HPLIP 0.9.8 was the last release to use usblp. HPLIP 0.9.11 requires libusb. Make sure "lsusb -v" can see your PSC or HPLIP will not work.
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of RDS > Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 11:31 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Hplip-help] hplip-0.9.11 on psc1209 - scan failure > > > Aaron > > Thanks for your prompt attention to this problem. > > To answer your questions. I am building under Slackware > 10.2 with a 2.6.15.4 kernel and I have always run > as root. Before installing any new version of hplip, > I always do a manual deletion of all files. (rm -fr > /usr/share/hplip, /etc/{hp,init.d}, libraries, links, docs). > > Although I build with cups, I never use it; I prefer > spoolerless printing (hpijs, foomatic, gs, PPDs) as it always > functions. I use a bash script to select printer modes and > send my output to /dev/usb/lp0 from gs. Printing has never > been a problem in any version of hplip or hpoj. Although cups > is present, for the build, the cups daemon is not running. > (It would be nice if there was a configure switch option to > obviate its need for users like me.) > > I use a script for the build. The salient lines are > > patch -p1 < hplip-0.9.11-2.patch > ./configure --disable-network-build --disable-pp-build \ > --prefix=/usr &>LogConfigure > make &>LogMake > make install DESTDIR=slack &>LogMakeInstall > > I actually build a Slackware package in the directory > "slack" and then install later. But, note this, a direct > install to /usr produces the same fatal results so packaging > is not an issue here. > > I am attaching some relevant diagnostic files for your > perusal plus my kernel config file. > > All the Log files seem correct to me except for > LogMakeInstall. It complains/warns of libtool > errors. (remember to run 'libtool --finish > /usr/lib'). However, this reminder appears in my > hplip-0.9.8 build and that version functions perfectly. > > Please look at my kernel config to see if the proper > drivers are loaded OR if there is a driver loaded > that should not be there. What drivers are there > make hplip-0.9.8 work, but, that might not be right > for hplip-0.9.11. In the release notes following > v0.9.8, there are remarks, that I do not understand, > concerning the methods used to probe the usb bus for > attached devices. > > With v0.9.8 scanimage -L produces > > device `hpaio:/usb/psc_1200_series?serial=CN47NG50635H' > is a hp psc_1200_series multi-function peripheral > > With v0.9.11 I get 'no devices found'. > > Other than this, v0.9.11 produces essentially no > apparent error messages during the entire build > and install process. (If only it would 'birp' on > something, there would be some guidance.) I get > no useful info from the syslog or messages files > in /var/log either. In the past I have found broken > links in /usr/lib/sane from /usr/lib, but, not this > time; it all looks fine. > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > Richard David Sherman 2006 June 15 > _______________________________________________ HPLIP-Help mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hplip-help
