Hi T G-R, after Your advice to check the hp-programms: hp-align hp-info hp-scan hp-check hp-levels hp-sendfax hp-clean hp-linefeedcal hp-setup hp-colorcal hp-logcapture hp-systray hp-config_usb_printer hp-makecopies hp-testpage hp-devicesettings hp-makeuri hp-timedate hp-diagnose_plugin hp-pkservice hp-toolbox hp-diagnose_queues hp-pqdiag hp-uiscan hp-doctor hp-print hp-uninstall hp-fab hp-printsettings hp-unload hp-faxsetup hp-probe hp-upgrade hp-firmware hp-query hp-wificonfig We are a step further: In the program menu there appeared an icon: "HP Device Manager", but klicking on it doesn't do anything. So at least there is an icon. if I do a gfp@Tuxedo ~$ hp-diagnose_plugin it says: Driver Plug-in Installation is required HP Device requires proprietary plug-in which is missing. Click "next" to continue plug-in installation if I press next it says: sh: line 1: python: command not found error: Failed to install Plug-in. Either you have chosen to skip the Plug-in installation or entered incorrect Password. ------------------------------------------------------ gfp@Tuxedo ~$ sudo hp-logcapture Passwort: error: Failed to take back cups file=/etc/cups/cupsd.conf Traceback (most recent call last): File "/gnu/store/csbrf3740w69nsjl2pqdbgf1rpq3gs48-hplip-3.21.10/share/hplip/base/password.py", line 89, in get_distro_name os_name = platform.dist()[0] AttributeError: module 'platform' has no attribute 'dist' During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/gnu/store/csbrf3740w69nsjl2pqdbgf1rpq3gs48-hplip-3.21.10/bin/../share/hplip/logcapture.py", line 268, in if not is_journal(): File "/gnu/store/csbrf3740w69nsjl2pqdbgf1rpq3gs48-hplip-3.21.10/bin/../share/hplip/logcapture.py", line 52, in is_journal core = CoreInstall(MODE_INSTALLER, INTERACTIVE_MODE) File "/gnu/store/csbrf3740w69nsjl2pqdbgf1rpq3gs48-hplip-3.21.10/share/hplip/installer/core_install.py", line 241, in __init__ self.passwordObj = password.Password(ui_mode) File "/gnu/store/csbrf3740w69nsjl2pqdbgf1rpq3gs48-hplip-3.21.10/share/hplip/base/password.py", line 122, in __init__ self.__readAuthType() # self.__authType File "/gnu/store/csbrf3740w69nsjl2pqdbgf1rpq3gs48-hplip-3.21.10/share/hplip/base/password.py", line 145, in __readAuthType distro_name = get_distro_name().lower().replace(" ","") File "/gnu/store/csbrf3740w69nsjl2pqdbgf1rpq3gs48-hplip-3.21.10/share/hplip/base/password.py", line 91, in get_distro_name import distro ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'distro' ----------------------------------------------------------------- gfp@Tuxedo ~$ hp-probe HP Linux Imaging and Printing System (ver. 3.21.10) Printer Discovery Utility ver. 4.1 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. Using connection type: usb -------------------- | DEVICE DISCOVERY | -------------------- warning: No devices found on the 'usb' bus. If this isn't the result you are expecting, warning: check to make sure your devices are properly connected and powered on. Done. -------------------------------------------------------------------- gfp@Tuxedo ~$ hp-scan HP Linux Imaging and Printing System (ver. 3.21.10) Scan Utility ver. 2.2 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. error: No device selected/specified or that supports this functionality. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Even though the printer is installed and I can print, it says again and again that there is no printer and the bus / usb is not connected. If somebody wants to deal with it and takes time for it, than I appreciate this. Gottfried Am 13.08.22 um 15:38 schrieb Tobias Geerinckx-Rice: > Hi Gottfried! > > Gottfried 写道： >> "hplip" doesn't appear anywhere, so I can't open it and to choose a >> scanner. > > I probably can't fix your problem, but note that packages don't > necessarily install a command named after them, or an ‘icon’ (as you > mentioned in a previous mail).  Only a tiny fraction of all packages do > both. > > There is no ‘hplip’ command or programme; don't wast time looking for one. > > The hplip package does provide several small tools, none of them named > hplip, of which two look relevant: > > - hp-scan, which throws an error message here because I don't have  a > supported device; > - hp-uiscan, which also throws an error, but it's ~graphical~ (so  it > might be a better tool for you—if it works!) > > There are many other hp-* commands that you can see by typing ‘hp-’ > at a shell prompt. > > However. > > Expect a number of these tools not to work properly.  For example, they > might look for files in the wrong place or try to write to the store, > simply because they've never been tested.  It is quite possible that you > are the first to ever try using them with the intended hardware.  You'll > have to see, and report any errors you get, and *perhaps* we can help > fix them. > > The joys of using a tiny distribution: sometimes you really are the > first person to try something :-) > >> Probably no Guixer has a HP printer/scanner all in one, >> so nobody was able to help me. > > Very possible.  I don't. > >> Or any other problem that hplip doesn't appear in my MATE Desktop. > > See above; I think you're expecting something to happen that won't. > We'd need to add .desktop files for that to happen, but that would > require actually testing the tools to make sure they are useful (IMO). > > Maybe we should have ‘I own XXX hardware’ teams… > > Kind regards, > > T G-R -- () ascii ribbon campaign - against html e-mail /\ www.asciiribbon.org - against proprietary attachments Why is HTML email a security nightmare? 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