can't make printer working.....!?

Hi,

Are you using the latest version of Ubuntu (7.10)? The support for this printer is vastly improved, and my Laserjet 1018 works immediately.

If you are still using an older version of Ubuntu, I would recommend upgrading to 7.10:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/GutsyUpgrades or
http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download

If this is not possible, there is third-party software for this printer available here:

http://foo2zjs.rkkda.com/

Good luck!

Chris

Hi, I'm using Ubuntu 7.10 and the printer was connected by USB port.
Just to lest you know I am not an advanced linux user.
And as I said I spent almost have a day do make this printer working and
this device doesn't want to work..........thanks, I'm going to look for
the third-party software.

         Lech Antczak

Chris Fox wrote:
> Your question #16985 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/16985
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> Chris Fox proposed the following answer:
> Hi,
>
> Are you using the latest version of Ubuntu (7.10)? The support for this
> printer is vastly improved, and my Laserjet 1018 works immediately.
>
> If you are still using an older version of Ubuntu, I would recommend
> upgrading to 7.10:
>
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/GutsyUpgrades or
> http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download
>
> If this is not possible, there is third-party software for this printer
> available here:
>
> http://foo2zjs.rkkda.com/
>
> Good luck!
>
> Chris
>
>

Hi, is after midnight and the HP Laserjet 1018 is still not working.......I did exactly point by point and couldn't make it working.
What a heck is wrong.......????????? For today I don't have nerve to do it anymore ....
Thanks, regards,
                                      Lech Antczak

Try out the script on this page:

http://openprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=HP-LaserJet_1018

Thanks I will try in the moment..... what I found out on the Printer Status I got message .........printer Laserjet1018 may not be connected.....what ever it means

           Lech

Can somebody explain me step by step how to use this script :

  #!/bin/bash
printers=""
cd /tmp
for prn in $printers; do
    img="sihp${prn}.img"
    dl="sihp${prn}.dl"
    getweb $prn
    if [ -f $img ]; then
        arm2hpdl $img > $dl
        sudo cp $dl /usr/share/foo2zjs/firmware/$dl
        rm $img $dl
    fi;

Do I have to include everything in Root Terminal ???????????
I was trying copy and paste but it didn't work...............

I found that only the firmware is missing in the distribution; but so far I can't do even that....

root terminal give me error :

  (sudo bash): getweb 1018 ; arm2hpdl sihp1018.img > /usr/share/foo2zjs/firmware/sihp1018.dl
bash: syntax error near unexpected token `:'
 sudo bash: getweb 1018 ; arm2hpdl sihp1018.img > /usr/share/foo2zjs/firmware/sihp1018.dl
sudo: bash:: command not found
Error: Can't open 'sihp1018.img'

this printer sucks, unbelievable.........?????????

Whole day and this device is still not working, bull...........

To use a script, you have to make a new text file, paste that into the file, then right click the file and check off to make it executable. Then run it in the terminal.

Thank you everyone for helping, but I didn't have enough nerve to play with HP printer, so I replaced it another model, Samsung ML 2510 and this printer is already working with no problem whats so ever, it took me only 5 minutes to do it.....and the Samsung got the driver disc for Linux.....fantastic.
Problem solve, thank you, regards,

                 Lech Antczak

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