Oct 02
Printing to a networked HP Color Laserjet from Linux
At work we have a HP Color Laserjet 2840, here are some rather brief notes on how I got it setup with Ubuntu:
- Install hplip from the Ubuntu repos
- Install PyQT so the HP admin tool works
- Install SNMP package for network support (is this required?)
- Run the Gnome Cups Manager Tool (System > Administration > Printing)
- Select Add Printer, choose HP JetDirect in the Network Printer select list, in the text box marked ‘Host’ input the IP or hostname of your printer.
- Print a test page and everything should be fine
A helpful tutorial is available at http://hplip.sourceforge.net/ in the Installation Instructions section which guides through installation using the CUPS admin interface instead of the Gnome Cups Manager.
October 24th, 2006 at 10:08 pm
I just installed Ubuntu 6.06.
I started at step 4, slected HP 2800 series driver and the printer is working.
Thank you for this post it made it easy to stroke one more task off my do list.
October 25th, 2006 at 11:08 am
No problem, glad it was useful. (Y)