Debian/Lenny:
HPLIP installed fine from debian repositories; But when starting hp-toolbox, I get the error: When logged in as root, all is well; logged in as user, above error occurs

What am I missing?

Gary

Try adding your user account to the lp (LP) group. HPLIP requires the users to be a member of that group.

Thankyou for the reply!.

Unfortunately, my user id is already a member of group "lp"

Here is the /etc/group entry:Somewhere I read that the udev rules were involved ---- when it comes to that I am totally clueless.

Any other suggestions?

Thanks again for the reply,

Gary

Hi, I am running the Debian Lenny and I have a similar problem as above. When I run "hp-toolbox"
I have the error:

"Unable to communicate with device (code=12): " Unable to communicate with device (code=12): hp:/usb/Photosmart_C3100_series?serial=BR74CGC11Q04KV"

I get also the warning:
" warning: Device not found",

while in the dialog box of the "HP Device Manager" I get "Device communication error".

However I have the printer working. I mean, I can use it. Another thing is that if I kill the hp icon that
stays in the panel, the hp windows is not killed together and the error status (in the windows of the "HP
device Maneger") disappears.

I am putting here some outputs:

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The last lines of demesg:

hda-intel: Invalid position buffer, using LPIB read method instead.
usb 1-1: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 3
usb 1-1: not running at top speed; connect to a high speed hub
usb 1-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
usblp0: USB Bidirectional printer dev 3 if 1 alt 0 proto 2 vid 0x03F0 pid 0x5611
usbcore: registered new interface driver usblp
Initializing USB Mass Storage driver...
scsi2 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
usbcore: registered new interface driver usb-storage
USB Mass Storage support registered.
usb-storage: device found at 3
usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning
usb-storage: device scan complete
scsi 2:0:0:0: Direct-Access HP Photosmart C3180 1.00 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2
sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI removable disk
usblp0: removed
usb 1-1: USB disconnect, address 3
usb 1-1: new full speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 4
usb 1-1: not running at top speed; connect to a high speed hub
usb 1-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
usblp0: USB Bidirectional printer dev 4 if 1 alt 0 proto 2 vid 0x03F0 pid 0x5611
scsi3 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
usb-storage: device found at 4
usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning
usb-storage: device scan complete
scsi 3:0:0:0: Direct-Access HP Photosmart C3180 1.00 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2
sd 3:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI removable disk

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Some error outputs from "hp-check":



Checking SIP version...
error: SIP not installed or version not found.

Checking for CUPS...
Status: the programmer are running
Version: 1.3.8
error_log is set to level: warn

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I thanks any help