Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 22:20:29 -0400 From: "Thomas Mueller" <mueller23@insightbb.com> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Can't get hplip to work on HP LaserJet 1212nf MFP Message-ID: <6F.60.10195.D6DB1BF4@smtp02.insight.synacor.com>
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from "Edwin L. Culp W." <edwinlculp@gmail.com>: > I have the exact same model sitting here with me and have been trying to > get it to work again. I can't really understand why it doesn't. It did > work for me perfectly for a couple of months and then my computer's > motherboard died and after the change, I haven't been able to get it to > work again. It finds its IP through dhcp and but I can't get it to react. > My previous email to the list is at: > http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions/2012-April/240116.html > We should be able to get it going. I haven't looked at it for a couple of > weeks (Just long enough to have forgotten what I have done) so I'll try > again from zero and let you know if I have any luck. > ed > I rebuilt everything and still can't get it to work. I even tried USB for > configuration and it says that "HP LaserJet Professional m1212nf MFP, > hpcups 3.12.2, requires proprietary plugin" so I'm going back to IP and try > again from scratch. Thanks for your effort. So you managed to get the printer recognized by hp-setup with USB, but it couldn't download and/or install the proprietary plugin? I've read recent reviews of various printer brands in PC World, and HP and Lexmark got low ratings for reliability. Now I have a strong aversion to buying anything in the future of HP brand, except toner if I can get the printer to work. Their tech support was offshored to India, and they had a difficult time communicating in English. Also, their free tech support, either by phone or email, is only for one year, while Lexmark allowed five years. Some things I can try include: Building new version of the port for both amd64 and i386; I will want to build i386 distribution from source to install on a USB stick both for wine and for the old computer. Old computer can't boot directly from USB but can with Plop Boot Manager (http://www.plop.at/). I could also try the MS-Windows software with wine. NetBSD with pkgsrc-wip; also retry the old build with Ethernet, but getting IP address from wireless router if not from dmesg.boot . Linux with a package manager like pacman or conary. OpenIndiana: I saw a reference to hplip, so worth a try with USB sticks even if OpenIndiana can't access my hard drive due to GPT. I actually downloaded and wrote the image to a USB stick. Tom
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