Having Trouble installing HP Photosmart C6180
Hello all,
I'm having trouble installing the HP Photosmart C6180 on Fedora 7. I had no trouble installing it on Fedora 6...but Fedora 7 is giving me trouble... I downloaded the PDD file and moved it over to /usr/share/cups/model/ and ran the command hp-setup 192.168.1.200 which is the ip (statically assigned) of the printer. Below is what I did...toward the bottom is the error I'm getting... Code:
[root@localhost sbin]# hp-setup 192.168.1.200 -custangro Note: As soon as I get this working I have NO use for Windows anymore :D |
Problem Sloved
I solved the problem using CUPS instead of the hp-setup. For those who are having similar problems...
First you must find the uri for your device...hp has a utility to do this: Code:
[christian@localhost ~]$ sudo hp-makeuri 192.168.1.200 Code:
[christian@localhost ~]$ sudo hp-makeuri 192.168.1.200 Code:
[christian@localhost ~]$ sudo system-config-printer Now it will ask you for the PPD file...I chose HP (since I have an HP) and click next. Now, at the top left side, It will ask for the Model number, then at the bottom it will give you a list of drivers...I chose the one that was marked recommended and clicked next. Now you click apply...and you're done! Hopefully this could be helpful to someone else :D -custangro Note: If you see that I made a mistake or found a better way of doing it; feel free to correct...that's why we are all here right? :) |
Hum? well I'm wondering if this is a distro specific type problem.
Because both my printers are HP (laserjet 4050dtn and photosmart 8450), both are connected via ethernet, both had to have the IP address set on the device first, both were then just installed with the printer management utility in KDE with sets up the CUPS with the driver that I select from the list. So I'm trying to fathom what it was that you were doing differently? regards John p.s. and yes, I've also set them both up directly with CUPS as well (through a browser). Neither of then caused any problem. |
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Yeah my problem was that I was trying to use the HP installer and for some reason it gave me errors. But when I used CUPS it worked like a charm... Don't know why...but I'm glad it works now...Maybe I should use CUPS all the time now...oh well live and learn... -custangro |
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