Øystein Kjærnet Archive Pages Categories Tags

Adding HP Printer

17 July 2015

Sometimes the open driver works well, but it seems the hplip driver is more stable. The hplip driver for HP LaserJet P1005 needs a proprietary plugin, that you need to download first. This can be done via hplip-gui, but last time I tried I got an error stating that the checksum didn’t match for the downloaded plugin. The solution was then to:

* Uninstall the printer
* Purge and reinstall hplip (may have been unnessecary).
* Download the plugin from [openprinting.org](https://www.openprinting.org/download/printdriver/auxfiles/HP/plugins/).
    * Download the file called 'hplip-x.xx.xx-plugin.run',
    where you replace the x-s with the hplip installed version.
* Reinstall the printer with `sudo hp-setup`
* When asked for a plugin, choose the one you downloaded.
* The printer should make some noises, and should now work :)

Sources:


blog comments powered by Disqus
Fork me on GitHub