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* Replacement toner: 12A
* Replacement toner: 12A
* Location: Beside the desk with [[Lovelace]] and the [[Makerbot]].
* Location: Beside the desk with [[Lovelace]].
* Paper size: A4
* Paper size: A4
* Type: Black and white laser
* Type: Black and white laser
* Affixed to: Babbage
* Affixed to: Babbage
* Addressable via: CUPSd on Babbage
* Addressable via: CUPSd on Babbage
* Status: Working but the cable on the floor by the wall under the desk that's held into a USB hub with tape may be dodgy.
* Status: Working.


To clear the print queue
To clear the print queues
  Browse to http://babbage:631/printers/Gutenberg click on the maintainance droplist and select cancel all jobs
  Browse to http://babbage:631/jobs/ and it should be apparent what to do.


To print from a laptop use:
To print from a laptop use:
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*Download the [http://bit.ly/hplj1022 HP LaserJet 1022 driver] from the HP website / support section.
*Download the [http://bit.ly/hplj1022 HP LaserJet 1022 driver] from the HP website / support section.
*Install, but cancel when it asks you to plug in the printer
*Install, but cancel when it asks you to plug in the printer
*Start->Control Panel->Printers and Faxes->Add a Printer->Add a Network Printer->Connect to a printer on the internet or in a Home / Office Network (add this to the url field): http://babbage:631/printers/gutenberg
*Start->Control Panel->Printers and Faxes->Add a Printer->Add a Network Printer->Connect to a printer on the internet or in a Home / Office Network (add this to the url field): http://babbage:631/printers/HP_LaserJet_1022
*Then manually select the HP Laserjet 1022 driver from the list.
*Then manually select the HP Laserjet 1022 driver from the list.
===HowTo: Add the HP LaserJet 1022 in Fedora 14===
===HowTo: Add the HP LaserJet 1022 in Fedora 14===

Revision as of 17:01, 19 August 2012

The Hackspace is currently in posession of several printers. Some work, some are untested.

Working

HP LaserJet 1022

Please make a donation towards the running costs if you use the printer.

  • Replacement toner: 12A
  • Location: Beside the desk with Lovelace.
  • Paper size: A4
  • Type: Black and white laser
  • Affixed to: Babbage
  • Addressable via: CUPSd on Babbage
  • Status: Working.

To clear the print queues

Browse to http://babbage:631/jobs/ and it should be apparent what to do.

To print from a laptop use:

  • Driver: HP LaserJet 1022 - CUPS+Gutenprint v5.2.5 (grayscale, 2-sided printing) HP Driver Download Page
  • Connection: ipp://172.31.24.101:631/printers/gutenberg

HowTo: Add the HP LaserJet 1022 in XP

  • Download the HP LaserJet 1022 driver from the HP website / support section.
  • Install, but cancel when it asks you to plug in the printer
  • Start->Control Panel->Printers and Faxes->Add a Printer->Add a Network Printer->Connect to a printer on the internet or in a Home / Office Network (add this to the url field): http://babbage:631/printers/HP_LaserJet_1022
  • Then manually select the HP Laserjet 1022 driver from the list.

HowTo: Add the HP LaserJet 1022 in Fedora 14

HP Laserjet Pro CP1025

Other Inventory

Other printing equipment goes here.http://www.cups.org/str.php?L2455

Equipment/Selex

We also have many thermel recipt printers.

And a WASP WPL305E barcode printer thing.

Printer fund

Date Amount
2011-09-06 £30
2012-05-25 £20
2012-07-21 £60.24

Note on babbage

The version of ubuntu we run on babbage has a bug that means it dosn't share printers via dns-sd (aka rendevous, bonjour, mdns), see this:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/+bug/465916

Looks like this works now (?)