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 <mhgraham@crow202.org
> <mailto:mhgraham@crow202.org>> 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!
>
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