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12-08-2020, 11:34 PM
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Registered: Jan 2011
Location: Finland
Distribution: Linux Mint 20.0
Posts: 200
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HP Deskjet 2720 scanner not working
Hello
I have a HP Deskjet 2720 installed to my laptop (HP). The former printer, a HP Deskjet 3733 (broke down) was replaced by this new one. Result: no way to get XSane working, luckily I got the printer working through localhost 631. The computer fails to find easyscan. Lsusb tells me that a Hewlett Packard is connected. Is there perhaps a way to use another driver instead of HP Deskjet 2700 series? A solution, anyone?
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12-08-2020, 11:42 PM
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Registered: Jan 2011
Location: Finland
Distribution: Linux Mint 20.0
Posts: 200
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Forgot to mention: The laptop has Linux Mint Cinnamon 19.3 installed.
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12-09-2020, 03:30 AM
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Senior Member
Registered: Jan 2007
Location: Wild West Wales, UK
Distribution: Linux Mint 22 MATE, Peppermint OS-Devuan, EndeavourOS, antiX
Posts: 4,360
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teboil12,
I have always found that the hplip walkthrough works:
https://developers.hp.com/hp-linux-i.../install/index
You could also try installing simple-scan:
Code:
sudo apt install simple-scan
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12-09-2020, 08:48 AM
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Member
Registered: Jan 2011
Location: Finland
Distribution: Linux Mint 20.0
Posts: 200
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I've already been through those steps numerous times, no use. When trying to scan through Hplip it tells me that Driver Plug-in is required. It also gives me the lie that I have chosen to skip the Plug-in installation or entered the incorrect password. Both are lies.
When running Hp-plugin from the terminal the Plug-in Installation keeps searching "for ever" without any result.
Xsane cannot find any scanner, simple-scan cannot either. I guess I'll have to live with this.
Thanks anyway...
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12-09-2020, 09:02 AM
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LQ Veteran
Registered: Feb 2007
Distribution: Slackware64-current with KDE4Town.
Posts: 9,696
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12-09-2020, 01:12 PM
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Member
Registered: Jan 2011
Location: Finland
Distribution: Linux Mint 20.0
Posts: 200
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I already have HPLIP version 3.20.11 installed. Printer working, scanner nada. I think I'll have to start using VueScan though I hate it!
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12-09-2020, 02:10 PM
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Member
Registered: Jan 2011
Location: Finland
Distribution: Linux Mint 20.0
Posts: 200
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Tried to install Driver Plug-in through the terminal again. Failed, I got the message that I don't have Python gobject/dbus installed. I'm not very good at this, can someone show me step by step how to install it?
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12-10-2020, 04:14 PM
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Senior Member
Registered: Aug 2016
Posts: 3,345
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Quote:
Originally Posted by teboil12
I already have HPLIP version 3.20.11 installed. Printer working, scanner nada. I think I'll have to start using VueScan though I hate it!
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The plugin for the scanner is here
Also, if you are using xsane there is (on fedora at least) a package libsane-hpaio needed. |
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