Daniel Gibson wrote:
The hplip version in Ubuntu 8.04 and in Ubuntu 9.10 support your printer
- I don't know about your version,
8.10
because Ubuntu doesn't list it
anymore, but I'd be surprised if it didn't support it as well ;)
hplips docs say that the printer is supported when connected via USB or
"Network or JetDirect" (but not Parallel port, but probably the printer
doesn't have one).
The HP 2300D is parallel port. (The "D" stands for duplex, an extra cost option
on the 2300.)
It may be that Ubuntu doesn't install hplip (HPs driver for all kinds of
printers - including the LaserJet 2300 ;)) by default.
That could be fixed by
"sudo apt-get install hplip hpijs-ppds"
and then trying to add the printer again (if there's no Voodoo to do
that automatically).
How I installed the printer is I just, more or less at random, said it was a
different HP laserjet, and then it worked. The duplex doesn't work, though, nor
any of the other variety of special features it has.
