Feisty not detecting printer

I found these two lines repeated numerous times in my /var/log/user.log

May 5 15:53:32 localhost hp: unable to connect hpiod socket 2208: Connection refused: api/hplip_api.c 721
May 5 15:53:32 localhost hp: unable to send ProbeDevices: Broken pipe

Hope that helps.

LayTek

Here is the output of printingbuginfo:

== System information ==
Release : Ubuntu 7.04 (feisty)
Architecture : i686
Kernel : 2.6.20-15-386
Locale : LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8, LC_PAPER=en_US.UTF-8
/etc/papersize: a4

== Configured printers ==
DeskJet-610CL: HP DeskJet 610CL Foomatic/hpijs (recommended)
device for DeskJet-610CL: parallel:/dev/lp0

== Versions of important printing packages ==
ii cupsys 1.2.8-0ubuntu8 Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - server
ii cupsys-driver-gutenprint 5.0.0.99.1-0ubuntu2 printer drivers for CUPS
ii foo2zjs 20061224-0ubuntu3 Support for printing to ZjStream-based print
ii foomatic-db 20070327-0ubuntu1 OpenPrinting printer support - database
ii foomatic-db-engine 3.0.2-20070303-0ubuntu1 OpenPrinting printer support - programs
ii foomatic-db-gutenprint 5.0.0.99.1-0ubuntu2 OpenPrinting printer support - database for
ii foomatic-db-hpijs 20070327-0ubuntu1 OpenPrinting printer support - database for
ii foomatic-filters 3.0.2-20070323-0ubuntu1 OpenPrinting printer support - filters
ii gs-common 0.3.11ubuntu1 Common files for different Ghostscript relea
ii gs-esp 8.15.4.dfsg.1-0ubuntu1 The Ghostscript PostScript interpreter - ESP
ii gs-esp-x 8.15.4.dfsg.1-0ubuntu1 The Ghostscript PostScript interpreter - ESP
ii hpijs 2.7.2+1.7.3-0ubuntu1 HP Linux Printing and Imaging - gs IJS drive
ii hplip 1.7.3-0ubuntu1 HP Linux Printing and Imaging System (HPLIP)
ii ijsgutenprint 5.0.0.99.1-0ubuntu2 inkjet server - Ghostscript driver for Guten
ii libgnomeprint2.2-0 2.18.0-0ubuntu1 The GNOME 2.2 print architecture - runtime f
ii min12xxw 0.0.9-1build1 Printer driver for KonicaMinolta PagePro 1[2
ii openprinting-ppds 20070327-0ubuntu1 OpenPrinting printer support - PostScript PP

Created with printingbuginfo script v1.4 (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PrintingBugInfoScript)
Sat, 05 May 2007 16:11:52 -0400

alan@ubuntu:/dev$ lsmod | grep lp
lp 11332 2
parport 35272 3 ppdev,lp,parport_pc

alan@ubuntu:/dev$ cat /var/log/messages | grep par
May 5 05:56:27 localhost kernel: [ 12.579772] Booting paravirtualized kernel on bare hardware
May 5 05:56:27 localhost kernel: [ 12.627838] PCI: Transparent bridge - 0000:00:1e.0
May 5 05:56:27 localhost kernel: [ 30.614808] parport: PnPBIOS parport detected.
May 5 05:56:27 localhost kernel: [ 30.614902] parport0: PC-style at 0x378 (0x778), irq 7, dma 3 [PCSPP,TRISTATE,COMPAT,EPP,ECP,DMA]
May 5 05:56:27 localhost kernel: [ 30.893813] eth1: Setting full-duplex based on MII#1 link partner capability of 45e1.
May 5 05:56:27 localhost kernel: [ 31.929887] lp0: using parport0 (interrupt-driven).
May 5 05:56:36 localhost kernel: [ 44.442424] ppdev: user-space parallel port driver
May 5 07:09:22 localhost kernel: [ 4408.138075] eth2: Setting full-duplex based on MII#1 link partner capability of 45e1.
May 5 11:01:03 localhost...

The add printer wizard of the GNOME CUPS manager is also able to set up printers which wer not auto-detected. Select "Use another printer by specifying a port:" on the first page of the wizard near the bottom. There choose "LPT #1" in the drop-down list. On the second page choose your printer model manually if it does not get selected automatically. Then your printer should work. Please tell here whether it really works.

For setting it up with HPLIP (allows ink level check and nozzle cleaning) try

sudo apt-get install python-qt3
sudo hp-setup

and then follow the steps in the wizard. Does this work?

Note that if the printer was turned on only after booting that then the printer model cannot be auto-detected by most printer setup tools, as the real printer auto-detection happens when the kernel modules are loaded. Only printerdrake reloads the kernel modules when starting its add printer wizard. printerdrake is planned to be the printer setup tool of Gutsy. See

https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/printerdrake

for more info.

Till,

Thanks for your time. Sure enough printer is detected when it is on at the time the computer is booted. I will look into upgrading to HPLIP.

LayTek

Till,

Sorry for the long time responding.

I installed python-qt3 this evening and followed the hp-setup. Yes, it worked, with one problem.

I am using a DeskJet 610CL with standard US letter (8 1/2 x 11 in) paper. hp-toolbox "HP Device Manager" is showing "letter" for paper size on the "Print Settings" tab. The HP Printer Test Page is showing (in the box on the left labeled Imageable Area) that the page size is 8.0x10.21in. The box that surrounds the test page is offset towards the top. This is consistent with other things that I have printed - certain printouts have the top line cutoff.

How do I convince the system that I am using letter size paper?

LayTek

> How do I convince the system that I am using letter size paper?
$ sudo dpkg-reconfigure libpaper1

Pascal,

OK, I ran the dpkg-reconfigure. I am sorry to report that nothing seems to have changed. The entire printed image is shifted towards the top, often times cutting off part of the first printed line. Page size is still being reported as 8.0x10.21in.

Again, thanks for your time.

LayTek

[Expired for gnome-cups-manager (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]