On Tue, 19 Feb 2002 14:53:27 -0600 "Alan Mead" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> blurted:
> I cannot claim much expertise in the area of printing, symlinking > libraries, etc. I have an HP OfficeJet g55 printer that I have used > with Windows and now would like to use with my Red Hat 7.2 system. > Even though this is an OfficeJet, the hpoj.sourceforge.net site seems > to say that the DJ9xx driver is optimal for this printer and contains > a link back to the hpinkjet site(but see below how I've tried and > failed to get the hpoj drivers installed). I'm attempting to > install/configure it using printtool as a USB printer. printtool finds > it on /dev/usb/lp0 so I have been using that location. I've tried > installing it as a 'local printer' using each of the three possible > drivers (hpijs,cdj550, pct3). I have installed these updates from Red > Hat: > > foomatic-1.1-0.20011218.3.i386.rpm > ghostscript-6.51-16.i386.rpm > hpijs-0.97-1.i386.rpm > hpijs-0.97-1.rh7.i386.rpm > Omni-0.5.0-4.i386.rpm > Omni-foomatic-0.5.0-4.i386.rpm > printconf-0.3.61-3.i386.rpm > printconf-gui-0.3.61-3.i386.rpm > ucd-snmp-4.2.3-1.7.2.3.i386.rpm > > I have not installed ghostscript-hpijs-5.50-5.rh7.i386.rpm because it > has a lot of files that conflict with ghostscript 6.51. > > So the problem is that it doesn't work. I install the printer, click > 'Apply', then print a test page (I've tried text and ASCII). > Apparently nothing at all happens. All I get in my logs is: > > Feb 19 14:04:33 alan hpijs: unable to set width=2550, default to page > width=2400 > Feb 19 14:04:33 alan hpijs: unable to set outwidth=2550, default to > page width=2400 > > and also: > > [root@alan log]# lpq -a > Printer: g55@localhost > Queue: no printable jobs in queue > Status: job 'cfA403localhost.localdomain' removed at 14:04:35.469 > > Again, I don't know much about trouble-shooting printer problems. In > my few past brushes with printers, they worked without any hassle. > Any advice would be appreciated. > > I did receive the advice that the g55 requires the OfficeJet drivers > but I cannot get that rpm to install. I get a message about a missing > library:: > > [root@alan amead]# rpm -Uvh hpoj-0.8-1rh7.i386.rpm > error: failed dependencies: > libsnmp-0.4.2.so is needed by hpoj-0.8-1 > > But I have ucd-snmp-4.2.3 installed which seems to provide > libsnmp.so.0.4.2. I figured maybe I should recompile from source but > then I get: > > [root@alan amead]# ls -l /usr/src/redhat/SPECS/hpoj.spec > -rw------- 1 root root 2760 Aug 10 2001 > /usr/src/redhat/SPECS/hpoj.spec > [root@alan amead]# rpm --rebuild /usr/src/redhat/SPECS/hpoj.spec > /usr/src/redhat/SPECS/hpoj.spec: No such file or directory > > Sorry for the length. Any help would be appreciated! I am posting > here because, in theory, RH7.2 is "HP Office Jet ready" and this > should be a snap. I'm hoping someone can show me where I went wrong. > I'll also post briefly to the hpoj/hpijs lists. > > -Alan Mead You can install the driver rpm with the --replacefiles option. That should overwrite any existing files that conflict. I use this regularly, and, to date, I haven't had a single problem caused by doing it. YMMV as always because my not having a problem isn't the same as saying nobody will have one. -- I like to get behind early. That way I have more time to catch up. _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
