On Wed, Jul 29, 2026 at 7:15 AM ValdikSS via legal <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi list, > > foo2zjs open-source printer driver provides support for many old (2004-2012 > era) printers, including selected HP LaserJet models. > These printers require the firmware which needs to be uploaded to the printer > on every power on. > > Firmware files are not bundled in foo2zjs. The upstream includes the script > called `getweb` which downloads the firmware files from third-party websites > and unpacks them. > `getweb` is not packaged in Fedora's foo2zjs, which makes HP LaserJets unable > to print. > > Other source of the firmware files are proprietary hp-plugin packages which > are downloaded by `hplip` package. > I've changed the script (`getweb-hpplugin`) to download hp-plugin bundles and > use files from there. > > hp-plugin downloads is packaged in Fedora's hplip package. > > The questions are: > - Can Fedora include `getweb`, which downloads the firmware files from > elsewhere? > - If not, can Fedora include `getweb-hpplugin`, which downloads HP plugin > files from official openprinting website and extracts firmware from these, as > does HP's hplip?
What is the distinction between `getweb` and `getweb-plugin` - is it that `getweb-plugin` downloads a subset of the firmware files that are downloaded by `getweb` (which I guess you are assuming are okay because `hplip` is already packaged in Fedora)? Richard -- _______________________________________________ legal mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected] Do not reply to spam, report it: https://forge.fedoraproject.org/infra/tickets/issues/new
