Printer Setup

[dgoddard]

I need a printer to run with my instalation of Mint 18.
Before I blow a bundle on a printer, I would like to know if I can even set it up for this Operating System and laptop.

While exploring this issue I tried out the
MENU---Administration---Configure Printers---Add
sequence and was immediately prompted for the URI.

After a bunch of fooling around I managed to find out from Wikipedia that URI stands for "Universal Resource Identifier".

According to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniform_R ... Identifier is "a string of characters used to identify a resource."

I have not the slightest idea how I am supposed to go about finding such a URI and what is more, neither did the technical help person I talked to at the manufacturer of the printer I am considering buying, (Brother). In fact he was so inept that he did not even know what URI stands for either.

I do not have the time to put up with the grief of buying a printer only to have to sent it back because it is worthless to me.

My objective is to obtain a:
-- Wireless
-- Laser
-- Printer/scanner/color printer,
but I would also consider an ink jet.

But first I have to find one and then it has to be able to be driven by Linux Mint
The tecnician at Brother said that their printers are only compatible with Windows or Mac (which I presume was another point of ignorance on his part)

So I could use a little help here, I am trying to stay below $300. Speed is not very important even if it would be nice. And I am sort of concerned about the cost of supplies eating me alive. As long as the unit is reliable I would consider spending more on the machine if it would save me significantly on the cost of supplies. I generally only print on
--8.5x11 24 Lb paper or
--110 Lb cardstock

Printer suggestions would be appreciated
BUT
Mostly I need to know how to set up a wireless printer in Linux Mint

[AndyMH]

Suggest you start of by selecting a range of printers you might like and googling to see if there is linux support for them. I've got a brother colour laser and yes Brother do support linux. Downloaded a printer driver and cups wrapper off their site (as debs). Also got an epson inkjet - mainly for standby and also multifunction = scanner. Also supported in linux and only one deb to install (I've a feeling that in mint 18 it's already in there).

URI bit is easy, it's the network address (as you want wireless). The entry for my brother is

socket://192.168.0.3:9100

In this case, I'd manually set the IP address on the printer. So it's sat at local ip address 192.168.0.3 on port 9100 (which i think is the default mint gives you).

The epson, which is wireless is on

dnssd://EPSON%20XP-302%20303%20305%20306%20Series._ipp._tcp.local/?uuid=cfe92100-67c4-11d4-a45f-a4ee57b1f456

bit more complicated, but I think mint found this, if I'd done it manually it would have been socket://192.168.0.17:9100 cos that's where it sits on my network. When it's plugged in as a USB printer the URI is

usb://EPSON/XP-302%20303%20305%20306%20Series?serial=514650503134373131&interface=1

Again from memory, I think mint did this automatically.

Although it can be a bit daunting, installing printers in linux is not that bad, even if I went round in circles for a couple of hours first time round.

See this post viewtopic.php?f=90&t=247875 its live at the moment.

[jimallyn]

Brother printers work fine in Linux. Pjotr has written instructions for installing here:

https://sites.google.com/site/easylinuxtipsproject/15

Yes, that is another case of "support" techs being ignorant.

[dgoddard]

My objective is to get my new HP4520 Envy printer up and running with my laptop computer

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My installed operating system data is
-- CPU~Dual core Intel Pentium P6100 (-MCP-)
-- speed/max~933/1999 MHz
-- Kernel~4.4.0-21-generic

-- x86_64 Up~5:15
-- Mem~714.1/2680.3MB
-- HDD~320.1GB(13.2% used)

-- Procs~173
-- Client~Shell inxi~2.2.35


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I have downloaded and executed
hplip-3.17.6.run
This action replaced an earlier hplip-3.16. ?????

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I am attempting to get my new printer,which is designated as:
-- HP 4520 Envy
-- Print/Scan/Copy/Web/Photo
-- inkjet
-- all-in-one
-- color printer scanner
configured and up and running and I having no success so far.

My primary problem is that any instructions I can find are too much jargon and not enough straight forward instruction. and are often ambiguous and ask me to enter things like "URI" for the printer and I neither know
-- What that is
-- Where to find it
-- What it would look like
-- How to use it

Too many times the instructions I find are not explicit, and while I am trying to learn my way through the installation/setup process I find that I am only guessing what the instruction was trying to tell me to do.

I am often asked things like enter the host name or the domain, and to my understanding there are multiple hosts or domains which that could be relevant and it is not obvious to me just which I am being asked for. For instance since this is a wi-fi setup, is this asking me something about my internet service provider (i.e. Missouricom.com) or is it asking me the name by which my computer is know, (i.e. Nebuchadnezzar)

Presumably I am supposed to know which host or domain that i am being asked for based on the context that I am working in and that is not clear to me.

When I do something like running hplip I find that it offers me multiple options that I have to select one of and really am only guessing.

I would appreciate any help I can get.

[pdc_2]

if you open a terminal; the black tv screen on the bottom tool-bar .......... and type

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hp-check

and see if that moves things along; next command would be

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hp-setup

.... that should set up the printer for you;

http://hplipopensource.com/node/332 HP talk all about that on that page in the link

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according to HP, your 4520 only needed 3.15 hplip so the 3.16 in Mint 18.1 would have been fine;

______

we tried setting up an HP recently; an OfficeJet; we mucked around with wireless; by just doing a usb connect first; that seemed to allow a wireless; (I had tried using the lcd to enter our router password, but it wasn't having that ...... then .......)

[dgoddard]

I have made some success in getting the 4520 Envy set up thanks to the suggestions received here so far. I did the USB setup of wireless printing option and now the computer seems able to see the printer whether or not I have the USB cable connected. But all I get is the printing dialog box from Libre office writer which looks like this.

Printer dialog.jpg

However when I click on OK nothing ever happens.

Suggestions anyone?

Assuming I ever get this thing to print, is there any hope of getting it to scan documents/diagrams/photos into my computer as unages???

[pdc_2]

so you ran

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hp-check

and then

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hp-setup

; did either of those commands report on any problems please?

If you start at MENU at bottom left; go through ADMINISTRATION to PRINTERS: how many icons are there in that box, for your HP please? If one or more; can you please right-click on each in turn; look in PROPERTIES; and if you drag each window to the right; so you can see all the text .......... what does MAKE & MODEL say please? ........ if you paste back here what you get;

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If you can open a terminal again please; and type or copy in

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lpadmin -v

and if you can copy back what you get; and also if you can copy in

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dpkg -l hplip*

and please let us know what you get; and

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dpkg -l cups*

I will ask the forum moderators to move this thread up into the PRINTERS & SCANNERS forum that is at the top of this HARDWARE page; then others may see it too; so please look there

[hrmcrm]

Assuming I ever get this thing to print, is there any hope of getting it to scan documents/diagrams/photos into my computer as images???

Yes, almost certain.

When posting results of terminal commands, please use the code button. See viewtopic.php?f=42&t=186483

To copy terminal text, select it with the mouse and press Ctrl+Shift+C (or click Edit in the menu bar, then Copy).

Please post the results of

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inxi -Fxz

Are you wirelessly connecting the printer to a router, so it is on a network?

What is the status of the printer's wireless light? See pages 4 and 5 of the User Guide at http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c04778353 (pdf sheets 8 & 9)

[dgoddard]

Ok I am about going crazy trying to get all this output properly reccorded I hope you can make sense of it.


#####################Begin terminal mode output from hp-check###############
doulos1@Nebuchadnezzar ~ $ hp-check
Saving output in log file: /home/doulos1/hp-check.log

HP Linux Imaging and Printing System (ver. 3.17.6)
Dependency/Version Check Utility ver. 15.1

Copyright (c) 2001-15 HP Development Company, LP
This software comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
This is free software, and you are welcome to distribute it
under certain conditions. See COPYING file for more details.

Note: hp-check can be run in three modes:
1. Compile-time check mode (-c or --compile): Use this mode before compiling the
HPLIP supplied tarball (.tar.gz or .run) to determine if the proper dependencies
are installed to successfully compile HPLIP.
2. Run-time check mode (-r or --run): Use this mode to determine if a distro
supplied package (.deb, .rpm, etc) or an already built HPLIP supplied tarball
has the proper dependencies installed to successfully run.
3. Both compile- and run-time check mode (-b or --both) (Default): This mode
will check both of the above cases (both compile- and run-time dependencies).

Check types:
a. EXTERNALDEP - External Dependencies
b. GENERALDEP - General Dependencies (required both at compile and run time)
c. COMPILEDEP - Compile time Dependencies
d. [All are run-time checks]
PYEXT SCANCONF QUEUES PERMISSION

Status Types:
OK
MISSING - Missing Dependency or Permission or Plug-in
INCOMPAT - Incompatible dependency-version or Plugin-version

#####################End output from hp-check###############


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doulos1@Nebuchadnezzar ~ $ hp-setup

HP Linux Imaging and Printing System (ver. 3.17.6)
Printer/Fax Setup Utility ver. 9.0

Copyright (c) 2001-15 HP Development Company, LP
This software comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
This is free software, and you are welcome to distribute it
under certain conditions. See COPYING file for more details.
#################end output from hp-setup#########################





#### begin dialog box info also received in response to running hp-setup in terminal ######

step1.jpg

Step 2.jpg

######End Dialog box output, no 3rd step was achieved apparantly required unknown input in step 2 #####

###################### start terminal output from lpadmin -v ###############################
lpadmin: Expected device URI after "-v" option.
###################### finnish terminal output from lpadmin -v ###############################


The following did not work until I guessed that the required ending was a dash lowercase letter "L"

###################### start terminal output from dpkg -l ###############################
doulos1@Nebuchadnezzar ~ $ dpkg -l |more
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name Version
Architecture Description
+++-============================================-===============================
===========-============-=======================================================
========================
ii accountsservice 0.6.40-2ubuntu10
amd64 query and manipulate user account information
ii acl 2.2.52-3
amd64 Access control list utilities
ii acpi-support 0.142
amd64 scripts for handling many ACPI events
ii acpid 1:2.0.26-1ubuntu2
amd64 Advanced Configuration and Power Interface event daemon
ii add-apt-key 1.0-0.5
all Command line tool to add GPG keys to the APT keyring
ii adduser 3.113+nmu3ubuntu4
all add and remove users and groups
ii adobe-flashplugin 1:20170509.1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
amd64 Adobe Flash Player plugin
ii adwaita-icon-theme 3.18.0-2ubuntu3mint2
all default icon theme of GNOME (small subset)
ii adwaita-icon-theme-full 3.18.0-2ubuntu3mint2
all default icon theme of GNOME
ii alsa-base 1.0.25+dfsg-0ubuntu5
all ALSA driver configuration files
ii alsa-utils 1.1.0-0ubuntu5
amd64 Utilities for configuring and using ALSA
ii anacron 2.3-23
amd64 cron-like program that doesn't go by time
ii apg 2.2.3.dfsg.1-2ubuntu1
amd64 Automated Password Generator - Standalone version
ii app-install-data 15.10

###################### start terminal output from dpkg -l ###############################
ii mint-themes-gtk3 3.18+7 all Mint themes for GTK3
ii mint-translations 2016.06.25 all Translation files for Linux Mint
ii mint-upgrade-info 1.0.5 all Information about upgrade paths
ii mint-user-guide-mate 18 all The Linux Mint User Guide - MATE Edition
ii mint-x-icons 1.3.7 all Mint-X Icon themes
ii mint-y-icons 1.0.3 all Mint-Y Icon themes
ii mint-y-theme 1.0.7 all Mint-Y themes
ii mintbackup 2.2.2 all Home Directory Backup Tool
ii mintdesktop 3.5.2 all Desktop configuration tool
ii mintdrivers 1.3.2 all Driver Manager
ii mintinstall 7.7.3 all Software Manager
ii mintinstall-icons 1.0.7 all Icons for the Software Manager
ii mintlocale 1.3.7 all Language selection tool
ii mintmenu 5.7.2 all Advanced MATE menu
ii mintnanny 1.5.2 all Domain blocker for Linux Mint
ii mintsources 1.5.9 all Software Sources configuration tool
ii mintstick 1.2.8 all write .img and .iso files to USB sticks
ii mintsystem 8.2.8 all Linux Mint System Base Package
ii mintupdate 5.0.9 all The Linux Mint Update Manager
ii mintupload 4.0.7 all Uploads files on the Internet
ii mintwelcome 2.2.0 all Welcome screen for Linux Mint
ii mlocate 0.26-1ubuntu2 amd64 quickly find files on the filesystem based on their name
ii mobile-broadband-provider-info 20140317-1 all database of mobile broadband service providers
ii modemmanager 1.4.12-1ubuntu1 amd64 D-Bus service for managing modems
ii module-init-tools 22-1ubuntu4 all transitional dummy package (module-init-tools to kmod)
ii mono-4.0-gac 4.2.1.102+dfsg2-7ubuntu4 all Mono GAC tool (for CLI 4.0)
ii mono-gac 4.2.1.102+dfsg2-7ubuntu4 all Mono GAC tool
ii mono-runtime 4.2.1.102+dfsg2-7ubuntu4 amd64 Mono runtime - default version
ii mono-runtime-common 4.2.1.102+dfsg2-7ubuntu4 amd64 Mono runtime - common files
ii mono-runtime-sgen 4.2.1.102+dfsg2-7ubuntu4 amd64 Mono runtime - SGen
ii mount 2.27.1-6ubuntu3 amd64 tools for mounting and manipulating filesystems
ii mountall 2.54ubuntu1 amd64 filesystem mounting tool
ii mousetweaks 3.12.0-1ubuntu2 amd64 mouse accessibility enhancements for the GNOME desktop
ii mozo 1.14.0-1+sarah all easy MATE menu editing tool
ii mscompress 0.4-3 amd64 Microsoft "compress.exe/expand.exe" compatible (de)compressor
ii mtools 4.0.18-2 amd64 Tools for manipulating MSDOS files
ii mtr-tiny 0.86-1 amd64 Full screen ncurses traceroute tool
ii multiarch-support 2.23-0ubuntu3 amd64 Transitional package to ensure multiarch compatibility
ii mythes-en-us 1:5.1.0-1ubuntu2.2 all English (USA) Thesaurus for LibreOffice
ii nano 2.5.3-2 amd64 small, friendly text editor inspired by Pico

AND HUNDREDS MORE MIND NUMBING LINES LIKE THE ABOVE

######################finish terminal output from dpkg -L ###############################


###################### start terminal output from dpkg -cups ###############################
doulos1@Nebuchadnezzar ~ $ dpkg -l cups*
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name Version Architecture Description
+++-==============-============-============-=================================
ii cups 2.1.3-4 amd64 Common UNIX Printing System(tm) -
ii cups-browsed 1.8.3-2ubunt amd64 OpenPrinting CUPS Filters - cups-
ii cups-bsd 2.1.3-4 amd64 Common UNIX Printing System(tm) -
ii cups-client 2.1.3-4 amd64 Common UNIX Printing System(tm) -
ii cups-common 2.1.3-4 all Common UNIX Printing System(tm) -
ii cups-core-driv 2.1.3-4 amd64 Common UNIX Printing System(tm) -
ii cups-daemon 2.1.3-4 amd64 Common UNIX Printing System(tm) -
ii cups-filters 1.8.3-2ubunt amd64 OpenPrinting CUPS Filters - Main
ii cups-filters-c 1.8.3-2ubunt amd64 OpenPrinting CUPS Filters - PPD-l
un cups-filters-i <none> <none> (no description available)
un cups-pdf <none> <none> (no description available)
ii cups-pk-helper 0.2.5-2ubunt amd64 PolicyKit helper to configure cup
ii cups-ppdc 2.1.3-4 amd64 Common UNIX Printing System(tm) -
ii cups-server-co 2.1.3-4 all Common UNIX Printing System(tm) -
un cupsddk <none> <none> (no description available)
###################### finnish terminal output from dpkg -cups ###############################


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doulos1@Nebuchadnezzar ~ $ inxi -Fxz
System: Host: Nebuchadnezzar Kernel: 4.4.0-21-generic x86_64 (64 bit gcc: 5.3.1)
Desktop: MATE 1.14.1 (Gtk 3.18.9-1ubuntu3)
Distro: Linux Mint 18 Sarah
Machine: System: Gateway (portable) product: NV55C v: V1.07
Mobo: Gateway model: NV55C v: V1.07
Bios: Gateway v: V1.07 date: 09/27/2010
CPU: Dual core Intel Pentium P6100 (-MCP-) cache: 3072 KB
flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 ssse3) bmips: 7981
clock speeds: max: 1999 MHz 1: 1199 MHz 2: 1733 MHz
Graphics: Card: Intel Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller
bus-ID: 00:02.0
Display Server: X.Org 1.18.3 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
Resolution: 1366x768@60.04hz
GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel Ironlake Mobile
GLX Version: 2.1 Mesa 11.2.0 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio: Card Intel 5 Series/3400 Series High Definition Audio
driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1b.0
Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.4.0-21-generic
Network: Card-1: Broadcom NetLink BCM57780 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe
driver: tg3 v: 3.137 bus-ID: 01:00.0
IF: enp1s0 state: down mac: <filter>
Card-2: Qualcomm Atheros AR9287 Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express)
driver: ath9k bus-ID: 02:00.0
IF: wlp2s0 state: up mac: <filter>
Drives: HDD Total Size: 320.1GB (13.2% used)
ID-1: /dev/sda model: WDC_WD3200BPVT size: 320.1GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 291G used: 37G (14%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1
ID-2: swap-1 size: 2.94GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda5
RAID: No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 52.0C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info: Processes: 176 Uptime: 4:04 Memory: 784.5/2680.3MB
Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 5.4.0
Client: Shell (bash 4.3.421) inxi: 2.2.35

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The following did not work until I guessed that the required ending was a dash lowercase letter "L"
###################### start terminal output from dpkg -l ###############################
doulos1@Nebuchadnezzar ~ $ dpkg -l cups*
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name Version Architecture Description
+++-==============-============-============-=================================
ii cups 2.1.3-4 amd64 Common UNIX Printing System(tm) -
ii cups-browsed 1.8.3-2ubunt amd64 OpenPrinting CUPS Filters - cups-
ii cups-bsd 2.1.3-4 amd64 Common UNIX Printing System(tm) -
ii cups-client 2.1.3-4 amd64 Common UNIX Printing System(tm) -
ii cups-common 2.1.3-4 all Common UNIX Printing System(tm) -
ii cups-core-driv 2.1.3-4 amd64 Common UNIX Printing System(tm) -
ii cups-daemon 2.1.3-4 amd64 Common UNIX Printing System(tm) -
ii cups-filters 1.8.3-2ubunt amd64 OpenPrinting CUPS Filters - Main
ii cups-filters-c 1.8.3-2ubunt amd64 OpenPrinting CUPS Filters - PPD-l
un cups-filters-i <none> <none> (no description available)
un cups-pdf <none> <none> (no description available)
ii cups-pk-helper 0.2.5-2ubunt amd64 PolicyKit helper to configure cup
ii cups-ppdc 2.1.3-4 amd64 Common UNIX Printing System(tm) -
ii cups-server-co 2.1.3-4 all Common UNIX Printing System(tm) -
un cupsddk <none> <none> (no description available)
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####################### Start results of inxi -Fxz ###################################
doulos1@Nebuchadnezzar ~ $ inxi -Fxz
System: Host: Nebuchadnezzar Kernel: 4.4.0-21-generic x86_64 (64 bit gcc: 5.3.1)
Desktop: MATE 1.14.1 (Gtk 3.18.9-1ubuntu3)
Distro: Linux Mint 18 Sarah
Machine: System: Gateway (portable) product: NV55C v: V1.07
Mobo: Gateway model: NV55C v: V1.07
Bios: Gateway v: V1.07 date: 09/27/2010
CPU: Dual core Intel Pentium P6100 (-MCP-) cache: 3072 KB
flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 ssse3) bmips: 7981
clock speeds: max: 1999 MHz 1: 1199 MHz 2: 1733 MHz
Graphics: Card: Intel Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller
bus-ID: 00:02.0
Display Server: X.Org 1.18.3 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
Resolution: 1366x768@60.04hz
GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel Ironlake Mobile
GLX Version: 2.1 Mesa 11.2.0 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio: Card Intel 5 Series/3400 Series High Definition Audio
driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1b.0
Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.4.0-21-generic
Network: Card-1: Broadcom NetLink BCM57780 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe
driver: tg3 v: 3.137 bus-ID: 01:00.0
IF: enp1s0 state: down mac: <filter>
Card-2: Qualcomm Atheros AR9287 Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express)
driver: ath9k bus-ID: 02:00.0
IF: wlp2s0 state: up mac: <filter>
Drives: HDD Total Size: 320.1GB (13.2% used)
ID-1: /dev/sda model: WDC_WD3200BPVT size: 320.1GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 291G used: 37G (14%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1
ID-2: swap-1 size: 2.94GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda5
RAID: No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 52.0C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info: Processes: 176 Uptime: 4:04 Memory: 784.5/2680.3MB
Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 5.4.0
Client: Shell (bash 4.3.421) inxi: 2.2.35

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[pdc_2]

Gosh; all the enthusiasts who gush about how HP is always so easy: sorry to hear of your continuing problems

so I don't think your Envy has been accepted by your router as someone to communicate with; if you type

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lpinfo -v

and look for mention of the HP: any joy?

We had a borrowed Officejet 4650 and I attempted to join it to the router: it kept refusing to join; so I plugged in a usb cable and set up a wired connection; and then curiously the wireless bit sort of happened and so I deleted the wired icon and the wireless was fine;

so if we check what

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lpinfo -v

gives and if no mention of the HP: (one assumes there will not be a mention as hplip cannot find it .....) ..... I would suggest just doing a usb connection first of all; get that going; and then have another go at the wireless: you might then "discover" it by the ADD button you mentioned earlier in the PRINTERS folder .......