Steve wrote: > On Tue, 27 Apr 2010 09:11:14 +0100, Keith Powell > <ke...@keithg4jvx.force9.co.uk> wrote: > >> Steve wrote: >>> On Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:57:16 +0100, Keith Powell >>> <ke...@keithg4jvx.force9.co.uk> wrote: >>> >>>> Has anyone got an HP B109a Photosmart printer/scanner which they have >>>> managed to get fully working in Ubuntu? If so, please would you give me >>>> some help? >>>> >>>> Very briefly, I bought it some weeks ago, but have had very mixed >>>> fortunes with it in Linux. I have tried to get it working in several >>>> distros. >>>> >>>> Ubuntu 9.10: I can manually set it up and get it to print, but not to >>>> scan and, when I click on the HP Toolbox, it tells me that there is no >>>> printer found. Trying to set it up from the HP Toolbox, is a failure. >>>> >>>> >>> On a different model, installing hplip-gui got the scanning to work. It >>> drags in xsane. >>> http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/index.html is also worth having a >>> look round. >> Hello Steve. >> >> Thanks for your reply. >> >> I have installed hplip-gui, but scanning still doesn't work, neither >> does the toolbox. >> >> I will try the HPLIP script again and do battle with the 7 or 8 >> unresolved dependancies which it needs! >> >> Keith >> >> > HP seem to think it works > http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/models/photosmart/photosmart_b109a_series.html >
Sorry for the delay in sending this, but as the printer/scanner/toolbox didn't work with 10.4rc, I decided to wait for the final to come out. It's just the same. By setting the printer up manually (admin -> printer), I can get it to work - but not scanning or toolbox (it says that it can't find any scanners). So, I deleted hplip and downloaded the hplip script from HP. That didn't work either - only printing again. The installation ends with it Saying that there is nothing connected to usb. I've tried unplugging the usb cable and replugging it. I don't know what to try next. If you or anyone else can offer any suggestions, I would be very grateful. Thanks Keith -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/