Well, there is actually a generic PPD for the HP LaserJet 4 printer in hplip:
glaubitz@zbuild:..jessie/hplip> tar tf hplip_3.15.6.orig.tar.gz |grep laserjet_4- hplip-3.15.6/prnt/ps/hp-laserjet_4-ps.ppd.gz glaubitz@zbuild:..jessie/hplip> However, the hplip Debian package is buggy and doesn't install the postscript PPDs at all - the printer-driver-postscript-hp package is basically empty. Adrian -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to hplip in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/584756 Title: No support for HP LaserJet 4P after upgrade to lucid Status in HP Linux Imaging and Printing: Confirmed Status in hplip package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: Binary package hint: hplip Before upgrading to lucid I used the hplip driver für my HP LaserJet 4P without a problem. Since lucid the printing is very slow and often produces garbage output. When adding a new printer there is no choice für hplip (or hpijs). There is no ppd in /usr/share/ppd for my driver and hplip-gui says there is no supported device when starting device setup. Other drivers like gutenprint cannot even print pdf output. I can't see any working solution for the HP LaserJet 4P for now :-( Description: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Release: 10.04 hplip: Installiert: 3.10.2-2ubuntu2 Kandidat: 3.10.2-2ubuntu2 Versions-Tabelle: *** 3.10.2-2ubuntu2 0 500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/main Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 Package: hplip 3.10.2-2ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-22.33-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2 Uname: Linux 2.6.32-22-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia Architecture: amd64 Date: Mon May 24 00:39:22 2010 EcryptfsInUse: Yes Lpstat: device for Hewlett-Packard-HP-LaserJet-4P: parallel:/dev/lp0 device for HP_LaserJet_4P: parallel:/dev/lp0 device for LaserJet_4P: parallel:/dev/lp0 MachineType: To Be Filled By O.E.M. To Be Filled By O.E.M. Papersize: a4 PpdFiles: Hewlett-Packard-HP-LaserJet-4P: HP LaserJet 4P Foomatic/hpijs (recommended) - HPLIP 2.7.10 LaserJet_4P: HP LaserJet 4P Foomatic/hpijs (recommended) HP_LaserJet_4P: HP LaserJet 4P Foomatic/hpijs (recommended) - HPLIP 2.7.10 ProcCmdLine: root=UUID=bababb82-6674-4346-9214-fcfc1e9a8b09 ro quiet splash locale=de_DE ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=de_DE:de:en_GB:en PATH=(custom, user) LANG=de_DE.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: hplip dmi.bios.date: 11/14/2005 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: 1017.002 dmi.board.name: A8V Deluxe dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890 dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr1017.002:bd11/14/2005:svnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:rvnASUSTeKComputerInc.:rnA8VDeluxe:rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion: dmi.product.name: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.product.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.sys.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hplip/+bug/584756/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
