laserjet 1020 linux ubuntu

[MikeCF]

I have a LaserJet 1020 and am running Ubuntu 12.04. I am using HPLIP because I could not get the printer to work using the canned drivers. Until recently this worked fine, but a few months ago I started having to download the firmware each time I wanted to use the printer. I just got a new upgrade to HPLIP but still have the same proble.

[tunatuna]

hi

[TomSwan]

I had the identical problem, which I just solved. I am running Ubuntu 16.04 and my Laserjet 1020 was working perfectly until I upgraded to the new hp software 3.16.11. There is an apparent bug in the installation that fails to copy the unpacked driver .gz file to where it is expected to be found. (In fact, there seems to be many missing drivers!) To correct the problem, here's what I did:

1. Download and unpack hplip-3.16.11.tar.gz to a new folder hplip-3.16.11 (the default)

2. Copy hp-deskjet_1120.ppd.gz In subfolder hplip-3.16.11/ppd/hpcups to usr/share/ppd/HP

3. Rerun setup and select the new driver

Here are the exact commands I entered at a terminal prompt:

  cd Downloads/hplip-3.16.11/ppd/hpcups

  cp hp-laserjet_1020.ppd.gz /usr/share/ppd/HP

If the copy (cp) command gives an error about not having the correct permissions, you must become root or add "sudo" in front like this:

  sudo cp hp-laserjet_1020.ppd.gz /usr/share/ppd/HP

Enter the system password to continue.  After copying the driver enter:

  hp-setup

Follow on-screen instructions. If the driver doesn't show up, browse to it at the /usr/share/ppd/HP address above. Once I selected the driver's .gz file, my printer again started working.

Hope it helps.

Regards to all,

Tom Swan

www.tomswan.com

[TomSwan]

Correction to step 2:

2. Copy hp-deskjet_1020.ppd.gz In subfolder hplip-3.16.11/ppd/hpcups to usr/share/ppd/HP