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HP 3050 won't install
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 HP 3050 won't installI'm trying out AntiX (AntiX-M11-686) for my wife's laptop. All OK except for the printer (I'm testing it all in VB).
CUPS and localhost:631 can't see it at all (wireless and USB connected). HP print manager detects the printer, but then there's a CUPS backend failure, or can't find some file under /usr etc. I deleted all HP and CUPS stuff I could find with synaptic, rebooted, and used the metapackage to install. No different. I've also just fallen for a 630MB major update - no different. I've taken every step I've taken under SM11 to install HP-LIP and associated packages >3.11 etc, but to no avail. AntiX print manager sometimes let me select the printer (3 choices of the same printer), but clicking Apply did nothing... What have I missed? Cheers _________________ Asus K55A i7 laptop 6GB RAM, 500GB SATA HDD, turbo-boost 3.1Ghz:: Win7 64 bit - eek!:: Intel graphics, UEFI and GPT:: HP Deskjet 3050 wireless:: 
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Re: HP 3050 won't install If you are testing in VB then you need to use VB to connect to the printer. In a real install the printer will be picked up automatically if I remember correctly. Someone will chime in if that's not the case. But I never had to install a printer with a real install of antiX, beyond using localhost:631 that is.
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| Sat Feb 11, 2012 6:39 pm |
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Re: HP 3050 won't install
Many thanks for that, lucky9. I'm not sure initially how to do that, but I'll give it a crack. Cheers Edit: sorted. In VM menu Devices --> USB devices - tick HP3050. Instant printing. Cheers  _________________ Asus K55A i7 laptop 6GB RAM, 500GB SATA HDD, turbo-boost 3.1Ghz:: Win7 64 bit - eek!:: Intel graphics, UEFI and GPT:: HP Deskjet 3050 wireless::
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MEPIS Enthusiast Joined: Wed Jul 12, 2006 5:54 am Posts: 9166 Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma U.S.A. Has thanked: 2710 times Have thanks: 574 times
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Re: HP 3050 won't install I'd have looked it up if you hadn't found it. But forgetting we're in a virtual machine is something all of us (well most anyway) have done.
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