[NTLUG:Discuss] Printing Problem

[Bobby Sanders]

Fred James wrote:
> Bobby Sanders wrote:
>> 1st: What worked:  HP LaserJett 4 plus installed and worked fine on
>> Unbutu 9.4
>>
>> 2nd: What I did:   I installed Unbuntu 10.4.  I installed the HP driver
>> as I had before.  When I try to send a test message from the printer or
>> a document from OO, the printer LED goes from "Ready" to "Invalid
>> Permissions" and nothing prints.  The dev permissions are: owner=root &
>> grouup=lp.
>>
>> I was unsuccessful in my google of this issue.  Any help would be
>> greatly appreciated.  Thanks in advance.  Bobby
>>   
> Bobby Sanders
> OK, I don't run Ubuntu, but I do run a HP LJ 4M+ (close cousin).  When
> you say "...installed the HP driver as I had before...", I might ask
> which driver?
>
> I have HP Device Manager running my newer printer, but for the 4M+ I
> use the HP driver furnished with the distro (Mandriva 2008, in this
> case).  I have found that the HP Device Manager does bad things for
> the older printer(s).
>
> Hope that helps
> Regards
> Fred James
>
>
I used the "recommended" postscript driver.  The error seemed so fatal
that I didn't try the other drivers.  Will try them after lunch.

Thanks