[ale] HP P2035 printer won't on Mandriva 2010.0

[J. D.]

Hey Bob,

Can you get the python-devel rpm from another source? It sounds like you'll
need it to get going on the driver.

I found a link here but I've never worked with mandiva:

http://rpm.pbone.net/index.php3/stat/4/idpl/13451691/dir/mandriva_2010/com/libpython2.6-devel-2.6.4-1.2mdv2010.0.i586.rpm.html

Best regards,

J. D.

On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 12:38 PM, Bob Toxen <transam at verysecurelinux.com>wrote:

> My old HP printer had the nerve to die after only 17 years.
>
> I'm unable to get my new HP LaserJet P2035 printer (via parallel port)
> to work on Mandriva 2010.0.  (Btw, avoid this version of Mandriva like
> the plague!)
>
>
> First, the printer install CD says one must install a driver on Linux
> but it refuses to install demanding I first install "python-devel".
> Unfortunately, there is no such RPM found using Mandriva's GUI install
> tool.  I've installed anything remotely related and still get the error.
>
> Also, when I use the browser interface to CUPS (http://localhost:631)
> and try things such as clicking on maintenance "clean print heads" (just
> to see if I can talk to the printer), I get an error complaining about
> can't run "application/vnd.cups" or something very similar.
>
> When I first plugged in the printer, on restarting cups each time it
> would spit out a page that had been queued from when the old printer
> died.  The printer's self-test buttin spits out its test page.
>
>
> I'm at the end of my rope here and I'm week on multimedia and printing,
> being a "server guy".
>
> Any help gratefully accepted.  I'll even throw in a free sightseeing
> flight around Atlanta for the first one to solve the problem.
>
> If converting the printer connection to USB would help, I can do that.
>
> THANKS!
>
> Bob Toxen
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