Re: Cannot connect to HP printer

2019-09-08 Thread Paul Duncan
Have you tried using HPLIP? The only thing that I have not managed to get working using that is a DesignJet T120. On Sun, 8 Sep 2019, 10:14 Brian, wrote: > On Sat 07 Sep 2019 at 23:20:03 +0200, deloptes wrote: > > > Brian wrote: > > > > > Every printer that exists employs lpadmin with whatever u

Re: Cannot connect to HP printer

2019-09-08 Thread Brian
On Sat 07 Sep 2019 at 23:20:03 +0200, deloptes wrote: > Brian wrote: > > > Every printer that exists employs lpadmin with whatever utility is > > used to set it up. It is basic, whether or not the device is just a > > printer or an MFP. The hplip package is a convenient software but > > completel

Re: Cannot connect to HP printer

2019-09-07 Thread deloptes
Brian wrote: > Every printer that exists employs lpadmin with whatever utility is > used to set it up. It is basic, whether or not the device is just a > printer or an MFP. The hplip package is a convenient software but > completely unneeded for printing. > > Don't confuse printing and scanning.

Re: Cannot connect to HP printer

2019-09-07 Thread Brian
On Sat 07 Sep 2019 at 18:58:31 +0200, deloptes wrote: > Brian wrote: > > > hp-setup is not necessary to get printing going. See > > > > https://wiki.debian.org/PrintQueuesCUPS > > > > I'd use lpadmin. > > > > Scanning? See > > > > https://wiki.debian.org/Scanner > > I was thinking all MFP ar

Re: Cannot connect to HP printer

2019-09-07 Thread deloptes
Brian wrote: > hp-setup is not necessary to get printing going. See > > https://wiki.debian.org/PrintQueuesCUPS > > I'd use lpadmin. > > Scanning? See > > https://wiki.debian.org/Scanner I was thinking all MFP are run through hplip and I am not sure if lpadmin can be used to configure such MF

Re: Cannot connect to HP printer

2019-09-07 Thread Brian
On Sat 07 Sep 2019 at 11:28:24 -0400, Ken Heard wrote: > I am presently using stretch. I have a USB connection between the > computer and the HP LaserJet Pro MFP M475dw. Command lsusb shows the > connection. > > Command HP-setup finds the printer, but the last line says: > > QXcbConnection: XC