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**gnarly** · Aug 22, 2006, 02:25 PM

Re: HP laserjet 1020 won't print.

OK Ifound the info needed to get the HP Laserjet 1020 running.
If anyone is interested here is the link;
http://s3.phpbbforfree.com/forums/foo2zjs-about14.html

**paddlaren** · Oct 28, 2006, 02:34 PM

Re: HP laserjet 1020 won't print.

Originally posted by gnarly

INSTALLATION
------------
Unpack:
$ wget -O foo2zjs.tar.gz http://foo2zjs.rkkda.com/foo2zjs.tar.gz
$ tar zxf foo2zjs.tar.gz
$ cd foo2zjs

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 2600n # Get HP Color LaserJet 2600n .ICM files
$ ./getweb 2430 # Get Minolta 2430 DL .ICM files
$ ./getweb 2300 # Get Minolta 2300 DL .ICM files
$ ./getweb 2200 # Get Minolta 2200 DL .ICM files
$ ./getweb cpwl # Get Minolta Color PageWorks/Pro L .ICM files

$ ./getweb 1020 # Get HP LaserJet 1020 firmware file
$ ./getweb 1018 # Get HP LaserJet 1018 firmware file
$ ./getweb 1005 # Get HP LaserJet 1005 firmware file
$ ./getweb 1000 # Get HP LaserJet 1000 firmware file

Install driver, foomatic XML files, PPD files, and extra files:
$ su OR $ sudo make install
# make install

If you use CUPS to manage your printers, you must restart cupsd:
# make cups OR $ sudo make cups

Again I am a relative newbie and I don't want to mess things up.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I just found out how to get it work.
Follow the instruction as stated above and add in the end:
$ sudo make install-hotplug

to get it work.

If the question is more basic, the it works like this:

Everything is done In a konsolle (KDE/Kubuntu) or similar in Ubuntu/Gnome.
The $ is the prompt for ordinary users.
The # is the prompt for superuser/root.
sudo allows you to do things with root-permissions. I suggest to use sudo since you don't have the root password in kubuntu.

First. Install the possibility to compile sourcecode on the computer, altough I do not think this is realy neede in kubuntu 6.10 any more. I compiled the soruce without this package on a new fresh sharp 6.10 installation. Installing the package will not hurt though.

Code:

$ sudo apt-get install build-essential

This can be done in the adept program if you like. Search for the build-essential and install if.

Second. Download an unpack the foo2zjf sourcecode.

Code:

$ wget -O foo2zjs.tar.gz [url]http://foo2zjs.rkkda.com/foo2zjs.tar.gz[/url]
$ tar zxf foo2zjs.tar.gz
$ cd foo2zjs

Third. Compile the sourcecode into binary programs, i.e stuff that the computer will be able to run.

Code:

$ make

Compilation can go wrong and it's not easy to tell. First time you do make there should be a lot of output. If you do make a second time it should look lik this if everything is OK:

Code:

$ make
#
# Dependencies...
#
# ... OK!
#
cd icc2ps; make all
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/erik/foo2zjs/foo2zjs/icc2ps'
make[1]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/erik/foo2zjs/foo2zjs/icc2ps'

Forth: download things related to the printer.

Code:

 $ ./getweb 1020  # Get HP LaserJet 1020 firmware file

The last step is to install the stuff. First install the foo2zjs printer-drivers. Then install the hotplug-stuff and restart the printerserver (cups).

Note that the install-hotplug is not included in the INSTALL-file. I've reported this to the maintainer of the stuff.

Code:

$ sudo make install
$ sudo make install-hotplug cups

The hutplug-stuff is absolutley nescesary. The printer do not have an own firmware so when you restart the printer it has to be transfered using the USB. the hotplug-stuff takes care of that and you can verify this.
Switch off and on the printer. The printer makes sound for a second. When the firmware is downloaded the printer makes the sound a second time.
If the firmware is not downloaded the sound is made only once.

Regards
// Erik

**mastergunner** · Jan 12, 2007, 10:41 PM

Re: HP laserjet 1020 won't print.

I am having problems with this. I have done everything as what is posted previously and I still cant get my printer to print. CAN SOMEONE HELP ME PLEASE!!!!! Thanks.

**donh3** · Nov 20, 2007, 10:32 PM

Re: HP laserjet 1020 won't print.

I had a similar problem where I could not get the HP1020 to print in Feisty event though it was fine in Dapper so I'm posting my help file here. I think the key to get it working is removing the hplip stuff but the rest if there if it helps.

Problems getting foo2zjs (HP1020) working with Fiesty Fawn Kubuntu:
I had problems after install the foo2zjs drivers. There were two problems.
The first one is the HP printer drivers that are included by default in Fiesty
interfering with the foo2zjs driver. So you need to uninstall the "hplip" packages.
The error message in the "messages" log file were:
/var/run/hplip/hpiod.port

NOW, Install foo2zjs according to directions.
Then setup the printer in KDE.
If the printer doesn't work, check the "messages" log file.

Error messages:
Nov 20 20:41:41 Desktop-S1 /etc/hotplug/usb/hplj1020: foo2zjs: HP LaserJet 1020 firmware was not downloaded...
Nov 20 20:41:41 Desktop-S1 /etc/hotplug/usb/hplj1020: foo2zjs: ...couldn't find /bin/usb_printerid and DEV is not set
Nov 20 20:41:41 Desktop-S1 /usr/bin/hplj1020: HP LaserJet 1020 firmware was not downloaded...
Nov 20 20:41:41 Desktop-S1 /usr/bin/hplj1020: ...couldn't find /usr/bin/usb_printerid and DEV is not set

It looks like the DEV="" after the initial setting of DEV=/dev/usb/lp0 was screwing things up.
I commented out the DEV="" in both hplj1020 scripts to fix the problem.
You may need to delete and setup the printer in KDE if it still doesn't work.

Command to manually load firmware to HP1020 printer:
sudo cat /usr/share/foo2zjs/firmware/sihp1020.dl > /dev/usb/lp0

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