HowTo [Linux] Install a HP Laser Jet 1020 printer in SuSE/OpenSuSE 10.x and 11.x
Versions 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 11.0, 11.1
Summary: This tutorial demonstrates the installation of a HP Laserjet Model 1020 printer in SuSE/OpenSuSE 10.x, 11.x covering driver download, make and installation. It's very straightforward. The guys at foo2zjs.rkkda.com have done a great job.
The HP LJ1020 works fine as a USB printer and also as a local Linux print server for both Samba and IPP printing. I've tested it in these three modes on Suse Linux 10.0, 10.1 and openSUSE 10.2 and 10.3 with the October 07 driver; and on 11.0, 11.1 with a driver I downloaded in July 08.
Prerequisites: You need to have "make", "kernel-source" and "gcc-c++" installed [they're on the distribution CDs/DVD]. Install these using Yast --> Software Management. You also need internet access to download the driver and later to download the HP Laserjet 1020 firmware file, sihp1020.img. Also, turn the printer on and connect the usb cable. Don't configure it in Yast yet.
Download Driver: obtain "foo2zjs.tar.gz" from foo2zjs.rkkda.com/foo2zjs.tar.gz (click the link)
Unpack & compile driver: R-click the downloaded package foo2zjs.tar.gz and select to unpack to the Desktop. That produces a folder "foo2zjs" which you should cut & paste into you home directory so it ends up at at /home/YourUserName/foo2zjs.
Then open a terminal in the directory "foo2zjs" and issue the following series of commands consecutively, waiting for each to finish before entering the next. Supply the root password when asked:
- • make
- • ./getweb 1020
- • sudo make install
- • sudo make install-hotplug
Each step must complete successfully before executing the next. The ./getweb command was successful if the file sihp1020.img appears at /home/YourUserName/foo2zjs/sihp1020.img. If you're interested in the dialogue I had in a terminal to see where you went wrong, if things get difficult, I've linked a copy of the raw terminal session for you to download.
Install the printer in Yast: Open Yast --> Hardware --> Printer. You will see an unconfigured HP1020 as follows:
If you don't see it click "add" and it should be autodetected. To configure the printer, simply hihglight it and click "Edit". The screen that opens up will show the printer automagically configured, like so:
If you wish you can highlight features in Pic 2 and click Edit to change any details. Voila one sincerely hopes!! The picture is slightly different in openSUSE 11.0 but not much.
Eccentricities: My experiences with the printer in Suse 10.0, 10.1 and 10.2 were very frustrating (with an old driver). I tried the new driver in all the old Suse releases in mid 2007 and the results were great. I have no worrying problems now, up to and including the latest openSUSE 11.1. Some users report trouble printing many consecutive pages. I have trouble printing large images.
Credits: Linux Printing (.org); Rick Richardson
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Swerdna 01 Jan 09