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Installation of HP Laserjet 1000 printer thru VMware

Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 11:30 am
by Saqibmalick
I have Red Hat Linux 9 on VMware Virtual Server.

I want to install HP Laserjet 1000 printer in it, I try it to install but it is not.
please help me to install it.

Jazak Allah

Saqib Malick

Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 12:59 pm
by lambda
you're far better off trying a newer distribution. i recommend ubuntu.

without details on what you tried to "install" the printer, no one can really help you.

Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 2:50 pm
by ranatanveer
i agree with lambda
new distribution always ship with drivers.

this site may help you if you stick your vmware distribution.

http://foo2zjs.rkkda.com/

Re: Installation of HP Laserjet 1000 printer thru VMware

Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 9:06 pm
by mahin
Saqibmalick wrote:I want to install HP Laserjet 1000 printer
Three years back HP 1000 was not working [ made it print in round about way - call it jugaar ] on RH9, I doubt if it will work now. With newer distro's things could be different but do ask around first. This particular model is sort of win Printer like win modem, not meant to work with either unix / linux. With current prices if you have option then replace it else use some newer distro.

Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 9:40 pm
by ranatanveer
it is working in my office on zjstream protocol as i mentioned the link

Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 8:59 am
by mahin
Thanks ! I stand corrected. One more reason to look for latest Distro .

In Printer Setup its show HP-1000 Laser Jet recommend pbmtoz

Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 11:40 am
by Saqibmalick
Assalamoalekum,

Dear Sir,

I have visited the above link of ranatanveer but unable to success to install this printer.

In Printer Setup its show HP-1000 Laser Jet recommend "pbmtozjs" but when i print the documents it is not showing in Printer Queue dev/lp0/.

I install Red hat Linux 9 on VMware Server.

Regards,

Saqib Malick

Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 5:24 pm
by ranatanveer
Dear Saqib Malik
Assalamo-Alaikum

i think you did not read out the link properly. please re-read it if possible.

use only foo2zjs (zjstream drivers for hp laserjet 1000)

download the foo2zjs.tar.gz from net untar it compile with make.

i think you miss to download following, provide internet facility to your system so that 1000 firmware file should be downloaded.

$ ./getweb 1000 # Get HP LaserJet 1000 firmware file
# make install
# make cups
restart the cups (last command will restart your cups automatically. )
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if you have done upper portion correctly

install the printer GUI mode and if you do not know follow the brief instructions below.
than open web browser and open this URL
1. http://localhost:631
2. select printer
3. add printer
4. give any name to printer
5. select the device port or host
6. select socket
7. select printer type (choose exact printer) (foomatic printer must be there under HP or Hawlet Packard)
now your pinter is installed and is ready for use.

Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 5:31 pm
by ranatanveer
better if you can upgrade your distro, ubuntu 6.10 or 6.06 as lambda mentioned earlier. there is built-in hplip, thousands of printer's drivers available with this distro.

Very very thanks to Rana Tanveer

Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 9:31 am
by Saqibmalick
Assalamoalekum,

Very very thanks to Rana Tanveer for provide a detail instruction.

JazakAllah,

Wassaalm,

Saqib

Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 8:11 pm
by ranatanveer
you are welcome