Paul,
Are you still having a problem with this?
A
On 7/23/07, Paul van der Vlis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Johannes Meixner schreef:
> > Hello,
> >
> > On Jul 20 15:37 Paul van der Vlis wrote (shortened):
> >> jet2:/home/paul# lpinfo -l -v
> > ...
> >> Device: uri = hp:/par/hp_LaserJet_2300_series?device=/dev/parport0
> >> class = direct
> >> info = HP LaserJet 2300 series LPT parport0 HPLIP
> >> make-and-model = HP LaserJet 2300 series
> >
> > When according to
> > http://hplip.sourceforge.net/supported_devices/laser.html
> > the parallel port is not supported for the LaserJet 2300,
> > then it is a bug in HPLIP that the hp backend announces
> > the device via parallel port nevertheless.
>
> As I told, my customer has an laserjet 2300 and I have a laserjet 2200
> myself. They are a lot the same, my laserjet 2200 is not supported by
> hplip too. On my laserjet 2200 printing is no problem with HPlip and a
> paralel cable. For this reason I think the problem with HPlip on my
> customers machine is not only related to USB.
>
> Details:
> I added the printer with my laserjet 2200 and a paralel cable, using the
> Cups defaults, URI and printerdriver:
> hp:/par/HP_LaserJet_2200?device=/dev/parport0
> HP LaserJet 2200 Foomatic/hpijs - HPLIP 1.6.10
> First I saw an error in Cups "printmode mismatch with pen, tray, etc."
> but then it printed OK.
>
> I've also tried the laserjet 2300 driver on my laserjet 2200. Same
> result as with the laserjet 2200 driver.
>
>
> >> Device: uri = usb://HP/LaserJet%202300%20series
> >> class = direct
> >> info = hp LaserJet 2300 series USB #1
> >> make-and-model = hp LaserJet 2300 series
> >
> > Did you try out this DeviceURI?
>
> Yes I did. This works fine. So I think hplip is the problem, and not USB.
>
> > Perhaps only the "hp" backend fails via USB but the generic
> > CUPS "usb" backend works?
>
> Correct.
>
> >> Device: uri = hp:/usb/hp_LaserJet_2300_series?serial=CNCGK07727
> >> class = direct
> >> info = HP LaserJet 2300 series USB CNCGK07727 HPLIP
> >> make-and-model = HP LaserJet 2300 series
> >
> > This DeviceURI does not work for you.
>
> Correct.
>
> >> Device: uri = parallel:/dev/lp0
> >> class = direct
> >> info = LPT #1
> >> make-and-model = Unknown
> >
> > Regardless that the generic CUPS parallel backend fails to
> > autodetect the device, this DeviceURI works for you.
>
> When I choose the device, I see for the paralel port:
> LPT #1
>
> For USB I see:
> HP laserjet 2300 series USB #1 (HP laserjet 2300 series)
>
> So USB has more autodetection.
>
> > By the way:
> > Perhaps it is a general problem in CUPS 1.2 that its
> > parallel backend fails to autodetect the device, see
> > https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=264771#c12
> > starting at comment #12 up to comment #18.
> >
> >
> >> I did use what CUPS presented me. That's:
> >> hp:/par/hp_LaserJet_2300_series?device=/dev/parport0
> >> But this does not work on that computer. I expect it will work on
> >> another computer.
> >
> > When according to
> > http://hplip.sourceforge.net/supported_devices/laser.html
> > the parallel port is not supported by HPLIP for the LaserJet 2300,
> > then the "hp" backend may not work on any computer via the
> > parallel port and then it is a bug in HPLIP that the hp backend
> > announces the device via parallel port nevertheless.
>
> I tested this with a laserjet 2200, and on anather computer it does work
> on the paralel port.
>
> >> This does work:
> >> parallel:/dev/lp0
> >
> > What I try to point out is that this should even work when you
> > select a PPD file which uses the hpijs driver, e.g. something
> > like "HP LaserJet 2300 Foomatic/hpijs".
>
> Correct, this works without error. So it's not the hpijs driver.
>
> > Of course, as you wrote, the traditional Ghostscript driver "ljet4"
> > for PCL5e printers also works ("HP LaserJet 2300 Foomatic/ljet4").
>
> With regards,
> Paul van der Vlis.
>
>
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