wireless printing

[fidel]

Hi all,
Just bought a HP Photo Smart Premium with Fax Ai0 printer, will this work with Kubuntu 10.04 for wireless printing?

[Snowhog]

Re: wireless printing

Just download/burn the LiveCD .iso and give it a try. If it all works when running from the LiveCD, it is reasonably certain that it will do so if installed.

[Guest]

Re: wireless printing

You can find a list of supported HP printers here:

http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web...ces/index.html

Chances are pretty good that your printer is supported. You'll probably need hplip though.

[GreyGeek]

Re: wireless printing

Go to http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/install_wizard/index.html
Select your Linux distro and version. (Ubuntu, then 10.4 or what ever)
3. For printer type, select "Photosmart/Photosmart Pro"
4. For printer model, select "HP Photosmart Premium All-in-one Printer Series - xxxx" (look for YOUR model number)

At this point it will probably tell you that Kubuntu (Ubuntu) already supports your printer. It does. Just run Synaptic and install HPLIP.

Or, continue on and...

5. Click Next to download HPLIP (even if it tells you your distro includes a version that supports your printer)
6. Click Next again to download.
7. Click the Download HPLIP button.
8. Follow the instructions, which will be to run the file you downloaded:
sh hplip-3.10.2.run


Don't run as root or with sudo. It will ask for your password later. Among other things, the setup script installs all the needed packages, including XSane for scanning.

[fidel]

Re: wireless printing

Ok thanks for that, is there any reason why it will not work with two other laptops running windo$e?

[ardvark71]

Re: wireless printing

Ok thanks for that, is there any reason why it will not work with two other laptops running windo$e?

Hi...

Not sure I understand. It doesn't work despite the suggestions listed above? Or do you mean "Does it work out of the box?"

Regards...

[GreyGeek]

Re: wireless printing

If I read him right he is stating that the printer does not work with the two laptops which are running Windows.

If so, then he should find the XP/VISTA/Win7 (?) driver for it out on the HP website.

[fidel]

Re: wireless printing

I think I did not explain myself, after the advice on here and after looking at the HP website I can install a driver which will work with Kubuntu. But my partner and my son both run windo$e on their laptops, what I am trying to find out if there would be a conflict when trying to print off my Kubuntu machine when there is also two laptops running windo$e linked to the wirless printer.

[Snowhog]

Re: wireless printing

Should not be. The router serves only as the link to the device. The drivers to the device exist on the PCs themselves.

[GreyGeek]

Re: wireless printing

I have a Samsung ML-1210 laser printer connected to a wireless print server via a USB cable and I have a small ethernet cat 5 cable connecting the wireless print server to the back of my Wireless router. The printer is set up ad hoc with an IP address of 192.168.1.99. My wireless router starts dispensing IP addresses beginning with 192.168.1.100, so it doesn't matter what order things are turned on, the printer doesn't step on any PCs IP address and a PC cannot step on the printer's IP address.

[ardvark71]

Re: wireless printing

If I read him right he is stating that the printer does not work with the two laptops which are running Windows.

If so, then he should find the XP/VISTA/Win7 (?) driver for it out on the HP website.

Thanks, GreyGeek, I misunderstood the question.

Regards...

[GreyGeek]

Re: wireless printing

Your thanks is premature ... I misunderstood the question!

He was asking if connecting Kubuntu to the wireless printer would interfere with his two Windows boxes connecting wirelessly, that is, IF I got it right this time!

[fidel]

Re: wireless printing

Your thanks is premature ... I misunderstood the question!

He was asking if connecting Kubuntu to the wireless printer would interfere with his two Windows boxes connecting wirelessly, that is, IF I got it right this time!

Thanks GreyGeek, that is correct.