F 7: HP LaserJet 4000N stopped working for me via parallel port...

[Gilbert Sebenste]

On Wed, 1 Aug 2007, Craig White wrote:

>> I have an HP LJ 4000N hooked up to my machine via an old parallel
>> port. A few days ago, this stopped working. I suspected that a kernel or
>> udev problem was the cause. I went to system-config-printer and deleted
>> the printer; then, I attempted to bring it back. Isee several printers on
>> our building network, but no options for parallel. Is there something else
>> I should be choosing in the setup menus to make it work? For the Device
>> URI, I have tried Socket://:9100, serial ports 1-3 (incase it got
>> confused)...and several others. I give up. Any ideas?
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> 1 - try booting an older kernel to see if the problem actually occurred
> from kernel update

Since no one else is having this problem, let's see if it issomething 
else.

> 2 - Socket://IP_ADDRESS:9100 only works for networked printers - not
> parallel connections.

Which one should I use?

I have tried:

HP Fax (HPLIP)

Serial Port #(1,2,3) (yeah, this shouldn't work, I was just testing)

AppSocket/HP JetDirect

HP Printer (HPLIP)

Internet Printing Protocol (ipp)

LPD/LPR host or printer


None appear to work.

> 3 - Check /var/log/messages & dmesg to see if parallel port is reflected
> (i.e. grep/look for parport)

Aug  2 13:21:41 weather hpiod: unexpected DOT4Error: cmd=7f, psocket=4, 
ssocket=2, error=49 : io/hpiod/dot4.cpp 159
Aug  2 13:21:41 weather hpiod: invalid DOT4ExitReply: cmd=7f, result=4 
io/hpiod/dot4.cpp 387
Aug  2 13:21:42 weather parport0: INFO: open print channel failed; will 
retry in 30 seconds...
Aug  2 13:22:12 weather hpiod: unexpected DOT4Error: cmd=7f, psocket=2, 
ssocket=82, error=49 : io/hpiod/dot4.cpp 159
Aug  2 13:22:12 weather hpiod: invalid DOT4GetSocketReply: cmd=7f, 
result=2 io/hpiod/dot4.cpp 425
Aug  2 13:22:12 weather hpiod: unexpected DOT4Error: cmd=7f, psocket=4, 
ssocket=2, error=49 : io/hpiod/dot4.cpp 159
Aug  2 13:22:12 weather hpiod: invalid Dot4CloseChannelReply: cmd=7f, 
result=4  io/hpiod/dot4.cpp 669
Aug  2 13:22:12 weather hpiod: unexpected DOT4Error: cmd=7f, psocket=4, 
ssocket=2, error=49 : io/hpiod/dot4.cpp 159
Aug  2 13:22:12 weather hpiod: invalid DOT4ExitReply: cmd=7f, result=4 
io/hpiod/dot4.cpp 387
Aug  2 13:22:13 weather parport0: INFO: open print channel failed; will 
retry in 30 seconds...
Aug  2 13:22:43 weather hpiod: unexpected DOT4Error: cmd=7f, psocket=2, 
ssocket=82, error=49 : io/hpiod/dot4.cpp 159
Aug  2 13:22:43 weather hpiod: invalid DOT4GetSocketReply: cmd=7f, 
result=2 io/hpiod/dot4.cpp 425
Aug  2 13:22:43 weather hpiod: unexpected DOT4Error: cmd=7f, psocket=4, 
ssocket=2, error=49 : io/hpiod/dot4.cpp 159
Aug  2 13:22:43 weather hpiod: invalid Dot4CloseChannelReply: cmd=7f, 
result=4  io/hpiod/dot4.cpp 669
Aug  2 13:22:43 weather hpiod: unexpected DOT4Error: cmd=7f, psocket=4, 
ssocket=2, error=49 : io/hpiod/dot4.cpp 159
Aug  2 13:22:43 weather hpiod: invalid DOT4ExitReply: cmd=7f, result=4 
io/hpiod/dot4.cpp 387
Aug  2 13:22:44 weather parport0: INFO: open print channel failed; will 
retry in 30 seconds...
Aug  2 13:23:14 weather hpiod: unexpected DOT4Error: cmd=7f, psocket=2, 
ssocket=82, error=49 : io/hpiod/dot4.cpp 159
Aug  2 13:23:14 weather hpiod: invalid DOT4GetSocketReply: cmd=7f, 
result=2 io/hpiod/dot4.cpp 425
Aug  2 13:23:14 weather hpiod: unexpected DOT4Error: cmd=7f, psocket=4, 
ssocket=2, error=49 : io/hpiod/dot4.cpp 159
Aug  2 13:23:14 weather hpiod: invalid Dot4CloseChannelReply: cmd=7f, 
result=4  io/hpiod/dot4.cpp 669
Aug  2 13:23:15 weather hpiod: unexpected DOT4Error: cmd=7f, psocket=4, 
ssocket=2, error=49 : io/hpiod/dot4.cpp 159
Aug  2 13:23:15 weather hpiod: invalid DOT4ExitReply: cmd=7f, result=4 
io/hpiod/dot4.cpp 387
Aug  2 13:23:16 weather parport0: INFO: open print channel failed; will 
retry in 30 seconds...
Aug  2 13:23:22 weather hpiod: device cleanup 
uri=hp:/par/HP_LaserJet_4000_Series?device=/dev/parport0

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So I am egtting a lot of error messages. I hae reset the printer...I don't 
know what else to do.

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Gilbert Sebenste                                                     ********
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