Helping linux printer driver for HP 2600n
Today, I was able to print a complex B&W test page using this driver: foo2hp: a linux printer driver for ZJS protocol (e.g. HP Color LaserJet 2600n)
Even if I was just only the person that test the results on that printer, It feels so good!!!
This is what happends when you buy a printer without double check if is supported by linux. When I bought it, I thought that if that printer uses a network interface, then I would not have any problem to print under linux ( that is a wrong thought).
Searching around, I found out that the official HP project HPLIP had not plans to support this printer in the near future
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After a couple of emails the helpfull people at linuxprinting suggested to try Foo2zjs driver
I had contact the maintainer of the driver (Rick Richardson), but he could not be able to help me at that time (he had a stroke). Then I was lost in what to do, Hin-Tak Leung was able to start looking at the driver, when the week before last, Rick came back to scene and start coding and get partial result.
I think that I am the first person in the world to print a complex BW testpage with that printer as Rick does not have that printer, he was sending me file streams for me to test.
Today i am a happy man, Thanks Rick!!
December 20th, 2005 at 12:47 pm
Two bits per plane color mode now works! Tell me what you think of it.
January 3rd, 2006 at 6:48 pm
Please, we need to print under Linux by 2600n!!
January 4th, 2006 at 1:35 am
There is another entry in this blog about instructions:
http://casa.che-che.com/blog/2005/12/06/hp-2600n-printing-color/
January 16th, 2006 at 9:02 pm
I too made the same mistake please send me any links that can help me get my printer working with PcLinuxOs
March 27th, 2006 at 6:31 pm
Has anyone had success printing over a network to the HP 2600N using foo2hp?
Thanks very much for any suggestions or links.
Ross
March 27th, 2006 at 7:26 pm
I am printing already over the network
September 20th, 2006 at 1:50 pm
Do you really print over network? Could you please explain how, or write me an email?
I do not get the 2600n working.
TIA
Kai
September 20th, 2006 at 2:55 pm
Are you able to print using the USB cable?
September 21st, 2006 at 10:07 am
Hello Juan,
yes the Cups Printer Test Page comes out very fine when I’m directly connected via USB.
But the settings via ethernet do not work.
Neither IPP nor HTTP nor HP JetDirect.
The nmap output says:
PORT STATE SERVICE
7/tcp open echo
80/tcp open http
9100/tcp open jetdirect
But somehow it does not work. Printing via network from M$ Win is no problem.
TIA
Kai
September 21st, 2006 at 12:41 pm
Try:
foo2hp2600-wrapper testpage.ps > testpage.zjs
netcat xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx 9100
September 21st, 2006 at 1:14 pm
Juan, you are the greatest!
It works!
Now I have to put it somehow in a normal printer dialog. But I’m sure that someone had the problem before.
Thanks a million!
Kai
November 21st, 2006 at 1:59 pm
I’m very happy using foo2hp driver.
But has a littte problem…If I send multiple copies of a same page i get only 1 page in printer…
i don’t know what to do…
February 7th, 2007 at 3:03 pm
Using Ubuntu and the Hp2600n driver worked nicely (BW only) over the network first time. I’d like to get the colour working though.