I hope you are aware of that the HP LaserJet 1020 has no non-volatile memory to hold its firmware. Everytime when it is turned on a firmware file needs to be uploaded into the printer before the first job can be printed. The Upload is simply done by "printing" the file unfiltered from the computer where the printer is connected to.
When you turn on the printer your hear its mechanics rotating for a self check. If the computer is correctly configured for automatic firmware upload you will hear the mechanics for a second time, telling that the firmware got uploaded. You will also hear the mechanics rotating one time when you manually upload the firmware (for example by running the hp-firmware command). If you send an arbitrary bunch of data instead of a firmware file, the mechanics will not rotate, so you can distinguish by the noise whether the printer got valid firmware. So turn on the printer while the computer is running, and check whether you get noise two times or when you have the printer already turned on and boot the computer, you need to get noise from the printer twice before you can print (once the reset from the USB, after that the firmware upload). The hp-doctor output suggests that the proprietary plugin from HP is installed but at least the files /usr/share/hplip/plugin.spec and /usr/share/hplip/data/firmware/hp_laserjet_1020.fw.gz are missing. The latter is the firmware file. Please run sudo hp-plugin to re-install the plugin and tell whether this helps. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1428356 Title: 03f0:2b17 USB HP LaserJet 1020 printer will not print after boot To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hplip/+bug/1428356/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
