[Solved] how to use net printer vendor HP

double_crane · Last edited by double_crane on Fri Oct 18, 2013 8:59 am; edited 3 times in total

my office use a HP printer , HP LaserJet Professional M1216nfh MFP
it's used as net printer , just connect it to the office LAN ,then it can be used ,no more local host PC control.

I add USE=cups in make.conf

I find a application named " manage printers" in my system-tools menu
I clicked it

it open a webpage http://localhost:631
I click add printer,and cups discovered the net printer:

666threesixes666 · Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2013 2:40 pm Post subject:

your local system needs drivers... lucky you got hp...

as root

double_crane · Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2013 2:59 pm Post subject:

666threesixes666 · Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2013 3:43 pm Post subject:

so ive been told.... ie not from me, a filter is basically a printer driver. i have not taken the time to identify this as true or false.

net-print/cups-filters might be of interest?

requires proprietary plugin when set device model? i really don't have enough info to address this, and my strong suit is not printers. id try to get the printer to print local first with a usb cord though, then once that works migrate to ethernet, and then wifi if it supports it.

i think you can diagnose, and everything to the point of printing from the hplip utility so long as cups is running. "think" my 2 hp printers do this, but neither of them are network, and my old wifi network printing setup is @ my sisters house.

double_crane · Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2013 8:07 am Post subject:

thank you

now I think it's caused by the plugin.
for the printer hplip need a proprietary plugin (*.run) , I've been searching it for 2hours,and don't konw where to get it.

I find in Arch wiki , there is a package named "hplip-plugin",but none for Gentoo.

I've started service avahi-daemon as Arch Wiki told and re-emerge cups with USE="-filters"

but the error status info is still "stopped,filter failed"

At this webpage : http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/plugin.html
says the proprietary plugin is required for m1216 , or the scan and print won't be supported.

use command hp-setup,or hp-plugins, it print

double_crane · Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2013 8:31 am Post subject:

double_crane · Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2013 8:49 am Post subject:

I find the download address justly!!

I use ps -aux

Jaglover · Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2013 1:45 pm Post subject:

openprinting.org seems to be down, try http://sourceforge.net/projects/hplip/
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double_crane · Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2013 8:59 am Post subject: