HPPI laserjet 3055

[Jmiller_1]

I am getting the following error when I try setting up a laserjet 3055

!! xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is NOT an acceptable name!!
Either it is NOT a network printer or this host is denied access
to it!

I can set up any other printer fine. any ideas?

[JASH_2]

Jmiller,

Can you ping it etc from the command line? Is it in the hosts file or DNS, so you can use the name rather than the IP address?

Regards,

Jash

[Bill Hassell · Accepted solution]

All-in-One printers were never designed for Unix (aka, non-Windows) systems, although the 3055 does support PCL which means it will work for HP-UX. Start by checking access (and always use the IP address):

ping 12.34.56.78
hpnpadmin -v 12.34.56.78

If ping fails, then fix the IP address. If hpnpadmin fails and says it is not a network printer, open a browser to the printer's IP address and make sure networking has been setup (IP address, subnet mask, gateway) correctly. If hpnpadmin still can't identify the printer, you can try hpnpf logging with a simple file as in:

hpnpf -x 12.34.56.78 -l /var/tmp/hpnpf.log -n /etc/fstab

If it prints OK, you can override the HPPI install and tell it to go ahead anyway. If nothing prints, look at the logfile.

I do see that a printer script specific for the 3055 has been made available so it looks like it should work OK. Here are the new scripts for HPPI:

http://www.hp.com/pond/modelscripts/index2.html

[Jmiller_1]

It prints fine using hpnpf and I have already loaded the driver. but i'm not quite sure how to override the hppi and tell it to install anyway. It does not show me any options to override and install.

[Bill Hassell]

Use addqueue like this:

addqueue -l | grep 3055

If this does not show a number like 293) or similar, use the id number 257. Otherwise, use the number returned by addqueue -l for the printer.

addqueue -h 12.34.56.78 -q hp3055 -i 257

If it still does not complete the install, you'll need to create a printer queue with addqueue that points to another HP printer. Once that is completed, you can replace the alternate printer's script with the one you pulled from the HP website for the 3055. The location for the model scripts is /opt/hpnpl/sh and the active scripts are in /var/spool/lp/interface/model.orig. You copy the 3055 script into the model.orig directory with the name of the print queue you created. Then in the parent directory, edit the print queue file in /var/spool/lp/interface directory and change the IP address to the 3055. That should get it going.

[Jmiller_1]

I was able to add the printer using the following command. Thanks for your help.

addqueue -q hp3055 -h 14.38.11.42 -L PCL -i 2930

[Jmiller_1]

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