Installing on Linux / HP LaserJet 1018

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[edit] It worked perfectly right out of the box... at first

Make and model: HP LaserJet 1018 Foomatic/foo2zjs (recommended)

[edit] Would do nothing when I told it to print

It worked fine for a while. But then sometime later, I tried to print something and nothing happened. It looked like the system thought it had printed (judging from the fact that it didn't show up in the queue unless I looked at "completed jobs"), but I can assure you it hadn't printed anything.

After rebooting my computer sometime later, I think it worked again for a while, but then it stopped working again.

Here is the story of how I resolved this problem...

http://www.google.com/search?q=linux+print+hp+laserjet+nothing+happens

HP LaserJet 1018 (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=500549). Retrieved on 2007-05-11 11:18.

The easiest way to clear the buffer in a printer is to unplug it and reconnect it. You might have to do the same thing with the USB wire. Try one and/or the other.

Problem with HP 1020 printer (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=413002&page=2). Retrieved on 2007-05-11 11:18.

$ ./getweb 1020

HP LaserJet 1020 - Getting it to work in Ubuntu (http://kirksblog.steffensenfamily.com/archives/13). Retrieved on 2007-05-11 11:18.

getweb 1020
sudo arm2hpdl sihp1020.img > sihp1020.dl
sudo cp sihp1020.dl /usr/share/foo2zjs/firmware/

Bug #96454 in foo2zjs (Ubuntu) (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/foo2zjs/+bug/96454). Retrieved on 2007-05-11 11:18.

$ getweb 1020
$ arm2hpdl sihp1020.img > sihp1020.dl
$ sudo cp sihp1020.dl /usr/share/foo2zjs/firmware/

I basically installed sihp1018.dl, unplugged and restart printer a few times, removed and re-added the printer in the printer configuration app (New Printer, it says "Searching for printers", and at the top of list was "HP LaserJet 1018 USB KP161MV HPLIP" with a description of "HPLIP software driving a printer, or the printer function of a multi-function device"; I selected that and proceeded, following the prompts), and it worked.

The Device URI and Make/Model shown in my printer settings now: hp:/usb/HP_LaserJet_1018?serial=KP161MV and HP LaserJet 1018 Foomatic/foo2zjs (recommended)