SOLVED: adding a printer to Amahi7 with Fedora 19

[bigfoot65]

Uninstall everything, to include disconnecting the printer. Once you uninstalled it, check for files with .rpmsave as root user:

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find / -name *.rpmsave

Then once you have it all cleaned up, reboot. Once the HDA is back up, start the process for connecting the printer like it's the first time.

Sometimes there is junk left behind that when you reinstall, it resorts to those old .rpmsave files and then causes more issues. I recommend this as a starting point. If it still does not work, then we can look at other options.

[bt107]

That did it. Cleaned out the junk, re-installed and it started right up.

Thanks Bigfoot!!

[bigfoot65]

Great news. Happy to help.

[gorillazgr]

so I am back to the track and wanted to modify the WiKi page.
But I thought to start over and have a correct view about the CUPS thing.
-I removed everything regarding the CUPS server and services and installed the per-app-click CUPS server again.

I know have an new "root" user with correct root priviledges. Now CUPS server(app) will let me modify Administrative pages.
As I mentioned before my printer is an old usb HP PSC 1315.

-I connected per usb the printer and by doing "find new printers" from inside the CUPS' confing pages I continued with installation. -for the correct communication between printer and Amahi7 I had to download in my desktop PC, then extract and add manually the PPD file.

Finally, this is the error that I get under the "manage printers" page: (HP13115_SERVER is my printers' name)
<< HP1315_SERVER hp psc 1310 series Local Printer HP PSC 1310 Series, hpcups 3.14.4 Idle - "File "/usr/lib64/cups/filter/hpcups" not available: No such file or directory" >>

doing a web search some users mentioned that the problem solved with the creation of links from the /usr/lib64 to /usr/lib files.

BUT BUT BUT !!! since there is no hpcups file to find because HPLIP package is not installed there is nothing to create a link. This brought me to the final solution:

I will now move on by installing manually HPLIP and report again....

Ok. Now I am back after installing HPLIP by doing "yum install hplip" and rebooting the server just to be sure.

The message from the CUPS' Printer page that I get is the following:
<<HP1315_SERVER hp psc 1310 series Local Printer HP PSC 1310 Series, hpcups 3.13.11 Idle>>

As everything indicates the printer should be working!
Ok! new black cartridge bought ... off to test the printer!

YES YES YES! not only I can print a test page, but I can also print remotely from another computer in the network!

I guess now I can complete the update of the WikI Pages

[gorillazgr]

I guess now I can complete the update of the WikI Pages

hope I did it well/correct: check the following article: Adding an HDA networked printer

[bigfoot65]

Thanks! I will check it out. I am sure it's fine, but will tweak as needed.

[bigfoot65]

Hello,

I made some tweaks gorillazgr. If I missed anything or inaccurately changed a step, please update accordingly.

I tried to make it flow a bit better and streamline the steps a bit

[gorillazgr]

Hello,

I made some tweaks gorillazgr. If I missed anything or inaccurately changed a step, please update accordingly.

I tried to make it flow a bit better and streamline the steps a bit

bravo bravo bravissimo !!!

well for a more experienced user as mr bigfoot65 I guess you have done it well. For me that I know the procedure, having a look at your "changes" everything is clear enough. Now it is time for more testers, or even to go public.
At least my roomate is very thrilled that at last, one old HP deskjet printer is still capable of a few prints per month until we have to choose a WiFi enabled one.

(edit: now that I am thinking about it. I am happy too. I guess my directions were clear enough -although "longer and more detailed"- so that you could do your tweaks and the article become more clear !!!)

[bigfoot65]

Glad things are working well for you.