[qubes-users] Re: HP PRINTER PROBLEM

2016-12-17 Thread raahelps
On Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at 8:04:07 AM UTC-5, higgin...@gmail.com wrote:
> Have finally managed to get it working! 
> 
> Fedora (which I had not used before) was OK but Debian(my normal OS) was a 
> problem! An issue for me was that the relevant drivers were in HPLIP version 
> 3.15.11 onwards. Standard Fedora in Qubes uses 3.16.3 whereas Debian in QUBES 
> uses 3.14.6. This in itself was not a major issue in that I've installed a 
> newer version of HPLIP in my normal Debian setup - but replicating that here 
> caused problems. I won't summarise endless failures but try and summarise how 
> I eventually succeeded.
> 
> Started with ETHERNET connection from ROUTER to PRINTER.
>  With Fedora I installed yumex-dnf and system-config-printer. A look at yumex 
> showed that HPLIP was already there - v 3.16.3. Then in terminal i used 
> system-config-printer which opened up the add printer menu. Went for the 
> network option and entered Network Connected IP from Printer in host field. 
> This gave sub -menu where I think JetDirect and App Socket/HP Jetdirect 
> fields were needed. A list of all HP printers appeared from where I could 
> select Colorjet MFP M477fdw. Enter a couple of times and it all worked.
> 
> With Debian, i installed SYNAPTIC - a check there shows no HPLIP installed 
> and offers 3.14.6. I then googled HP LINUX IMAGING AND PRINTING . Followed 
> steps 1 to 7 - but not step 8. Latter worked fine on normal Debian setup - 
> but didn't seem to work here - this was the major frustration.
> Instead I keyed "sudo hp-setup -i PRINTERIP" in terminal. Interactive process 
> installed additional plugin - but this was straightforward - basically just 
> accepting defaults. The process recognised my printer and everything worked. 
> However when trying to get access to printer in a new VM I had problems and 
> got in a mess with references to "shared", "enabled" in printer dialogue box 
> on PC screen. Printer IP keeps changing - which maybe the problem or not . At 
> this stage I was still happy because at least I'd seen something print. THEN 
> went for another option - went back to USB connection between printer and PC. 
> On printer screen I went to SETUP/NETWORK SETUP/ IP4 CONFIG METHOD and chose 
> MANUAL option - and went with the default offered - 192.169.xxx.xxx.Having 
> done the 1st 7 steps of the HP LINUX IMAGING AND PRINTING NOTE already with 
> DEBIAN QUBES, I simply had to key "sudo hp-setup -i 192.168.xxx.xxx" in 
> terminal.
> It all flowed through again to successful conclusion.
> EVERYTHING APPEARS TO WORK 
> 
> Presumably my printer IP ADDRESS is now static. Whether or not I opened up 
> any security weakness in QUBES I'm not sure but at the moment I don't care 
> -my printer is working! Intend to do more reading from an old UBUNTU manual - 
> on networking and PRINTING WITH CUPS - the experience of the last few days 
> might enable me to understand the relevant chapters a bit better. As a 
> pensioner I have a bit time on my hands - so I can experiment endlessly on 
> the spare hard drive I'm using - before committing to moving to QUBES 
> completely. Am likely to do this - but want to get to feel at ease with QUBES 
> in a test environment first - so will probably convert in NEW YEAR. Hope this 
> note is useful for anyone else with PRINTER problems and THANKS AGAIN FOR 
> COMMENTS.

sorry I should of mentioned I use fedora for printing.   I actually use a  
disposable vm to print everything based on a cloned fedora template.

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[qubes-users] Re: HP PRINTER PROBLEM

2016-12-14 Thread higginsonjim2

Have finally managed to get it working! 

Fedora (which I had not used before) was OK but Debian(my normal OS) was a 
problem! An issue for me was that the relevant drivers were in HPLIP version 
3.15.11 onwards. Standard Fedora in Qubes uses 3.16.3 whereas Debian in QUBES 
uses 3.14.6. This in itself was not a major issue in that I've installed a 
newer version of HPLIP in my normal Debian setup - but replicating that here 
caused problems. I won't summarise endless failures but try and summarise how I 
eventually succeeded.

Started with ETHERNET connection from ROUTER to PRINTER.
 With Fedora I installed yumex-dnf and system-config-printer. A look at yumex 
showed that HPLIP was already there - v 3.16.3. Then in terminal i used 
system-config-printer which opened up the add printer menu. Went for the 
network option and entered Network Connected IP from Printer in host field. 
This gave sub -menu where I think JetDirect and App Socket/HP Jetdirect fields 
were needed. A list of all HP printers appeared from where I could select 
Colorjet MFP M477fdw. Enter a couple of times and it all worked.

With Debian, i installed SYNAPTIC - a check there shows no HPLIP installed and 
offers 3.14.6. I then googled HP LINUX IMAGING AND PRINTING . Followed steps 1 
to 7 - but not step 8. Latter worked fine on normal Debian setup - but didn't 
seem to work here - this was the major frustration.
Instead I keyed "sudo hp-setup -i PRINTERIP" in terminal. Interactive process 
installed additional plugin - but this was straightforward - basically just 
accepting defaults. The process recognised my printer and everything worked. 
However when trying to get access to printer in a new VM I had problems and got 
in a mess with references to "shared", "enabled" in printer dialogue box on PC 
screen. Printer IP keeps changing - which maybe the problem or not . At this 
stage I was still happy because at least I'd seen something print. THEN went 
for another option - went back to USB connection between printer and PC. On 
printer screen I went to SETUP/NETWORK SETUP/ IP4 CONFIG METHOD and chose 
MANUAL option - and went with the default offered - 192.169.xxx.xxx.Having done 
the 1st 7 steps of the HP LINUX IMAGING AND PRINTING NOTE already with DEBIAN 
QUBES, I simply had to key "sudo hp-setup -i 192.168.xxx.xxx" in terminal.
It all flowed through again to successful conclusion.
EVERYTHING APPEARS TO WORK 

Presumably my printer IP ADDRESS is now static. Whether or not I opened up any 
security weakness in QUBES I'm not sure but at the moment I don't care -my 
printer is working! Intend to do more reading from an old UBUNTU manual - on 
networking and PRINTING WITH CUPS - the experience of the last few days might 
enable me to understand the relevant chapters a bit better. As a pensioner I 
have a bit time on my hands - so I can experiment endlessly on the spare hard 
drive I'm using - before committing to moving to QUBES completely. Am likely to 
do this - but want to get to feel at ease with QUBES in a test environment 
first - so will probably convert in NEW YEAR. Hope this note is useful for 
anyone else with PRINTER problems and THANKS AGAIN FOR COMMENTS.

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[qubes-users] Re: HP PRINTER PROBLEM

2016-12-11 Thread raahelps
On Sunday, December 11, 2016 at 5:19:48 PM UTC-5, JPL wrote:
> "Good luck" is the best I can offer. I tried a while ago with an HP printer 
> and gave up. Would be good if someone who has succeeded could provide a 
> walkthrough.

I use a couple networked hp printers on a couple qubes machines  Its no 
different then installing on linux really.  Not sure all the steps offhand, but 
install hplip or hp-setup,  run hp-setup.  temp allow net access and print a 
test page from template-vm.  If it works load appvm and it should just work.  
I've never had an issue with it.   

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[qubes-users] Re: HP PRINTER PROBLEM

2016-12-11 Thread JPL
"Good luck" is the best I can offer. I tried a while ago with an HP printer and 
gave up. Would be good if someone who has succeeded could provide a walkthrough.

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[qubes-users] Re: HP PRINTER PROBLEM

2016-12-10 Thread raahelps
On Saturday, December 10, 2016 at 2:52:25 PM UTC-5, higgin...@gmail.com wrote:
> Have Color Laser Jet Pro MFP M477fdw.
> 
> Works fine in my standard DEBIAN 8.6 setup - did a manual install of latest 
> HPLIP to achieve this.
> 
> 
> 
> Am experimenting with QUBES - and progressing OK - but just can't get printer 
> working.
> 
> Have tried full install of latest HPLIP within QUBES in Debian, similar in 
> Fedora - in templates and APPVm's.
> 
> Have tried to add USB controllers to particular VM's, read endless summaries 
> of problems for previous users - all to no avail.
> 
> Can anyone suggest a simple summary of actions that I can follow - so I can 
> get QUBES DEBIAN to recognise printer. 
> 
> 
> Thanks in advance.

make sure to shut down template and reboot appvm.  test the printer within the 
templatevm before trying in appvm,  temporarily allow it net access.

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