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don922 · Last edited by don922 on Wed 11 Mar 2009, 12:00; edited 1 time in total

Dingo 4.0/HP DeskJet 722C

I have installed a HP DeskJet 722C printer using the pnm2ppa.ppd driver downloaded from www.linuxprinting.org in accordance with the Cups Web Interface Help (the unreadable purple Help screen that comes up when selecting the CUPS Printer Wizard). The printer is installed on parallel port #1.

Firefox · Joined: 03 Nov 2006 Posts: 171 Location: UK

Hi don

Have a read of "3.00 doesn`t recognize HP 710c printers" on page 2 of this list. read up on how I got hp710 to work - same should be for 722c printer.

Firefox

Firefox · Joined: 03 Nov 2006 Posts: 171 Location: UK

You might like to download Petch 0.3 from the "Cutting edge" posts, and use the cli to "petch hpjis". This will give a list of hp printer driver pets that when downloaded and installed does something behind the scenes to connect editors, browsers I think?. Anyway its worth trying (use download No8 the latest, after you`ve got the test page printed. remember you have to make and make install pnm2ppa.tar.gz to get all the files installed - letting puppy do it doesnt seem to work for me.

don922 · Posted: Wed 17 Sep 2008, 02:17 Post subject: Re: Hp Printer

don922 · Posted: Wed 17 Sep 2008, 04:52 Post subject:

Hi Firefox:

I have found one of your posts dated 28 Oct 2007 it is about the installation of a HP 210C printer on a 301 beta Full Drive Install. It is quite a long post and suggests that the procedure outlined should be used for "712c, 720c, 722c, 820Cse, 820Cxi, 1000Cse, 1000Cxi, to print postscript level 2."

Is this what you were referring to? I have read it a couple of times and it seems very daunting to me. It is probably beyond my understanding and skill level. Certainly, it is not an easy way. In doing searches on printing I noticed that you had to fight for a long time to get it to work.

Also, in the current thread you made the following recommendation:

Firefox · Joined: 03 Nov 2006 Posts: 171 Location: UK

Hi Don
Yes thats the post. It`s only daunting the first time. Write down the instructions on paper by hand then download the various pets and simply follow the instructions. The petch program will find the list of driver pets and you simply choose the latest in the list number 8 - hpijs-2.8.5.pet then download it and install it after you`ve got the printer to print a test page.. I think it makes connections to the printer via cups and editors, openoffice etc.

Firefox

don922 · Posted: Thu 18 Sep 2008, 10:13 Post subject: Deleted double post

edit deleted an accidental double post

don922 · Posted: Thu 18 Sep 2008, 10:20 Post subject: Lost..........

Hi Firefox,

I have broken down and used Win98SE to get on the internet and print your scary instructions for installing your HP printer on Puppy. Around the same time that you posted the instructions there was another post dated 27 Sep 2007 for installing a HP 720C printer.

In that post titled How to setup my printer HP 720 C ?

Wolf Pup · Joined: 27 Apr 2006 Posts: 637

Try HPIJS.

don922 · Posted: Sun 08 Mar 2009, 06:15 Post subject:

don922 · Posted: Wed 11 Mar 2009, 11:57 Post subject: Now Printing!!!!!!!

At long last I am able to print using the HP DeskJet 722C. I used the pnm2ppa.tar.gz assembled and compiled by rcrsn51. See this link

rcrsn51 did a really outstanding job -- I had been messing around with this since last September and had given up 3 or 4 months ago.

rcrsn51 · Posted: Fri 12 Jun 2009, 08:52 Post subject:

You need an inkjet printer to print in colour, especially if you want to print photographs. Most laser printers are black-and-white. Laser printers are cheaper to run.

To find a printer that will work in Linux, go here and look up some different brands.

bill · Joined: 28 May 2008 Posts: 395

I am a relatively new user to Puppy Linux but here is a scenario you may wish to try if you are having trouble installing ANY HARDWARE,Printers,Scanners,Wireless etc. etc.
I had a HP1150 Laserjet that just wouldn't play nice ,no matter what I did,it just wouldn't work ?
So I booted a "Clean" version (none of my added packages) and tryed installing this printer .Lo and behold the "printer" said "sure enough" and immediately went to working..After saving that setup,I installed added packages.
The only thing I can figure is that some "packages" were offending the CUPS setup.I wish I was experienced enough to figure out why ,but I must leave this question to the more experienced.
This may or may not help you,but at least it is something to try.cheers