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Old 07-05-2006, 11:38 PM   #1
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HP Deskjet 3930


Is anyone successfully using a HP Deskjet 3930 printer with Debian?

I can't figure out how to get my printer to work.
I can't find a driver for it.
I'm completely lost.
 
Old 07-06-2006, 02:53 AM   #2
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did u try CUPS?
 
Old 07-06-2006, 01:03 PM   #3
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http://sourceforge.net/project/showf...roup_id=149981

there is the driver u need
 
Old 07-06-2006, 07:22 PM   #4
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Yes I did try cups. I have made other posts and have done everything I was told. I have read and read and done what I read to do. I think my problem is no driver therefore I will follow the trail left by routers and see if I can find and install a driver.
Stay tuned...and thanks.
 
Old 07-06-2006, 09:14 PM   #5
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hehe dude give a try that driver first , i have HP Deskjet 3920 use same driver , follow instruction there carefully. it's
take me a week to find the driver till i almost fedup want to throw the printer but once found this driver and take me just 10 min after that i jumping jumping because its work well

once driver install start your browser http://localhost:631
and enter root/pass

damn my boss buy cheap printer
 
Old 07-08-2006, 11:13 PM   #6
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I'm in the process of installing the driver. I get this error... configure: error: cannot find cups-devel support.

No cups-devel in apt-get or synaptic. Google search turns up a version about 2 years old as an rpm. Can't find a newer one.

Anyone know where it is?
 
Old 07-09-2006, 12:06 AM   #7
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sofasurfer
I'm in the process of installing the driver. I get this error... configure: error: cannot find cups-devel support.

No cups-devel in apt-get or synaptic. Google search turns up a version about 2 years old as an rpm. Can't find a newer one.

Anyone know where it is?
Code:
>$ apt-cache search cups dev
apcupsd-doc - Documentation for apcupsd
foomatic-db-engine - linuxprinting.org printer support - programs
foomatic-gui - GNOME interface for configuring the Foomatic printer filter system
hpoj - HP OfficeJet Linux driver (hpoj)
libcupsimage2-dev - Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - image development files
libcupsys2-dev - Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - development files
libgnomecupsui1.0-dev - UI extensions to libgnomecups (headers)
libgutenprint-dev - development files for the Gutenprint printer driver library
libgutenprintui1-1 - runtime for the Gutenprint printer driver user interface library
libgutenprintui1-dev - development files for the Gutenprint printer driver user interface library
libgutenprintui2-1 - runtime for the Gutenprint printer driver user interface library
libgutenprintui2-dev - development files for the Gutenprint printer driver user interface library
printconf - automatically configures USB and parallel printers with CUPS
hpijs - HP Linux Printing and Imaging - gs IJS driver (hpijs)
hplip - HP Linux Printing and Imaging System (HPLIP)
libgnomecups1.0-dev - GNOME library for CUPS interaction (headers)
So I would go with libcupsys2-dev.
 
Old 07-09-2006, 11:13 PM   #8
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I have installed the driver and been walked through the whole process of installing missing dependencies. The end result is a none functioning printer. My whole process is documented at...
http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.p...84814e799be766

I need more help.
How can I verify that this is the driver for my printer? How can I verify that my printer should work with this driver?
 
Old 07-10-2006, 01:22 PM   #9
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This printer uses the hpijs driver (spelling may be wrong) but this is included in all recent cups installations. The driver is built-in to linux and you can install it from the desktop in almost any distro. This printer is usually auto-detected on udev enabled distros. Just type:

lsusb

You should see it listed. I have it running in Debian Etch and installed with no trouble using the Gnome Printer Manager.

Hope this helps

Bob
 
Old 07-11-2006, 12:48 AM   #10
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debian:/home/daryl# lsusb
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 03f0:7604 Hewlett-Packard
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
 
Old 07-11-2006, 05:49 AM   #11
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Your printer is obviously recognized. Try installing from the Printing Manager GUI using the HP driver noted in my first post. Also make sure that your cups server is running.

Hope this helps

Bob
 
Old 07-11-2006, 02:29 PM   #12
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See if you have the hplips package available. It supplies hpijs, ppd files for hp printers and tools such as hp-toolbox. For hp-toolbox, you need to configure the printer using the cups interface. I would also recommend using the "lppasswd" program and make yourself a cups administrator. Some distro's run cups as the "lp" user and using the cups web interface won't work for root. For a network or remote printer you will need to run "/usr/share/hplip/makeuri" to get a form that hp-toolbox likes. Here is an example for my LaserJet printer:
hp:/net/hp_color_LaserJet_3550?ip=192.168.1.131

Also check the www.linuxprintering.org website and see if your printer is listed.
Another place to check is the hplip homepage: http://hplip.sourceforge.net/

Last edited by jschiwal; 07-11-2006 at 02:35 PM.
 
Old 07-11-2006, 04:18 PM   #13
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1) I have hpijs installed
2) How do I tell if CUPS is running?
3) 'I would also recommend using the "lppasswd" program and make yourself a cups administrator'...If lppasswd is a command it is not recognized. Please explain.
4) I'm not using a network or remote printer
5) I tried finding a Printing Manager GUI in the kmenu. No find.
6) Am I the only one this is happening to?
 
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You could try "sudo /sbin/service cups status" to see if cups is running. You can run the cups web based configuration by pointing your browser at http://localhost:631.

I looked in the hplip home page and your printer is listed. It says that the printing class is DJ3600, so if your model isn't present, try the closest model in the class.
 
Old 07-13-2006, 11:22 AM   #15
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sudo /sbin/service cups status is not recognized on my system. But 'rcconf' shows 'cupssys' running.
 
  


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