if anyone is interested this is the command I issued: cd ~/Downloads/ && chmod +x hplip-3.18.9.run && ./hplip-3.18.9.run On Tue, Oct 30, 2018 at 11:22 PM Herminio Hernandez Jr. < herminio.hernandezjr@gmail.com> wrote: > Glad you got it working. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Oct 30, 2018, at 8:11 PM, Michael wrote: > > 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~(-: > > --------------------------------------------------- > 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~(-: