Cant get HP 6980 printer to work on Acer One running Linux

James,

What command di you run to get this output?

Thanks.

Aaron

I downloaded the file, ran it to install and it said says there is some problems, it then comes up with this saying it has conflicts and cannot install. Do you need me to try and install it and give you an exact breakdown of what happens?

Please confirm and I will go through this tomorrow and get you a breakdown if needed?

I dont really understand why it does not work, its frustrating that the printer wont work.

Thanks

James

James,

Sorry I'm still not clear at what step you experienced this problem. You have to follow the commands listed at Step 3 each one by one for the install to work correctly.

You have to execute each line as a separate command:

1. Press Alt-F2
2. Type "terminal" click ok
3. Enter the following commands:
4. cd ~/Desktop/
5. su -c "rpm -ev --nodeps libsane-hpaio"
6. su -c "rpm -ev hplip-gui"
7. su -c "rpm -ev hplip"
8. su -c "rpm -ev hpijs"
9. su -c "yum install PyQt"
10. su -c "yum install xsane"
11. su -c "rpm -Uvh hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-linux-2.6-intel.rpm"

Aaron

If I write in these su commands after I have put in the root password (which it asks for after) is says error: package libsane-hpaio is not installed

When in installing the file the follow happens:

1) I find the file hplipfull-3.9.2.Linpus-linux-2.6-intel.rpm in my downloads, I double click on this icon
2) An Installing packages box comes up, I click apply
3) It says recieving software information
4) Its say resolving descrepencies
5) A box then comes up and says Unable to verify hplipfull - 3.9.2.linpus-0.i386, it also says Malicious software can damage your computer or cause other harm. Are you sure you wish to install this package?
There is a details box that says Package hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-linux-2.6-intel.rpm is not signed
6) There is a cancel box and a install anyway box, I then click the install anyway icon
7) Installing packages pops up
8) Updating Software pop up
9) Error updating software comes up again and it says There were errors encountered in trying to update the software you selected, there is again a details box that says:
file /usr/lib/sane/libsane-hpaio.so.1.0.0 conflicts between attempted installs of libsane-hpaio-2.7.7-6.fc8 and hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-0
file /etc/hp/hplip.conf conflicts between attempted installs of hplip-2.7..7-6.fc8 and hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-0
file /usr/lib/cups/backend/hp conflicts between attempted installs of hplip-2.7.7-6.fc8 and hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-0
file /usr/lib/cups/backend/hpfax conflicts between attempted installs of hplip-2.7.7-6.fc8 and hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-0
file /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/cupsext.so conflicts between attempted installs of hplip-2.7.7-6.fc8 and hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-0
file /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/hpmudext.so conflicts between attempted installs of hplip-2.7.7-6.fc8 and hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-0
file /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/pcardext.so conflicts between attempted installs of hplip-2.7.7-6.fc8 and hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-0
file /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/scanext.so conflicts between attempted installs of hplip-2.7.7-6.fc8 and hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-0
file /usr/share/hplip/align.py conflicts between attempted installs of hplip-2.7.7-6.fc8 and hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-0
file /usr/share/hplip/base/__init__.py conflicts between attempted installs of hplip-2.7.7-6.fc8 and hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-0
file /usr/share/hplip/base/codes.py conflicts between attempted installs of hplip-2.7.7-6.fc8 and hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-0
file /usr/share/hplip/base/device.py conflicts between attempted installs of hplip-2.7.7-6.fc8 and hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-0
file /usr/share/hplip/base/g.py conflicts between attempted installs of hplip-2.7.7-6.fc8 and hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-0
file /usr/share/hplip/base/imagesize.py conflicts between attempted installs of hplip-2.7.7-6.fc8 and hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-0
file /usr/share/hplip/base/logger.py conflicts between attempted installs of hplip-2.7.7-6.fc8 and hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-0
file /usr/share/hplip/base/magic.py conflicts between attempted installs of hplip-2.7.7-6.fc8 and hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-0
file /usr/share/hplip/base/maint.py conflicts between attempted installs of hplip-2.7.7-6.fc8 and hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-0
file /usr/share/hplip/base/mfpdtf.py conflicts between attempted installs of hplip-2.7.7-6.fc8 and hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-0
file /usr/share/hplip/base/models.py conflicts between attempted installs of hplip-2.7.7-6.fc8 and hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-0
file /usr/share/hplip/base/pexpect.py conflicts between attempted installs of hplip-2.7.7-6.fc8 and hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-0
file /usr/share/hplip/base/pml.py conflicts between attempted installs of hplip-2.7.7-6.fc8 and hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-0
file /usr/share/hplip/base/status.py conflicts between attempted installs of hplip-2.7.7-6.fc8 and hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-0
file /usr/share/hplip/base/strings.py conflicts between attempted installs of hplip-2.7.7-6.fc8 and hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-0
file /usr/share/hplip/base/tui.py conflicts between attempted installs of hplip-2.7.7-6.fc8 and hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-0
file /usr/share/hplip/base/utils.py conflicts between attempted installs of hplip-2.7.7-6.fc8 and hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-0
file /usr/share/hplip/clean.py conflicts between attempted installs of hplip-2.7.7-6.fc8 and hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-0
file /usr/share/hplip/colorcal.py conflicts between attempted installs of hplip-2.7.7-6.fc8 and hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-0
file /usr/share/hplip/copier/copier.py conflicts between attempted installs of hplip-2.7.7-6.fc8 and hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-0
file /usr/share/hplip/data/localization/hplip_de.qm conflicts between attempted installs of hplip-2.7.7-6.fc8 and hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-0
file /usr/share/hplip/data/localization/hplip_es.qm conflicts between attempted installs of hplip-2.7.7-6.fc8 and hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-0
file /usr/share/hplip/data/localization/hplip_fr.qm conflicts between attempted installs of hplip-2.7.7-6.fc8 and hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-0
file /usr/share/hplip/data/localization/hplip_it.qm conflicts between attempted installs of hplip-2.7.7-6.fc8 and hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-0
file /usr/share/hplip/data/localization/hplip_pt.qm conflicts between attempted installs of hplip-2.7.7-6.fc8 and hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-0
file /usr/share/hplip/data/localization/hplip_ru.qm conflicts between attempted installs of hplip-2.7.7-6.fc8 and hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-0
file /usr/share/hplip/data/localization/hplip_zh.qm conflicts between attempted installs of hplip-2.7.7-6.fc8 and hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-0
file /usr/share/hplip/data/models/models.dat conflicts between attempted installs of hplip-2.7.7-6.fc8 and hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-0
file /usr/share/hplip/fab.py conflicts between attempted installs of hplip-2.7.7-6.fc8 and hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-0
file /usr/share/hplip/fax/coverpages.py conflicts between attempted installs of hplip-2.7.7-6.fc8 and hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-0
file /usr/share/hplip/fax/fax.py conflicts between attempted installs of hplip-2.7.7-6.fc8 and hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-0
file /usr/share/hplip/firmware.py conflicts between attempted installs of hplip-2.7.7-6.fc8 and hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-0
file /usr/share/hplip/hpssd.py conflicts between attempted installs of hplip-2.7.7-6.fc8 and hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-0
file /usr/share/hplip/info.py conflicts between attempted installs of hplip-2.7.7-6.fc8 and hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-0
file /usr/share/hplip/levels.py conflicts between attempted installs of hplip-2.7.7-6.fc8 and hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-0
file /usr/share/hplip/makecopies.py conflicts between attempted installs of hplip-2.7.7-6.fc8 and hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-0
file /usr/share/hplip/makeuri.py conflicts between attempted installs of hplip-2.7.7-6.fc8 and hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-0
file /usr/share/hplip/prnt/cups.py conflicts between attempted installs of hplip-2.7.7-6.fc8 and hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-0
file /usr/share/hplip/prnt/pcl.py conflicts between attempted installs of hplip-2.7.7-6.fc8 and hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-0
file /usr/share/hplip/probe.py conflicts between attempted installs of hplip-2.7.7-6.fc8 and hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-0
file /usr/share/hplip/scan.py conflicts between attempted installs of hplip-2.7.7-6.fc8 and hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-0
file /usr/share/hplip/scan/sane.py conflicts between attempted installs of hplip-2.7.7-6.fc8 and hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-0
file /usr/share/hplip/sendfax.py conflicts between attempted installs of hplip-2.7.7-6.fc8 and hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-0
file /usr/share/hplip/setup.py conflicts between attempted installs of hplip-2.7.7-6.fc8 and hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-0
file /usr/share/hplip/testpage.py conflicts between attempted installs of hplip-2.7.7-6.fc8 and hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-0
file /usr/share/hplip/timedate.py conflicts between attempted installs of hplip-2.7.7-6.fc8 and hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-0
file /usr/share/hplip/unload.py conflicts between attempted installs of hplip-2.7.7-6.fc8 and hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-0
10) I then press ok as this is the only box option
11) The box then closes and the printer does not work.

Any ideas how to get this to work?

Many thanks for your help. I am not sure if there is any other way to install it or a way to resolve the discrepencies?

James

The error "libsane-hpaio is not installed" is okay because the rpm -ev removes the package anyway.

Please don't double click the HPLIP package, you install the package using the command:

su -c "rpm -Uvh hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-linux-2.6-intel.rpm"

Although you'll have to run the other comands:

6. su -c "rpm -ev hplip-gui"
7. su -c "rpm -ev hplip"
8. su -c "rpm -ev hpijs"
9. su -c "yum install PyQt"
10. su -c "yum install xsane"
11. su -c "rpm -Uvh hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-linux-2.6-intel.rpm"

before running number 11. The commands 6-8 remove the current version of HPLIP which will then resolve the conflicts errors you are seeing.

Aaron

I have saved the file on Desktop to make things easier, I tried what you instructed but nothing happened after I input the commands? See below the thread of what I wrote in the terminal menu?

[user@localhost ~]$ su -c "rpm -Uvh hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-linux-2.6-intel.rpm"
Password:
error: open of hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-linux-2.6-intel.rpm failed: No such file or directory
[user@localhost ~]$ cd ~/Desktop/
[user@localhost Desktop]$ su -c "rpm -Uvh hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-2.6-intel.rpm
> su -c "rpm -ev hplip-gui"
> su -c "rpm -ev hplip"
> su -c "rpm -ev hpijs"
> su -c "yum install PyQt"
> su -c "yum install xsane"
> su -c "rpm -Uvh hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-linux-2.6-intel.rpm"
>
>

Please can you confirm what I did wrong or is it possible for you to talk me through step by step from when I install the file to the desktop?? As it seems I am having a nightmare!

Thanks for all your time and help

James

Do you have google IM?

A

I do but I am not at my computer. I can be on tomorrow night to try and sort this problem out unless you have any other ideas step by step of what I should do! Its driving me mad!!

What happened when you ran this command?

[user@localhost Desktop]$ su -c "rpm -Uvh hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-2.6-intel.rpm"

This should have installed HPLIP.

What happens if you run:

su -c "hp-setup"

Aaron

I will try tomorrow night and get back to you, please confirm whether you have any idea why this is not working?

The problem is that the already installed HPLIP is conflicting with the updated version you want to install. If you still get an error try running

su -c "rpm -Uvh --force hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-2.6-intel.rpm"

and you should be good to go.

Aaron

[user@localhost ~]$ cd ~/Desktop/
[user@localhost Desktop]$ su -c "rpm -Uvh hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-linux-2.6-intel.rpm"
Password:
error: Failed dependencies:
        PyQt is needed by hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-0.i386
        cupsddk-devel is needed by hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-0.i386
        cupsddk-drivers is needed by hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-0.i386
        libnetsnmp.so.15 is needed by hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-0.i386
        libsane.so.1 is needed by hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-0.i386
[user@localhost Desktop]$ su -c "rpm -ev hplip-gui"
Password:
error: package hplip-gui is not installed
[user@localhost Desktop]$ su -c "rpm -Uvh hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-2.6-intel.rpm"
Password:
error: open of hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-2.6-intel.rpm failed: No such file or directory
[user@localhost Desktop]$ su -c "hp-setup"
Password:
bash: hp-setup: command not found
[user@localhost Desktop]$ su -c "rpm -Uvh --force hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-2.6-intel.rpm"
Password:
error: open of hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-2.6-intel.rpm failed: No such file or directory
[user@localhost Desktop]$

I HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING REQUESTED AS YOU CAN SEE BY THE THREAD ABOVE (SORRY FOR THE CAPS). THE FILE IS SAVED IN DESKTOP BUT IT CANT SEEM TO FIND IT WHEN I PUT IN THESE INSTRUCTIONS. AM I DOING SOMETHING WRONG OR DO I NEED TO SAVE THE FILE SOMEWHERE ELSE?

I have tried the below using the file name hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-linux-2.6-intel.rpm as I think the reason it was not finding the file is it did not have the -linux in the file name. The name of the file is hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-linux-2.6-intel.rpm

However this still does not work and I got the result as you can see below?

Let em know if you can help, many thanks for all your time and help

James

[user@localhost ~]$ cd ~/Desktop
[user@localhost Desktop]$ su -c "rpm -Uvh --force hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-linux-2.6-intel.rpm"
Password:
error: Failed dependencies:
        PyQt is needed by hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-0.i386
        cupsddk-devel is needed by hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-0.i386
        cupsddk-drivers is needed by hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-0.i386
        libnetsnmp.so.15 is needed by hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-0.i386
        libsane.so.1 is needed by hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-0.i386
[user@localhost Desktop]$ su -c "rpm -Uvh hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-linux-2.6-intel.rpm"
Password:
error: Failed dependencies:
        PyQt is needed by hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-0.i386
        cupsddk-devel is needed by hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-0.i386
        cupsddk-drivers is needed by hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-0.i386
        libnetsnmp.so.15 is needed by hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-0.i386
        libsane.so.1 is needed by hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-0.i386
[user@localhost Desktop]$ su -c "hp-setup"
Password:
bash: hp-setup: command not found
[user@localhost Desktop]$

Did you run these commands?

Press Alt-F2
Type "terminal" click ok
Enter the following commands:
cd ~/Desktop/
su -c "rpm -ev --nodeps libsane-hpaio"
su -c "rpm -ev hplip-gui"
su -c "rpm -ev hplip"
su -c "rpm -ev hpijs"
su -c "yum install PyQt"
su -c "yum install xsane"

then:

su -c "rpm -Uvh hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-linux-2.6-intel.rpm"

Thanks.

Aaron

The first four and the last command did not install. However we did have some success with PyQt and xsane, see thread some me trying to install below. Some has installed but somethings are still missing, where do I go from here?

[user@localhost ~]$ cd ~/Desktop/
[user@localhost Desktop]$ su -c "rpm -ev --nodeps libsane-hpaio"
Password:
error: package libsane-hpaio is not installed
[user@localhost Desktop]$ su -c "rpm -ev hplip-gui"
Password:
error: package hplip-gui is not installed
[user@localhost Desktop]$ su -c "rpm -ev hplip"
Password:
error: package hplip is not installed
[user@localhost Desktop]$ su -c "rpm -ev hpijs"
Password:
error: package hpijs is not installed
[user@localhost Desktop]$ su -c "yum install PyQt"
Password:
fedora 100% |=========================| 2.1 kB 00:00
updates 100% |=========================| 2.6 kB 00:00
Setting up Install Process
Parsing package install arguments
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package PyQt.i386 0:3.17.1-1.fc7 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: sip for package: PyQt
--> Running transaction check
---> Package sip.i386 0:4.6-3.fc8 set to be updated
--> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved

=============================================================================
 Package Arch Version Repository Size
=============================================================================
Installing:
 PyQt i386 3.17.1-1.fc7 fedora 2.0 M
Installing for dependencies:
 sip i386 4.6-3.fc8 fedora 210 k

Transaction Summary
=============================================================================
Install 2 Package(s)
Update 0 Package(s)
Remove 0 Package(s)

Total download size: 2.2 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
Running rpm_check_debug
Running Transaction Test
Finished Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
  Installing: sip ######################### [1/2]
  Installing: PyQt ######################### [2/2]

Installed: PyQt.i386 0:3.17.1-1.fc7
Dependency Installed: sip.i386 0:4.6-3.fc8
Complete!
[user@localhost Desktop]$ su -c "yum install xsane"
Password:
Setting up Install Process
Parsing package install arguments
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package xsane.i386 0:0.994-4.fc8 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: libieee1284.so.3 for package: xsane
--> Processing Dependency: libsane.so.1 for package: xsane
--> Running transaction check
---> Package libieee1284.i386 0:0.2.11-1.fc8 set to be updated
---> Package sane-backends-libs.i386 0:1.0.18-17.fc8 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: sane-backends = 1.0.18-17.fc8 for package: sane-backends-libs
--> Running transaction check
---> Package sane-backends.i386 0:1.0.18-17.fc8 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: libsane-hpaio for package: sane-backends
--> Running transaction check
---> Package libsane-hpaio.i386 0:2.7.7-6.fc8 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: libnetsnmp.so.15 for package: libsane-hpaio
--> Processing Dependency: libhpip.so.0 for package: libsane-hpaio
--> Processing Dependency: hplip = 2.7.7-6.fc8 for package: libsane-hpaio
--> Processing Dependency: libhpmud.so.0 for package: libsane-hpaio
--> Running transaction check
---> Package net-snmp-libs.i386 1:5.4.1-4.fc8 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: libsensors.so.3 for package: net-snmp-libs
---> Package hplip.i386 0:2.7.7-6.fc8 set to be updated
---> Package hpijs.i386 1:2.7.7-6.fc8 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: python-reportlab for package: hpijs
--> Running transaction check
---> Package python-reportlab.noarch 0:2.1-1.fc8 set to be updated
---> Package lm_sensors.i386 0:2.10.4-2.fc8 set to be updated
--> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved

=============================================================================
 Package Arch Version Repository Size
=============================================================================
Installing:
 xsane i386 0.994-4.fc8 fedora 2.0 M
Installing for dependencies:
 hpijs i386 1:2.7.7-6.fc8 fedora 321 k
 hplip i386 2.7.7-6.fc8 fedora 9.9 M
 libieee1284 i386 0.2.11-1.fc8 fedora 34 k
 libsane-hpaio i386 2.7.7-6.fc8 fedora 55 k
 lm_sensors i386 2.10.4-2.fc8 fedora 499 k
 net-snmp-libs i386 1:5.4.1-4.fc8 fedora 1.2 M
 python-reportlab noarch 2.1-1.fc8 fedora 1.9 M
 sane-backends i386 1.0.18-17.fc8 fedora 1.0 M
 sane-backends-libs i386 1.0.18-17.fc8 fedora 2.3 M

Transaction Summary
=============================================================================
Install 10 Package(s)
Update 0 Package(s)
Remove 0 Package(s)

Total download size: 19 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
(1/3): hpijs-2.7.7-6.fc8. 100% |=========================| 321 kB 00:02
(2/3): python-reportlab-2 100% |=========================| 1.9 MB 00:13
(3/3): xsane-0.994-4.fc8. 100% |=========================| 2.0 MB 00:12
Running rpm_check_debug
Running Transaction Test
Finished Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
  Installing: python-reportlab ####################### [ 1/10]
  Installing: libieee1284 ####################### [ 2/10]
  Installing: lm_sensors ####################### [ 3/10]
  Installing: net-snmp-libs ####################### [ 4/10]
  Installing: sane-backends-libs ####################### [ 5/10]
  Installing: sane-backends ####################### [ 6/10]
  Installing: hpijs ####################### [ 7/10]
  Installing: libsane-hpaio ####################### [ 8/10]
  Installing: xsane ####################### [ 9/10]
  Installing: hplip ####################### [10/10]

Installed: xsane.i386 0:0.994-4.fc8
Dependency Installed: hpijs.i386 1:2.7.7-6.fc8 hplip.i386 0:2.7.7-6.fc8 libieee1284.i386 0:0.2.11-1.fc8 libsane-hpaio.i386 0:2.7.7-6.fc8 lm_sensors.i386 0:2.10.4-2.fc8 net-snmp-libs.i386 1:5.4.1-4.fc8 python-reportlab.noarch 0:2.1-1.fc8 sane-backends.i386 0:1.0.18-17.fc8 sane-backends-libs.i386 0:1.0.18-17.fc8
Complete!
[user@localhost Desktop]$ su -c "rpm -Uvh hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-linux-2.6-intel.rpm"
Password:
error: Failed dependencies:
        cupsddk-devel is needed by hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-0.i386
        cupsddk-drivers is needed by hplipfull-3.9.2.linpus-0.i386
[user@localhost Desktop]$

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Hi Aaron,

Do you have idea how to install these final two elements? As looking at the threead above all the other seem to be installed?

Please confirm, this question has closed now, hopefully this message will re-open it?

Kind regards

James

Can you try using the latest rpm?

http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/install/manual/distros/linpus.html

We've tested this and the process and haven't run into the errors you are encountering..

Aaron

I have tried exactly has it says, first saving the file to my Desktop and then putting in the commands.
See below the outcome and results I recieved, two elements seem to be installed by all the stuff we have previously done but others still are not installed and I still cant use my printer. Please confirm what I should do next, see thread below:

[user@localhost ~]$ cd ~/Desktop/
[user@localhost Desktop]$ su -c "rpm -ev --nodeps libsane-hpaio"
Password:
error: package libsane-hpaio is not installed
[user@localhost Desktop]$ su -c "rpm -ev hplip-gui"
Password:
error: package hplip-gui is not installed
[user@localhost Desktop]$ su -c "rpm -ev hplip"
Password:
error: package hplip is not installed
[user@localhost Desktop]$ su -c "rpm -ev hpijs"
Password:
error: package hpijs is not installed
[user@localhost Desktop]$ su -c "yum install PyQt"
Password:
fedora 100% |=========================| 2.1 kB 00:00
updates 100% |=========================| 2.6 kB 00:00
Setting up Install Process
Parsing package install arguments
Package PyQt - 3.17.1-1.fc7.i386 is already installed.
Nothing to do
[user@localhost Desktop]$ su -c "yum install xsane"
Password:
Setting up Install Process
Parsing package install arguments
Package xsane - 0.994-4.fc8.i386 is already installed.
Nothing to do
[user@localhost Desktop]$ su -c "rpm -Uvh hplipfull-3.9.4b-i386-linpuslite.rpm"
Password:
error: open of hplipfull-3.9.4b-i386-linpuslite.rpm failed: No such file or directory
[user@localhost Desktop]$ su -c "hp-setup"
Password:
bash: hp-setup: command not found
[user@localhost Desktop]$

Thanks, James

James,

The error:

error: open of hplipfull-3.9.4b-i386-linpuslite.rpm failed: No such file or directory

Means that when you ran the su -c "rpm -Uvh hplipfull-3.9.4b-i386-linpuslite.rpm" that the rpm install application is unable to find the file in the directory you are at.

From your last post it looks like you are in the ~/Desktop directory. If you run:

ls

do you see the filename hplipfull-3.9.4b-i386-linpuslite.rpm? If not download the file to your Desktop or cd to the directory where you downloaded the file then run the su -c "rpm -Uvh hplipfull-3.9.4b-i386-linpuslite.rpm" to install HPLIP.

If you still have a problem post the output from the su -c "rpm -Uvh hplipfull-3.9.4b-i386-linpuslite.rpm".

Hope this helps.

Aaron

Right so this has worked and the file has installed. Where do I go from here?
To add printer? Then do i add via "Windows Printer via SAMBA" or "Internet Printing Protocol (ipp) ?
I can find my printer (in the list not automatically) and put it in, I can then see it but it will not print a test page and print will not come up on my e-mails to print?
Please let me know now this file is installed where I go from here to get my printer to work, it is a HP 6980.
Many thanks, its seems like we are almost there now.
Thanks you very much for all your help.
James

FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!!! I CANT THANK YOU ENOUGH!!!!!!! THIS IS BRILLANT!!!!!!!!!

Shame you cant print from e-mail but I can copy it on to a writer doc and print that way!!