Scanner part of HP LaserJet quit working after install of Ubuntu 22 lts

business_kid · 08-29-2022, 12:40 PM

I have the HP Laserjet MFP 130-134. The scanner gave up the ghost just past warranty, but the rest of it is working away. Don't rule out a scanner hardware fault.

kernelhead · 09-02-2022, 03:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by computersavvy

On my system the versions of hplip and libsane-hpaio are identical. If they do not match then performance may be suspect.

Also, the HP plugin for the scanner must be installed to match the hplip version or it will not work. The command "hp-plugin" will take care of that for you.

Terminal result(s)

Code:

michael@michael-HP-EliteDesk-800-G1-SFF:~$ hp-plugin

HP Linux Imaging and Printing System (ver. 3.21.12)
Plugin Download and Install Utility ver. 2.1

Copyright (c) 2001-18 HP Development Company, LP
This software comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
This is free software, and you are welcome to distribute it
under certain conditions. See COPYING file for more details.


HP Linux Imaging and Printing System (ver. 3.21.12)
Plugin Download and Install Utility ver. 2.1

Copyright (c) 2001-18 HP Development Company, LP
This software comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
This is free software, and you are welcome to distribute it
under certain conditions. See COPYING file for more details.

warning: GUI Modules PyQt4 and PyQt5 are not installed
error: hp-plugin requires GUI support (try running with --qt3). Try using interactive (-i) mode.
michael@michael-HP-EliteDesk-800-G1-SFF:~$

Any suggestion(s) ?

beachboy2 · 09-02-2022, 12:24 PM

kernelhead,

First update your system:

Code:

sudo apt update

Python 3.10.0 version is the default in Ubuntu 22.04.

Check using:

Code:

python3 -V

Then install pip:

Code:

sudo apt install python3-pip

Install PyQt5:

Code:

sudo pip3 install PyQt5