How to set up my printer?
How do I set up my HP 3930 printer. I ran (as root)kaddprinterwizard and on the 2nd(backend selection) page there are no choices to choose from. I don't even know what that means. Isn't there a printer setup package I can install or reinstall or something?
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If this is an Inkjet or Laser Printer, I would recommend installing the hplip package. Doing so will also provide a number of PPD files, one of which may include your printer. Also make sure you have cups installed.
If cups is installed, I would recommend making your regular user a cups admin. The root command "lppasswd -a <username>[RETURN] <password>" I had better luck doing it this way because cups doesn't run as root. Entering root and root's password may not work without changing the cups configuration file. Making yourself a cups admin is much easier. Next, try using the cups web interface to configure your printer. Point your web browser at http://localhost:631 . The hp-toolbox program expects the configuration to be done in cups. If you have a network printer, use the /usr/share/hplip/makeuri to generate a uri the hp-toolbox prefers. Mine looks like "hp:/net/hp_color_LaserJet_3550?ip=192.168.1.131". Good Luck, I hope this has helped. |
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