hplip version 3.17
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hplip version 3.17
Is there a chance that the hplip package (currently at version 3.16.3) will be upgraded to version 3.17.x in Sylvia? I have an HP OfficeJet Pro 8710 all-in-one. The CUPS printer driver works fine but the scanner is not detected. Version 3.17.x in Ubuntu 17.10 detects the scanner with no problems. I've downloaded the hplip-3.17.run shell program from the HP web site. The installation program chokes because it claims that another package manager is running, which is not the case. I can scan using VueScan or using my Android tablet, but it should be easy to put together a package for 3.17.x. Are there dependency problems? Thanks
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Re: hplip version 3.17
Hi, sambler.
I cannot give a valid answer to your question whether there is a chance that hplip 3.17 will be backported from Ubuntu 17.10 to Ubuntu 16.04, which would it make available to Mint 18.x as well.
What I can do is point you to this post, RE: Help needed to HP Deskjet F4580, where you will find 2 links,
Karl
I cannot give a valid answer to your question whether there is a chance that hplip 3.17 will be backported from Ubuntu 17.10 to Ubuntu 16.04, which would it make available to Mint 18.x as well.
What I can do is point you to this post, RE: Help needed to HP Deskjet F4580, where you will find 2 links,
- one which points to an instruction on how to install the genuine HPLIP 3.17.x software, downloaded from the HP website.
- one which points to an instruction on how to make the HPLIP 3.16.3 software from the Ubuntu repo work.
Depending on your printer/scanner model 3.16.3 may really not be good enough for your model. It works for my HP Color Laser Jet pro MFP M277dw though.)
Karl
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Re: hplip version 3.17
Thank you Karl. This is most helpful. I'll let you know if it works.
Re: hplip version 3.17
Karl,
Unfortunately your solutions didn't work, but I've finally got things working. For anyone else whose printer is not supported under hplip-3.16.3, this may help.
By looking around on the HP Linux printing site, I found that hplip-3.16.5 is the earliest version of that program that has support for the OfficeJet Pro 8720. The following page contains release notes in reverse chronological order:
https://developers.hp.com/hp-linux-imag ... ease_notes
Search for the model of your printer to see which is the earliest version of the program with support for your model.
I downloaded and reran the installation program:
sudo ./hplip-3.16.5.run
I ignored the warnings not to run the program as root. After some dependency checks it again printed out this error:
A package manager '[mmcqd/1rpmb] ' appears to be running. Please quit the package manager and press enter to continue (i=ignore, r=retry*, f=force, q=quit) :
It's a mystery to me why it thinks that the mmcqd process is a package installer. Looking around on the net, it seems that this process has something to do with managing ssd cards. In any case, I just hit "i"=ignore, and after a few minutes it had finished installing the program and drivers.
Now, hp-setup detects the printer over my local network and installs the proper drivers. I can print and now also scan documents using simple-scan.
Unfortunately your solutions didn't work, but I've finally got things working. For anyone else whose printer is not supported under hplip-3.16.3, this may help.
By looking around on the HP Linux printing site, I found that hplip-3.16.5 is the earliest version of that program that has support for the OfficeJet Pro 8720. The following page contains release notes in reverse chronological order:
https://developers.hp.com/hp-linux-imag ... ease_notes
Search for the model of your printer to see which is the earliest version of the program with support for your model.
I downloaded and reran the installation program:
sudo ./hplip-3.16.5.run
I ignored the warnings not to run the program as root. After some dependency checks it again printed out this error:
A package manager '[mmcqd/1rpmb] ' appears to be running. Please quit the package manager and press enter to continue (i=ignore, r=retry*, f=force, q=quit) :
It's a mystery to me why it thinks that the mmcqd process is a package installer. Looking around on the net, it seems that this process has something to do with managing ssd cards. In any case, I just hit "i"=ignore, and after a few minutes it had finished installing the program and drivers.
Now, hp-setup detects the printer over my local network and installs the proper drivers. I can print and now also scan documents using simple-scan.