[TriLUG] Help setting up HP OfficeJet drivers

Glenn Hennessee hennesse at chemdept.chem.ncsu.edu
Tue May 11 09:27:46 EDT 2004


Try 9100. That's the port JetDirect uses for communication.

glenn

On Tue, 11 May 2004, Christopher Blackmon wrote:

> When I try to configure the ptal-init setup, it's
> "Unable to read device ID string!"... I put in the
> correct IP address, what port am I supposed to give
> it?
>
> thanks,
> Christopher.
>
> --- Gregory Woodbury <ggw at wolves.durham.nc.us> wrote:
> > On Mon, May 10, 2004 at 06:47:55PM -0700,
> > Christopher Blackmon wrote:
> > > I'm trying to print from my RH9 box to my HP
> > OfficeJet
> > > 7130 with the hpoj/ij drivers without much
> > success.
> > > Any suggestions?  The 7130 is networked via a
> > > Jetdirect card.
> > > I can ping the 7130 and print to it from other
> > windows
> > > boxes, just not from Linux.
> >
> > With the HPOJ package, you have to hand-run
> > "ptal-init setup" to
> > initialize the package.  Then you need to delete the
> > "lp0" printer and
> > configure the hpoj using the "ptal" device.
> >
> > Basic stuff, but my OJ710 runs fine with it.
> >
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