Getting HP Office Jet with USB into Gentoo ...

[ledents]

I know some of you would say it's not a big deal, every thing is documented already! Yes I admint but to find the right information you have to read at more than one place. So here is how I did it:

1. Download the patched USB printer driver for alowing the printer to
   work using USB:
   http://hpoj.sourceforge.net/download/experimental/linux-usb/
   (I download printer-2.4.c for a 2.4 linux kernel!)
   and replace 'printer.c' from the kernel source with the downloaded one.
   
   
2. Recompile the kernel with support for USB and usb printer andusbdevfs !!!
   
   
3. install the new kernel (if needed) and modules and reboot (if needed!)
   and make sure to load the nessecary modules:
   modprobe printer (usb printer driver)
   
   
4. poweron your printer and check that the printer is seen by the system
   using usbview or just looking in /proc/usb ...
   
   
5. download the CVS version of the 'hpoj' driver (ref to http://hpoj.sourceforge.net/download.shtml for more info)
   cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.hpoj.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/hpoj login (just press ENTER for a password)
   cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.hpoj.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/hpoj co hpoj
   
   
6. Compile the hpoj driver:
   make && make install
   
   
7. Setup the printer driver:
   /etc/init.d/ptal* setup (follow the printed guidelines!)
   
   
8. check that the communication is working:
   /usr/local/bin/ptal-devid [devname]
   

This is it for the driver setup now rest only to configure the printer spooler.
For cups it is simply needed to use the URI using format:
"ptal:/dev/ptal-printd/<check the name yourself>".
As backend driver it is best to use hpijs which has e proper ebuild:
emerge hpijs.

[needlern1]

It actually WAS(day and a half) a big fscking ordeal. Thanks for your consolidation post. I'm going to reference/link your post when I write on my own mobo/usb/print setup. Bill (ps - if this doesn't look too good, it's because this is my first post).