[TriLUG] Help setting up HP OfficeJet drivers

Christopher Blackmon ckblackm at yahoo.com
Tue May 11 09:39:23 EDT 2004


Still get "Unable to read device ID string!" error.

thanks,
Christopher.

--- Glenn Hennessee <hennesse at chemdept.chem.ncsu.edu>
wrote:
> 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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