Which has so far worked for all printing including images such as FedEX and UPS This is my HP 8500 A910 configuration in /etc/cups/ printers. You can do this manually in /etc/cups/ printers.
That is, I have one printer config for printing and another printer config for scanning.Īctually, the hpijs driver works fine as long as you use the socket://Ĭonnection instead of the standard hp:/net connection for the DeviceURI value. While this is quite a kluge of a solution it does work to get my system printing and scanning. So, I then setup another printer configuration for scanning using the hpcups driver. This is my driver for printing since it will print everything including barcode images, however, it will not work for xsane scanning. I setup the printer's network address as: socket://:9100. So, I solved all this by setting up the printer configuration directly from the CUPS interface at with a socket driver. That is, the hpcups driver will not print some images such as FedEx or UPS barcodes. However, then I found a problem with the hpcups driver. prnt/hpijs/hpijs.cpp 638: unable to open PrintContext object err=2Īs an FYI, my work-around solution for this problem was to use the hpcups driver for printing. You get the following errors in /var/log/cups/error_log with the hpijs driver:
That is, I have one printer config for printing and another printer config for scanning.įirstly, The hpijs driver does not work at all for printing in OpenSUSE 12.1 with CUPS (version 1.5.0) or hplip (3.11.10). So, I solved all this by setting up the printer configuration directly from the CUPS interface at localhost: 631/printers with a socket driver. Process is dying with "Error closing rendererĪs an FYI, my work-around solution for this problem was to use the hpcups driver for printing. Possible error on renderer command line or PostScript error. **** Unable to open the initial device, quitting. GPL Ghostscript 9.00: Can't start ijs server "hpijs" prnt/hpijs/ hpijs.cpp 638: unable to open PrintContext object err=2 You get the following errors in /var/log/ cups/error_ log with the hpijs driver: I am having this problem both with my HP 8500 A910 and my HP 8500 A909a printers.įirstly, The hpijs driver does not work at all for printing in OpenSUSE 12.1 with CUPS (version 1.5.0) or hplip (3.11.10). That it happens the same to me for the printer HP officejet 7500A com/show_ bug.cgi? id=688614 with further dicussions about the problem and some hint what the problem could be. See also bug at openSUSE/Novell: https:/ /bugzilla. This probems seems only affect some printer models, since my Photosmart C5180 works fine with hpijs driver over network. org/repositorie s/home: /jsmeix: /branches: /Printing: /ghostscript/ openSUSE_ 11.4/ org/repositorie s/Printing/ openSUSE_ 11.4/ Packages from original openSUSE repo were updated via: Linux Distribution: openSUSE 11.4 (32bit) MakeModel HP Officejet Pro 8500 a910, hpcups 3.11.3aįilter application/ vnd.cups- raster 0 hpcups Info HP Officejet Pro 8500 a910, hpcups 3.11.3a
245.207įilter application/ vnd.cups- postscript 100 foomatic-rip-hplipįilter application/ vnd.cups- pdf 0 foomatic-rip-hplipįilter application/ vnd.cups- command 0 commandtops See also attached error_log file for the failed printer with hpijs driver and a 2nd log file for the working setup with hpcups driver. So, it seems to be a HPLIP-specific problem with the device communication.ĭ prnt/hpijs/ hpijs.cpp 638: unable to open PrintContext object err=2ĭ GPL Ghostscript 9.00: Can't start ijs server "hpijs" However, when I create the hpijs-based printer via yast2 there is no problem. Printing using hpcups driver works with the same setup! Both printers are created using hp-toolbox. When printing to an Officejet Pro 8500 A910 via DeviceURI "hp:/net" and with hpijs driver, the print job is not successful (nothing printed at all, job remains in queue) and/or a text "Unable to open the initial device" is printed on paper.