[SOLVED] Finding the path to the Device URI

rubyyarn · 01-18-2014, 11:00 AM

I am test driving Mint 16 MATE on our Windows XP desktop. We have 2 HP LaserJets, one in black & white and the other in color. Mint picked up the black & white without any trouble, but hasn't a clue about the color printer. The color printer is an HP LaserJet Pro 200 color m276nw.

I ran the following in Terminal:

Code:

mint@mint ~ $ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 4 Series Chipset DRAM Controller (rev 03)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 01)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family PCI Express Port 1 (rev 01)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family PCI Express Port 2 (rev 01)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 01)
00:1d.1 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 01)
00:1d.2 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 01)
00:1d.3 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 01)
00:1d.7 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 01)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCImint@mint ~ $ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 4 Series Chipset DRAM Controller (rev 03)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 01)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family PCI Express Port 1 (rev 01)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family PCI Express Port 2 (rev 01)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 01)
00:1d.1 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 01)
00:1d.2 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 01)
00:1d.3 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 01)
00:1d.7 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 01)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev e1)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GB/GR (ICH7 Family) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 01)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) IDE Controller (rev 01)
00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family SATA Controller [IDE mode] (rev 01)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family SMBus Controller (rev 01)
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 03)

mint@mint ~ $

To me it looks like there is no info on either printer, but I'm still pretty dim on the command line. If I can't use the color printer, then I'm afraid I'm stuck with Windows on this machine

I looked up the HP printers supported by Linux and the LaserJet Pro 200 wasn't on it. Please let me know if there is a way to install this printer in Linux. Thanks!

michaelk · 01-18-2014, 11:27 AM

The command to see connected USB devices is lsusb. lspci displays information about devices connected on the PCI bus like network adapters, drive controllers etc.

Is this a multifunction device i.e. fax, scanner and printer?

rubyyarn · 01-18-2014, 02:18 PM

Michaelk, thank you for answering so quickly! Here is the result of the lsusb command:

Code:

mint@mint ~ $ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 13b1:0020 Linksys WUSB54GC v1 802.11g Adapter [Ralink RT73]
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 03f0:3817 Hewlett-Packard LaserJet P2015 series
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 154b:007a PNY 
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 005 Device 002: ID 045e:0752 Microsoft Corp. Wired Keyboard 400
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
mint@mint ~ $

Yes, this printer is supposed to do it all, FAX, scan, copy, and -- oh yes, print! I can see the black & white printer in the above list, but not the color printer. I'm hoping that there is a command to locate the driver, I just don't know what it is. And after that...well, I probably should worry about that once I find the driver

michaelk · 01-18-2014, 04:15 PM

Your printer is supported via hplip. I do not know if mint installs it by default.
I would expect it to show up in the output of lsusb.

http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web...fp_m275nw.html

rubyyarn · 01-19-2014, 09:39 AM

It looks like I need to download and install the driver. I guess it will go into the Download file. Is there an Install command that I use after that?

I appreciate your help. Every bit that I learn goes into a notebook for future reference.

michaelk · 01-19-2014, 09:47 AM

Yes...

http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/downloads.html

rubyyarn · 01-19-2014, 11:24 AM

Hi, Michaelk,

I went to the website and found that my HP LaserJet Pro 200 color MFP n276nw was supported. Yay! I downloaded the driver, opened it in Mint...and all that Mint could find was the HP LaserJet P2015d. That's the black&white printer.

I used the GUI, not Terminal to do this.

What am I missing?

michaelk · 01-19-2014, 11:35 AM

The automatic installer downloads a plugin as well as configures the printer in cups. I would run it again in a terminal to verify it completed successfully.

If hplip is installed you can run hp_setup again to see if the device can recognised and configured.
http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web.../hp_setup.html

rubyyarn · 01-20-2014, 11:42 AM

Michaelk, I tried it all again. I think the problem might be that the download doesn't like (a)Mint 16 or (b)that Mint 16 hasn't yet been installed on this system. The download won't install through the GUI. At least, lsusb doesn't show anything. When I tried to install through Terminal things went fine until it asked for the Mint password. Since Mint 16 so far only lives on the PIN drive, I have no idea what the password is.

Perhaps I should try this on the laptop where Mint 15 is installed and I know the password. If it works there, it should work with the desktop...hopefully?

michaelk · 01-20-2014, 12:46 PM

If you are running a live version on the flash drive then I do not believe there is a password.

rubyyarn · 01-21-2014, 10:41 AM

Hi, Michaelk!

I was able to install the color printer to the laptop (which has Mint 15 installed). Everything worked just fine. So, if I install Mint to the desktop, there should be no worries about that printer working.

Thank you so much for your help

Ellen