Ross,

What version of HPLIP are you using?

Thanks!

Aaron

Ross Tyler wrote:
> I have an HP OfficeJet 7310xi with a network interface.
> According to
> http://hplip.sourceforge.net/supported_devices/inkjet_aio.html, this is
> a supported device
> but I can't get it to work (entirely).
> 
> /etc/hosts
> 
>    192.168.0.5     officejet
> 
> I tried hp-setup but it couldn't find a PPD for my printer
> 
>    hp-setup --makeuri=officejet
> 
>       :
>       Found device: hp:/net/Officejet_7300_series?ip=192.168.0.5
>       :
>       Using queue name: Officejet_7300
>       :
>       Choose a PPD file that most closely matches your device:
>       (Note: The model number may vary slightly from the actual model
> number on the device.)
> 
>            Num.  PPD Filename
>            ---- 
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>            0    
> /usr/share/foomatic/db/source/PPD/HP/mono_laser/HP_LaserJet_3200.ppd.gz
>            1    
> /usr/share/foomatic/db/source/PPD/HP/mono_laser/HP_LaserJet_1200.ppd.gz
>            2    
> /usr/share/foomatic/db/source/PPD/HP/mono_laser/HP_LaserJet_2200.ppd.gz
>            3    
> /usr/share/foomatic/db/source/PPD/HP/mono_laser/HP_LaserJet_4350.ppd.gz
>            4     (None of the above match)
> 
>        Enter number 0...4 for PPD file (q=quit) ?4
> 
> I tried to Add Printer from http://localhost:631/printers with similar
> results
> 
>       Name: Officejet_7300
>       Location: desktop
>       Description: HP OfficeJet 7310xi
> 
>       Device: AppSocket/HP JetDirect
>       Device URI: hp:/net/Officejet_7300_series?ip=192.168.0.5          
> # copied from hp-makeuri officejet
> 
>       Make: HP
> 
>       Model:          # nothing close!
> 
> I tried /usr/sbin/system-config-printer and it finds a PPD
> 
>    Queue name
>        Name:   officejet
>        Short description:   HP OfficeJet 7310xi
>    Queue type
>       Select a queue type:   Networked JetDirect
>          Printer: officejet
>          Port: 9100
>    Printer model
>       HP
>          OfficeJet 7300
> 
> Evidently, this PPD file is automatically generated from
> /usr/share/foomatic/db/source/printer/HP-OfficeJet_7300.xml as there is
> no difference:
> 
>    foomatic-ppdfile -p HP-OfficeJet_7300 | diff
> /etc/cups/ppd/officejet.ppd /dev/stdin
> 
> Although I can print, I cannot do much else.
> For example, the HP Device Manager fails:
> 
>    hp-toolbox
> 
>       HP Device Manager - No Installed HP Devices
> 
>            No installed HP devices found.
>            To install a device, use the CUPS web interface
> (http://localhost:631)
>            or the printer installation utility that came with your
> operating system.
>            :
>            Note: Only devices installed with the hp: CUPS backend will
> appear in the HP Device Manager.
> 
> This is interesting:
> 
>    egrep 'hplip|hpijs' /etc/cups/ppd/*
> 
>        *% You may save this file as 'HP-OfficeJet_7300-hpijs.ppd'
>        *ShortNickName: "HP OfficeJet 7300 hpijs"
>        *NickName:      "HP OfficeJet 7300 Foomatic/hpijs (recommended)"
>        *FoomaticIDs: HP-OfficeJet_7300 hpijs
>        USE -sDEVICE=ijs -sIjsServer=hpijs%A%B%C -dIjsUseOutputFD%Z
> -sOutputFi&&
> 
> So, using the "printer installation utility that came with [my]
> operating system", it appears that the cups interface to the printer
> uses HPIJS instead of the hp: CUPS backend to HPLIP.
> However, using "the CUPS web interface" doesn't work either because
> there is no suitable PPD.
> 
> Help!
> 
> 
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Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo
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