HP Laserjet P1102w & CUPS (GNU/Linux)

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This thread contains information about using the printer "HP Laserjet P1102w" with GNU/Linux systems.
By default, most systems assume to handle this printer using "HPLIP", but then requires a proprietary driver. Therefore, I'm using "foo2zjs" as driver backend, which works perfectly and is Free Software

Make sure you have the following packages installed:

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$ apt-get install cups foo2zjs

UPDATE: On newer Debian-based distros (e.g. raspbian-jessie), the package name for "foo2zjs" was changed to "printer-driver-foo2zjs". Therefore:

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$ apt-get install cups printer-driver-foo2zjs

As printer model/driver choose:

HP LaserJet Pro P1102w Foomatic/foo2zjs-z2 (recommended)

It already says "recommended"

The following setups have worked flawlessly:

• Xubuntu 11.10 (Precise Pangolin)
  • cups: 1.5.0-8ubuntu6
  • foo2zjs: 20110811dfsg-1ubuntu1
• Raspbian 7 (Wheezy/Sid)
  • cups: 1.5.3-5
  • foo2zjs: 20120510dfsg0-1

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After disconnecting and re-connecting the printer's USB from my Raspberry, it wouldn't print anymore.

Issue #1: Faulty USB connection
Check if the computer is actually "seeing" the printer over USB:

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$ lsusb

There must be a line for the printer. Like this:

Bus 001 Device 119: ID 03f0:102a Hewlett-Packard

In my case, I've added a USB extension cord, and... eh... well: Then the printer didn't show up anymore.
Removing the USB extension fixed that problem.

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Issue #2: Re-starting the printer
After physically disconnecting the printer's USB connection, CUPS has "stopped" the printer (which makes sense).
Now, you just have to "start" the printer again.

Go to CUPS' webinterface:
http://<computer_printer_is_connected_to>:631 (this example links to "localhost")

On the administration page select "Start Printer" in the left drop-down.
Now the printer should happily server your print jobs again

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In our setup, the printer is physically connected to a Raspberry Pi (Running Raspbian 7), and the clients print over the Pi.

As mentioned above, there are 2 different drivers available for this printer: The one from HPIJS, and the Foo2zjs-z2.
NOTE: When selecting the printer's backend/driver in the "Make and Model" dialogue, select the following:

HP > Laserjet Pro 1102w > HP LaserJet Pro P1102w Foomatic/foo2zjs-z2 (recommended)

Caveat: If you scroll down the list, you'll also find "HP > HP LaserJet Professional p1102w", which will not list the Foo2zjs driver.

Let's assume the hostname of the printer server is "raspberrypi_hostname".

Here are the settings in the "properties" dialog in the printer setup on XFCE4 for the client side to work:

Location: raspberrypi_hostname
Device URI: ipp://raspberrypi_hostname:631/printers/HP_LaserJet_P1102w
Make and Model: HP LaserJet Pro P1102w Foomatic/foo2zjs-z2 (recommended)

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Links:

• How to Add a Printer to Your Raspberry Pi (or Other Linux Computer) (howtogeek.com)
• CUPS Printer Settings for HP LaserJet 1020