Hi ive been trying to install a HP Deskjet f2180 printer on
suse 10.3 on a Lenovo Thinkpad r61i
in yast it allows me to “install” the printer and drivers it needs but when i go into something like openoffice and press print it flashes up as if its going to print but then nothing happens
i was just wondering if anybody has installed this printer before and if you could give me a quick guide to installing it as i dont seem to be able to
Thanks
p.s ive realised that this is in the wrong section so cud somebody move it to the hardware section
in yast - software management
make sure you have the hplip packages installed
then as root in console run hplip to configure
Have you checked the printer status under CUPS? I have found that CUPS sometimes stops the printer after a ‘printer fault’ and you have to restart it.
right i think it might be working now ive got cups and hplip running ,carnt test it at moment as everybodys asleep.
ive also got a desktop icon tells me how much inks left lol:)
Cheers guys everything is working fine now.
first time i history ive got a printer working on linux! big step forward now