[TriLUG] Help setting up HP OfficeJet drivers

Christopher Blackmon ckblackm at yahoo.com
Tue May 11 09:21:32 EDT 2004


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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