Printing to a HP LaserJet P3005 Printer

[Jason_309]

I am having a problem connecting these printers I down loaded the latest net_lj3005 and still get an error.

ERROR: Printer configuration error
Could not find the printer configuration file
Please verify software installation

Thanks,
Jason

[Haniza]

Hi Jason

You may want to refer to previous thread:
http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1113834

[Jason_309]

When i get to the part where he does a sh net_lj3005.sh i get

# sh net_lj3005.sh
x - 405.cfg [compressed]
x - installer [compressed]
x - net_lj3005 [compressed]
x - net_lj3005.1 [compressed]

[Amit Parui]

Chk it with -
hpnpadmin -v

[OldSchool]

Jason,

That is what you should get. Now you need to follow the instructions about editting the installer and running it manully as I noted in the post here

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1113834

[Jason_309]

Thanks guys. I was able to get it done.

[Jason_309]

I did all the steps and it acts normal. I add the printers and it seems to work, however the printer is not there.

[Jason_309]

I did what it said and then added the printers. they seem to look like they were added, however they do not get added.

[OldSchool]

what are you using to determine that "it isn't there?"

[Jason_309]

I going into Jet direct and look.

[OldSchool]

so, you've not tried printing to it?

does "lpstat | grep printername" show anything?

if not, uninstall and reinstall the printer.

[Jason_309]

Yes i have. I also get the following from a lpstat


lpstat: "prnjc01" not a request id or a destination
no entries

[OldSchool]

hmm....

you got the installer to work after you fixed the script and then you configured the printer in hppi, correct?

go into hppi again, select 1) Spooler Administration, then 3) Modifiy queue. You should see the printer queue in the list. If not, add it to the system.

my guess is that you didn't change the default printer queue name and that its prnjc01_1 now.

also, I meant "lpstat -t | grep printer_name".....sorry about the typo

[Jason_309]

Sorry but your guess is wrong, i did all of that, It is not my first printer.....

[OldSchool]

ok, but did it show up in the list of queues in hppi?

I must admit, I've not run accross one like this. wonder if its related somehow to the installer blowing up the first time?

[Jason_309]

No it did not show up. It is weird.

[OldSchool]

i think i'd try adding the print queue via hppi again. if you can't see it there, you (obviously) can't print to it.

As a test case, you could add it to hppi w/ a different queue name and remove it later I suppose.

If that fails for some reason, i'd be tempted to go thru and manually remove all traces of it and start over (barf). Things like /opt/hpnpl/sh/net_lj3005, /opt/hpnpl/admin/printers/405.cfg and all traces of it in /var/spool/lp (queue names?)

sorry....i've got nothing better at this time. Frankly, I'm kinda stumped here

[Jason_309]

i think i am going to have to start from scrtach again. Thaqnk you for your help.

[Jason_309]

Old school,

Does the line read
cp ./${rPID}.cfg /opt/hpnpl/admin/printers/
or
cp ./${rPID}.cfg /opt/

[Haniza]

Hi Jason

Please try the following:
1. Remove your print queue prnjc01_1 (from hppi)
2. Remove net_lj3005(if exists) from the Remove Model Script (from hppi)
3. Download the script net_lj3005.sh from http://www.hp.com/pond/modelscripts/index2.html
4. uncompress net_lj3005.sh.Z
5. Modify script net_lj3005.sh to remove/delete last 4 lines of the following:
chmod 755 installer
./installer net_lj3005.sh
rm -f installer
exit 0
6. sh net_lj3005.sh
7. Modify the installer file by joining the sentence in line 68 to end of sentence at line 67.
FROM
67 cp ./${r
68 PID}.cfg /opt/hpnpl/admin/printers/
TO
67 cp ./${rPID}.cfg /opt/hpnpl/admin/printers/

8. ensure file installer permission as:
-rwxr-xr-x 1 bin bin 5098 Sep 11 09:07 installer
9. run the installer as:
./installer net_lj3005.sh
<-- You should get installation complete
10. Verify the script exists in the menu 'Remove Model Script' in hppi.
11. Then add your print queue again.

[Jason_309]

Well i got a step closer. They were added, however when i print to them i am getting a error page.

Which directory should i be running puttingt these files when i download and edit and run?

[OldSchool]

well.....it shouldn't matter where you download them to / edit them at, as the installer will put the files where they should go, as will hppi when you configure the queue.

Now I'm really confused. What kind of "error page" are you seeing, and are these printing to jetdirect card, or to some kind of print server? (I'm confused about where the error page is coming from)

[Gerald Taylor]

Thanks.

I had this same problem with the same printer and model script. Modify the model script as described above solve the issue.

HP should fix this....

Gerald

[Jason_309]

Thanks for all your help. I removed it all again and started over. I am good to go now. Thanks agin.

[Jason_309]

Thanks