I realise now that I reported the problem wrongly for 3.0. HPLIP is under GPL
but the problem is that system-config-printer (through HPLIP which seems to
take charge of configuring the printer at some point) warns you that it is
necessary to install a proprietary plugin for the printer to work -I thought
when I reported the issue for 3.0 that it was HPLIP the plugin in question-.
This is what HP states for this printer
(http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/models/laserjet/hp_laserjet_1005_series.html)
Driver Plugin Information:
This printer REQUIRES a downloadable driver plug-in. Use hp-setup to install
the printer, and to download and install the plug-in. In general, required
driver plugins are required for printing support. Driver plug-ins are
released under a proprietary (non-open) license and are not part of the HPLIP
tarball release.
As for foo2zjs, I have only been able to configure this printer following the
instructions of the developer(?) (http://foo2zjs.rkkda.com/) -who states that
packages in Ubuntu and other distributions do not work properly-. However, I
think that following his instructions you also have to download HP
proprietary plugin/firmware in the suggested step
Get extra files from the web, such as .ICM profiles for color correction, and
firmware. Select the model number for your printer:.....
....
$ ./getweb 1005
since after doing it you get this message at the terminal:
(c) Copyright Hewlett-Packard 2002
which I understad means you have downloaded the same proprietary plugin
offered by HPLIP in the first instance. So, should Trisquel -through GPLed
HPLIP- offer the installation for this plugin/firmware?
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