[lug] debian usb printer

[Hugh Brown]

On Fri, Apr 11, 2008 at 12:35:42PM -0600, John Starkey wrote:
> Steve Sullivan wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I just installed Debian etch and am trying to configure
>> a USB printer, an HP 2605dn.
>
> My Deb desktop machine isn't available so I can't check specifics at the 
> moment. But here's a list of what I remember of the drivers I'm using for a 
> Photosmart 7210:
>
> hpijs - HP Linux Printing and Imaging - gs IJS driver (hpijs)
> hpijs-ppds - HP Linux Printing and Imaging - HPIJS PPD files
> hplip - HP Linux Printing and Imaging System (HPLIP)
> hplip-dbg - HP Linux Printing and Imaging - debugging information
> hplip-doc - HP Linux Printing and Imaging - documentation
> hpoj - HP OfficeJet Linux driver (hpoj)
> hpoj-xojpanel - HP OfficeJet Linux QT-based LCD panel display
>
> I haven't tried with any of the default drivers in a couple years, and 
> these are seamless with each install, so I thought I'd mention them.
>
> John

I've had some success using hp-info to query the printer to find out why it's cranky.  Sometimes there's also no USB support in the linux driver that HP provides, but it looks like yours should do USB fine: http://hplip.sourceforge.net/models/color_laserjet/hp_color_laserjet_2605dn.html

Hugh