Hi guys first time posting.
I am a complete novice(noob) to how Ubuntu/Linux OS's work. I am currently trying to fix a printer problem on a computer with Ubuntu. Originally the printer would print and not print from time to time (majority of the time not printing) and so I was asked to help fix it.
I installed hplip 3.12.10a and after installing it, the printer was able to print. However on the next day, the printer no longer printed again and I decided it could've been the outdated Ubuntu. I proceeded to update the OS to 12.04 LTS (32bit) and to my disappointment, nothing changed. I tried removing and reinstalling the hplip, installing new versions of hplip (3.12.11) and finally I tried installing 3.12.2 to see if the new versions didn't work with the printer. I have tried removing all hplip and installing 3.12.2 and had to install missing files (hpcups), and the newest problem CUPS is telling me is this, "Processing - "/usr/lib/cups/filter/hpcups failed". I am not too sure what the problem is now because I installed hpcups, and it isn't printing. Also, sometimes processing is idle instead, any ideas? Oh it still uses the 3.12.2 ppd.
Also after installing the new OS, whenever I tried to install a version of hplip, it couldnt detect the printer from USB.
Thank you for taking the time to read this.
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