Re: HP Printer setup with Cups & hplip

[Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me@tobias.gr>]

Hi,

On 23 October 2024 11:13:36 UTC, "Divya Ranjan via Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution." <guix-devel@gnu.org> wrote:
> Currently there’s several issues, when I do `lsusb' I get P1102, not P1108. I don’t know how that is happening. 

Devices and/or databases sometimes lie^Wcontain errors.  Have you seen ‘P1108’ on other GNU/Linux distributions?  Could be harmless.

As for printing: it's… unclear whether your printer supports Guix?  I think it should: here's a report¹ of people using your printer on Debian using only CUPS+HPLIP.

Still, HP claims² ‘Yes’ to requiring additional proprietary software (their ‘plugin’) to even print at all. 

At least, as I read the footnote, if printing were possible, it would be ‘Optional’.  That plugin is not part of HPLIP and not available in Guix, nor are we going to support it.

Does your /var/log/cups/error_log mention anything interesting?  In particular, does it mention a plugin?  You can attach a compressed copy if you like.

What is the status of your printer in the CUPS Web interface?

Have you tried removing + adding the printer using said Web interface, avoiding the HP GUIs entirely?  I've never needed to use them myself.  These Python scripts are lightly tested & maintained on Guix—if at all.


Kind regards,

T G-R

[1]: https://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?t=158614
[2]: https://developers.hp.com/hp-linux-imaging-and-printing/supported_devices/index

Sent on the go.  Excuse or enjoy my brevity.