Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: foo2zjs
[The HP LaserJet 1020 is a GDI printer, but works e.g. with SuSE 9.3.]
1. The firmware wasn't there and the user wasn't told about it - well, looking
in the syslog probably would have revealed the problem, but a dialog with
instructions where to get the firmware would be nice. Looking into
/var/log/cups/error_log just showed that some printing processes had crashed.
2. /usr/bin/hplj1000 didn't load the right firmware. It seems to need a command
/bin/usb_printerid which isn't installed by default (but I didn't really look
that close into the problem). What I did instead:
- Removed the line
DEV=""
in /usr/bin/hplj1000. This hardcodes the printer device to be /dev/usb/lp0.
Obviously this won't work for everybody.
- Made a link named hplj1020 point to hplj1000 in the same directory
- Changed /etc/udev/rules.d/11-hplj10xx.rules to call hplj1020 instead of
hplj1000 when a LaserJet 1020 is plugged in.
Then it works.
** Affects: foo2zjs (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: Unconfirmed
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HP LaserJet 1020 doesn't work out of the box
https://launchpad.net/bugs/73646
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