[Pkg-hpijs-devel] Bug#456812: HPLIP cannot communicate with HP OfficeJet 5510 printer

Fred Yeadon fwyeadon at gmail.com
Tue Dec 18 04:53:14 UTC 2007


Package: hplip
Version: 2.7.10-5


I am running Debian Sid with a 2.6.10 kernel and an HP OfficeJet 5510
All-In-One printer attached through a USB port, using CUPS for all
printing.  Since upgrading my entire installation recently to the current
Sid, I have not been able to communicate with the printer, although it was
working previously.  The problem exists whether I use the CUPS admin webapp
or the HPLIP utilities.  In web searches of the HPLIP web site and various
email forums, I have found information about previous similar problems in
HPLIP, but most are regarding old problems that have been fixed, and none of
the more recent suggestions have worked for me.

Here are the errors I see in /var/log/syslog.

Dec 15 13:32:14 fwy-li officejet_5500_series?serial=MY55DG135K96:
io/hpmud/musb.c 549: invalid product id string: Operation not permitted
Dec 15 13:32:14 fwy-li officejet_5500_series?serial=MY55DG135K96:
io/hpmud/musb.c 1003: unable to open
hp:/usb/officejet_5500_series?serial=MY55DG135K96
Dec 15 13:32:14 fwy-li officejet_5500_series?serial=MY55DG135K96: INFO: open
device failed; will retry in 30 seconds...


Here are relevant installed packages.

fwy-li:/home/fwy# dpkg -l "hp*" cupsys
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Installed/Config-files/Unpacked/Failed-config/Half-installed
|/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err:
uppercase=bad)
||/ Name           Version        Description
+++-==============-==============-============================================
ii  cupsys         1.3.4-2        Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - server
pn  hp-ppd         <none>         (no description available)
pn  hp2xx          <none>         (no description available)
pn  hp48cc         <none>         (no description available)
ii  hpijs          2.7.10+2.7.10- HP Linux Printing and Imaging - gs IJS
drive
ii  hpijs-ppds     2.7.10+2.7.10- HP Linux Printing and Imaging - HPIJS PPD
fi
pn  hping2         <none>         (no description available)
ii  hplip          2.7.10-5       HP Linux Printing and Imaging System
(HPLIP)
pn  hplip-base     <none>         (no description available)
ii  hplip-data     2.7.10-5       HP Linux Printing and Imaging - data files
un  hplip-doc      <none>         (no description available)
ii  hplip-gui      2.7.10-5       HP Linux Printing and Imaging - GUI
utilitie
pn  hplip-ppds     <none>         (no description available)
pn  hpoj           <none>         (no description available)
un  hpoj-xojpanel  <none>         (no description available)
pn  hpscanpbm      <none>         (no description available)
pn  hpsockd        <none>         (no description available)


Here is the output of the 'lsusb' command, where is appears that the device
is recognized properly.

fwy-li:/home/fwy# lsusb
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 03f0:3a11 Hewlett-Packard OfficeJet 5510
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000


Here is the output of the 'hp-probe' command, which also looks correct.

fwy-li:/home/fwy# hp-probe -busb

HP Linux Imaging and Printing System (ver. 2.7.10)
Printer Discovery Utility ver. 4.0

Copyright (c) 2001-7 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, LP
This software comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
This is free software, and you are welcome to distribute it
under certain conditions. See COPYING file for more details.


--------------------
| DEVICE DISCOVERY |
--------------------

  Device URI                                         Model

  -------------------------------------------------
------------------------
  hp:/usb/officejet_5500_series?serial=MY55DG135K96  HP officejet 5500
series

Found 1 printer(s) on the 'usb' bus.



Here is the output of the '/usr/lib/cups/backend/hp' command.

fwy-li:/home/fwy# /usr/lib/cups/backend/hp
direct hp:/usb/officejet_5500_series?serial=MY55DG135K96 "HP officejet 5500
series" "HP officejet 5500 series USB MY55DG135K96 HPLIP"
"MFG:HP;MDL:officejet 5500 series;CLS:PRINTER;DES:officejet 5500
series;SN:MY55DG135K96;"


And finally, here is the output of the 'lpinfo -l -v' command.

fwy-li:/home/fwy# lpinfo -l -v
Device: uri = socket
        class = network
        info = AppSocket/HP JetDirect
        make-and-model = Unknown
        device-id =
Device: uri = beh
        class = network
        info = Backend Error Handler
        make-and-model = Unknown
        device-id =
Device: uri = hpfax
        class = direct
        info = HP Fax (HPLIP)
        make-and-model = Unknown
        device-id =
Device: uri = hp
        class = direct
        info = HP Printer (HPLIP)
        make-and-model = Unknown
        device-id =
Device: uri = http
        class = network
        info = Internet Printing Protocol (http)
        make-and-model = Unknown
        device-id =
Device: uri = ipp
        class = network
        info = Internet Printing Protocol (ipp)
        make-and-model = Unknown
        device-id =
Device: uri = lpd
        class = network
        info = LPD/LPR Host or Printer
        make-and-model = Unknown
        device-id =
Device: uri = parallel:/dev/lp0
        class = direct
        info = LPT #1
        make-and-model = Unknown
        device-id =
Device: uri = scsi
        class = direct
        info = SCSI Printer
        make-and-model = Unknown
        device-id =
Device: uri = smb
        class = network
        info = Windows Printer via SAMBA
        make-and-model = Unknown



The HPLIP Toolbox application (hp-toolbox) sees the printer with the correct
URL, but cannot communicate with it.  It displays the message 'ERROR: Device
not found.  Please check connection and power-on device.'  I have tried
setting up the printer using both hp-setup and CUPS, with the same results.
Yet the physical USB connection is fine and the power is on.


Based on similar postings I have seen on the web, I have tried changing the
URL from the default hp:/usb/officejet_5500_series?serial=MY55DG135K96 to
usb://hp/officejet%205500%20series?serial=MY55DG135K96, but this caused CUPS
to think that the printer was disconnected.  Other postings suggested that
permissions or other information set in the udev rules files
(/etc/udev/rules.d/*) were causing problems.  However, I am not using udev,
so I don't think these points are relevant.

Is this a bug in the Debian hplip 2.7.10 package?


Thx in advance,
fwy
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