr/bin/hplj1000 didn't load the right firmware. It seems to need a command /bin/usb_printerid which isn't installed by default (but I didn't really look that close into the problem). What I did instead:
- Removed the line
DEV=""
in /usr/bin/hplj1000. This hardcodes the printer device to be /dev/usb/lp0. Obviously this won't work for everybody.
- Made a link named hplj1020 point to hplj1000 in the same directory
- Changed /etc/udev/
Then it works.
Changed in foo2zjs: | |
importance: | Undecided → Medium |
status: | Unconfirmed → Fix Committed |
status: | Fix Committed → Fix Released |
importance: | Undecided → Medium |
status: | Unconfirmed → Fix Committed |
Ah, I forgot, this is with Ubuntu 6.10.