Printer/Fax Setup Utility
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# hp-setup: Printer/Fax Setup Utility (ver. 7.0)

Installs HPLIP printers and faxes in the CUPS spooler. Tries to automatically determine the correct PPD file to use. Allows the printing of a testpage. Performs basic fax parameter setup.

Usage: hp-setup [MODE] [OPTIONS] [SERIAL NO.|USB bus:device|IP|DEVNODE]

[MODE]

Enter graphical UI mode: | -u or --gui (Default)
Run in interactive mode: | -i or --interactive

[OPTIONS]

Automatic mode: | -a or --auto (-i mode only)
To specify the port on a multi-port JetDirect: | -p<port> or --port=<port> (Valid values are 1*, 2, and 3. *default)
No testpage in automatic mode: | -x (-i mode only)
To specify a CUPS printer queue name: | -n<printer> or --printer=<printer> (-i mode only)
To specify a CUPS fax queue name: | -f<fax> or --fax=<fax> (-i mode only)
Type of queue(s) to install: | -t<typelist> or --type=<typelist>. <typelist>: print*, fax* (*default) (-i mode only)
Bus to probe (if device not specified): | -b<bus> or --bus=<bus>
| <bus>: cups*, usb*, net, bt, fw, par* (*defaults) (Note: bt and fw not supported in this release.)
Set the logging level: | -l<level> or --logging=<level>
| <level>: none, info*, error, warn, debug (*default)
Run in debug mode: | -g (same as option: -ldebug)
This help information: | -h or --help

[SERIAL NO.|USB ID|IP|DEVNODE]

USB bus:device (usb only): | "xxx:yyy" where 'xxx' is the USB bus and 'yyy' is the USB device. (Note: The ':' and all leading zeros must be present.)
| Use the 'lsusb' command to obtain this information.
IPs (network only): | IPv4 address "a.b.c.d" or "hostname"
DEVNODE (parallel only): | "/dev/parportX", X=0,1,2,...
SERIAL NO. (usb and parallel only): | "serial no."

Examples:

Setup using GUI mode: | $ hp-setup
Setup using GUI mode, specifying usb: | $ hp-setup -b usb
Setup using GUI mode, specifying an IP: | $ hp-setup 192.168.0.101
One USB printer attached, automatic: | $ hp-setup -i -a
USB, IDs specified: | $ hp-setup -i 001:002
Network: | $ hp-setup -i 66.35.250.209
Network, Jetdirect port 2: | $ hp-setup -i --port=2 66.35.250.209
Parallel: | $ hp-setup -i /dev/parport0
USB or parallel, using serial number: | $ hp-setup -i US12345678A
USB, automatic: | $ hp-setup -i --auto 001:002
Parallel, automatic, no testpage: | $ hp-setup -i -a -x /dev/parport0
Parallel, choose device: | $ hp-setup -i -b par

Notes:

If no serial number, USB ID, IP, or device node is specified, the USB and parallel busses will be probed for devices.
Using 'lsusb' to obtain USB IDs: (example)
$ lsusb
Bus 003 Device 011: ID 03f0:c202 Hewlett-Packard
$ hp-setup --auto 003:011
(Note: You may have to run 'lsusb' from /sbin or another location. Use '$ locate lsusb' to determine this.)
Parameters -a, -n, -f, or -t are not valid in GUI (-u) mode.

See Also:

hp-makeuri |
hp-probe |

Page last updated: Fri Oct 19 15:50:00 2007; HPLIP Version: 2.7.10