Thanks for all your help. I got it installed and it is detecting my scanner and is scanning documents! I couldn't open the file at first and I was about to post a plea for help until I thought of asking duckduckgo. that led me to what I needed to know. I'm so proud of myself! On Sun, Oct 28, 2018 at 11:02 PM Brian Cluff wrote: > If you're running *ubuntu 18.04 it's got hplip version 3.17.10, so the > default version should be good enough to get your printer working. > > Brian Cluff > > On 10/28/18 6:06 PM, Michael wrote: > > That will be an easy thing to do. I didn't realize how easy it was going > to be until I googled it and found: > https://sourceforge.net/projects/hplip/files/hplip/3.18.9/hplip-3.18.9.run/download?use_mirror=nchc > I'm away from home at the moment but will take care of it when I return > home. > > On Fri, Oct 26, 2018 at 1:38 PM Matt Graham wrote: > >> On 2018-10-25 19:28, Michael wrote: >> > It didn't work. Whether I selected USB or NEY I got the same response: >> > error: No device selected/specified or that supports this >> > functionality. >> > $ hp-setup -i 192.168.0.5 <- found in the printer settings >> > HP Linux Imaging and Printing System (ver. 3.16.3) >> [massive snip] >> >> The manufacturer's website at >> https://developers.hp.com/hp-linux-imaging-and-printing/supported_devices/ >> says you need to have at least 3.17.9 of hplip to have everything >> supported on an HP Envy Photo 7855. The older version you have >> installed apparently doesn't do scanning, but it can print. So it's >> time to upgrade your hplip. There's got to be something more recent; >> that's kind of an older version AFAICT and I don't have ebuilds for >> anything older than 3.18.6 here. Hey, at least you don't need the >> proprietary hplip-plugin package! >> >> -- >> Crow202 Blog: http://crow202.org/wordpress >> There is no Darkness in Eternity >> But only Light too dim for us to see. >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > -- > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -- :-)~MIKE~(-: