HP Printers Under Linux??? What a NIGHTMARE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Doctor Smith
http://foo2xqx.rkkda.com/
foo2xqx: a linux printer driver for XQX stream protocol
e.g. HP LaserJet P1005, P1006, P1007, P1008, P1505, P1505n, P2014, P2014n,
M1005 MFP, M1120 MFP
That's quite a list of very popular HP Printers.....
*** DON'T USE the foo2zjs package from:
Ubuntu, SUSE, Mandrake/Manrivia, Debian, RedHat, Fedora, Gentoo,
Xandros, EEE PC, Linpus, MacOSX, or BSD!
*** Download it here and follow the directions below.
foo2xqx is an open source printer driver for printers that use the
HP/Software Imaging "XQX" stream wire protocol for their print data, such
as the HP LaserJet P1005, HP LaserJet P1006, HP LaserJet P1505, and the HP
LaserJet M1005 MFP, These printers are often erroneously referred to as
winprinters or GDI printers. However, Microsoft GDI only mandates the API
between an application and the printer driver, not the protocol on the wire
between the printer driver and the printer. In fact, "XQX" printers are
raster printers which happen to use a very efficient wire protocol which
was developed by HP/Software Imaging. "XQX" is just one of many wire
protocols that are in use today, such as Postscript, PCL, Epson, ZjStream,
etc.
This driver uses Ghostscript to perform all of the heavy lifting (image
processing). There are five major components to the foo2xqx printer driver.
* foo2xqx - the page image to protocol conversion engine of the
driver.
* foo2xqx-wrapper - a shell script (compatible with foomatic) which
runs ghostscript and foo2xqx in a pipeline.
* icc2ps - converts an ICM color profile to a Postscript CRD, which
is then fed into Ghostscript before the users Postscript program.
* foomatic-db - foomatic database entries which describe the
supported printers and their options so that printer spoolers know how to
access the printer using foo2xqx-wrapper.
* xqxdecode - a tool for developers to inspect "XQX" streams.
You can read the manual pages for more information.
With the foo2xqx driver, you can print to some HP and possibly other
"XQX" stream printers:
Supported Printer B/W Color Driver Notes
HP LaserJet P1005 Yes No foo2xqx Tested by Ivan Rajevic
HP LaserJet P1006 Yes No foo2xqx Tested by Robert
HP LaserJet P1007 Yes No foo2xqx Alpha Quality
HP LaserJet P1008 Yes No foo2xqx Alpha Quality
HP LaserJet P1505/P1505n Yes No foo2xqx Tested by author
HP LaserJet P2014/P2014n Yes No foo2xqx Alpha Quality
HP LaserJet M1005 MFP Yes No foo2xqx PRINTER ONLY; Tested by
Prateep Siamwal
HP LaserJet M1120 MFP Yes No foo2xqx PRINTER ONLY; Tested by
Hans Voss
These printers are not supported by this driver:
Unsupported Printer Notes
HP LaserJet P2035 Supported by my foo2zjs driver
HP LaserJet 1018/1020/1022 Supported by my foo2zjs driver
HP LaserJet 1000/1005 Supported by my foo2zjs driver
HP LaserJet M1319 MFP Supported by my foo2zjs driver
Minolta-QMS magicolor 2200/2300 DL Supported by my foo2zjs driver
Konica Minolta magicolor 2430 DL Supported by my foo2zjs driver
HP Color LaserJet CP1215 Supported by my foo2hp driver
HP Color LaserJet 1600/2600n Supported by my foo2hp driver
HP Color LaserJet 2605dn Unsupported. Use Postscript
Konica Minolta magicolor 2480/2490 MF Supported by my foo2lava
driver
Konica Minolta magicolor 2530 DL Supported by my foo2lava driver
Samsung CLP-300/315/600/610 Supported by my foo2qpdl driver
Xerox Phaser 6110 Supported by my foo2qpdl driver
Lexmark C500n Supported by my foo2slx driver
Oki C3100n/C3200n/C3300/C3400n Supported by my foo2hiperc driver
Oki C5100n/C5200n Supported by my foo2hiperc driver
Oki C5500n/C5600n/C5800n Supported by my foo2hiperc driver
HP Color LaserJet 1500 Supported by my foo2oak driver
Kyocera KM-1635/KM-2035 Supported by my foo2oak driver
Minolta/QMS magicolor 2300W/2400W/2500W Try the m2300w driver
Minolta/QMS PagePro 12xxW Try Beetman's 1200W driver or Schiller's
1[234]xxW driver
Minolta/QMS PagePro 13xxW Try Beetman's 1200W driver or Schiller's
1[234]xxW driver
Konica Minolta PagePro 14xxW Try Schiller's 1[234]xxW driver
Contribute (MUST READ)
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drivers using PayPal.
Any amount is appreciated.
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foo2zjs is open source software that is downloaded over the internet.
No media (CD) will be shipped in exchange for your donation.
I keep a record of everyone who has contributed to this driver, in terms of
1) money or equipment, 2) usable bug reports, 3) code and advice.
There are over 30,000 unique IP addresses that have downloaded this driver.
There are only a handful of people who have ever contributed to this
project (and my thanks go out to them).
Download and Install
Click the link, or cut and paste the whole command line below to
download the driver.
$ wget -O foo2zjs.tar.gz
http://foo2zjs.rkkda.com/foo2zjs.tar.gz
Now unpack it:
Unpack:
$ tar zxf foo2zjs.tar.gz
$ cd foo2zjs
Now compile and install it. The INSTALL file contains more detailed
instructions; please read it now.
Compile:
$ make
Get extra files from the web, such as .ICM profiles for color
correction,
and firmware. Select the model number for your printer:
$ ./getweb P1005 # Get HP LaserJet P1005 firmware file
$ ./getweb P1006 # Get HP LaserJet P1006 firmware file
$ ./getweb P1007 # Get HP LaserJet P1007 firmware file
$ ./getweb P1008 # Get HP LaserJet P1008 firmware file
$ ./getweb P1505 # Get HP LaserJet P1505 firmware file
Install driver, foomatic XML files, and extra files:
$ su OR $ sudo make install
# make install
(Optional) Configure hotplug (USB; HP LJ
P1005/P1006/P1007/P1008/P1505):
# make install-hotplug OR $ sudo make install-hotplug
(Optional) If you use CUPS, restart the spooler:
# make cups OR $ sudo make cups
Now create printer entries for your spooler. Create the queues first,
then edit them and set the device options as desired. See your operating
system documentation for further details on creating a printer queue. Click
any hyperlinks below for sample screenshots.
For Redhat 7.2/7.3/8.0/9.0 and Fedora Core 1-5 users:
# printconf-gui
For Fedora Core 6, Fedora 7/8/9/10, and Ubuntu 7.10/8.x users:
# system-config-printer
For Mandrake/Manrivia users:
# printerdrake
For SUSE 10.x/11.x users:
# yast2 printer
For Ubuntu 5.10/6.06/6.10/7.04 users:
$ sudo gnome-cups-manager
$ sudo make cups # IMPORTANT:
gnome-cups-manager has a BUG in it
For low level testing, you can also create a "raw queue", which will
accept "XQX" stream files as-is and send them directly to the printer.
Questions and Support
If you installed as per the above instructions, then click on our
forums for questions and support.
If you installed a THIRD PARTY (e.g. Ubuntu, Gentoo, etc.) foo2zjs
package, then read the INSTALL file and follow the directions. No third
party support is given. You MUST install using the above procedure.
History
It uses Markus Kuhn's JBIG-KIT compression library (included), and
Marti Maria's icc2ps program (included).
Resources
* www.worldlabel.com - Worldlabel.Com: A Brand Name in Laser Labels
& Inkjet Labels
* www.linuxprinting.org - Home of foomatic
* ZjStream Reference - Overview of ZjS data format
* MacOSX INSTALL.osx - Directions for Mac OSX
* Printing booklets - ... with PSUTILS -- support for creep
(shingling)
* Argyll Color Management System - Argyll is an open source, ICC
compatible color management system
* eBay: fotojimbo - Possible source for buying a custom .ICM color
profile ($10)
* eBay: The-Graphics-Depot - Possible source for buying a custom
.ICM color profile (10 Pounds)
* ICCFactory - Possible source for buying a custom .ICM color
profile ($25)
* Dry Creek Photo - Possible source for buying a custom .ICM color
profile ($50)
* ColorValet - Possible source for buying a custom .ICM color
profile ($100)
* The Digital Dog - Possible source for buying a custom .ICM color
profile ($100)
* freecolormanagement.com - CMS Links
* www.aim-dtp.net/index.htm - Accurate Image Manipulation for
Desktop Publishing
* http://www.color.org/ - The International Color Consortium
* Gernot Hoffmann - Color printer test pages
JEDIDIAH
>
> http://foo2xqx.rkkda.com/
>
> foo2xqx: a linux printer driver for XQX stream protocol
> e.g. HP LaserJet P1005, P1006, P1007, P1008, P1505, P1505n, P2014, P2014n,
> M1005 MFP, M1120 MFP
Where did you get yours? Target? Best Buy? Frys? Walmart? OfficeMax?
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Vincent Fritters
>
> foo2xqx: a linux printer driver for XQX stream protocol
> e.g. HP LaserJet P1005, P1006, P1007, P1008, P1505, P1505n, P2014, P2014n,
> M1005 MFP, M1120 MFP
>
> That's quite a list of very popular HP Printers.....
>
>
>
> *** DON'T USE the foo2zjs package from:
> Ubuntu, SUSE, Mandrake/Manrivia, Debian, RedHat, Fedora, Gentoo,
> Xandros, EEE PC, Linpus, MacOSX, or BSD!
> *** Download it here and follow the directions below.
Hey thanks!
I followed the instructions and now my HP P1006 prints fine!
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Vincent Fritters
Farmer Vincent's Smoked Meats.
"Meat's Meat and Man's Gotta Eat"