maurerpe@qwerty ~ $ hp-setup -i HP Linux Imaging and Printing System (ver. 3.10.6) Printer/Fax Setup Utility ver. 9.0 Copyright (c) 2001-9 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, LP This software comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. This is free software, and you are welcome to distribute it under certain conditions. See COPYING file for more details. 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] Run in graphical -u or --gui (Default) UI mode: Run in interactive -i or --interactive mode: [OPTIONS] Automatic mode: -a or --auto (-i mode only) To specify the --port= (Valid values are 1*, 2, and 3. port on a *default) multi-port JetDirect: No testpage in -x (-i mode only) automatic mode: To specify a CUPS -p or --printer= (-i mode only) printer queue name: To specify a CUPS -f or --fax= (-i mode only) fax queue name: Type of queue(s) -t or --type=. : print*, to install: fax* (*default) (-i mode only) To specify the -d or --device= (--qt4 mode only) device URI to install: Remove printers or -r or --rm or --remove (-u only) faxes instead of setting-up: Set the language: -q or --lang=. Use -q? or --lang=? to see a list of available language codes. Set the logging -l or --logging= level: : none, info*, error, warn, debug (*default) Run in debug mode: -g (same as option: -ldebug) This help -h or --help information: [SERIAL NO.|USB ID|IP|DEVNODE] USB bus:device "xxx:yyy" where 'xxx' is the USB bus and 'yyy' is the (usb only): USB device. (Note: The ':' and all leading zeros must be present.) Use the 'lsusb' command to obtain this information. IPs (network IPv4 address "a.b.c.d" or "hostname" only): DEVNODE (parallel "/dev/parportX", X=0,1,2,... only): SERIAL NO. (usb "serial no." and parallel only): Examples: Setup using GUI $ hp-setup mode: Setup using GUI $ hp-setup -b usb mode, specifying usb: Setup using GUI $ hp-setup 192.168.0.101 mode, specifying an IP: One USB printer $ hp-setup -i -a attached, automatic: USB, IDs $ hp-setup -i 001:002 specified: Network: $ hp-setup -i 66.35.250.209 Network, Jetdirect $ hp-setup -i --port=2 66.35.250.209 port 2: Parallel: $ hp-setup -i /dev/parport0 USB or parallel, $ hp-setup -i US12345678A using serial number: USB, automatic: $ hp-setup -i --auto 001:002 Parallel, $ hp-setup -i -a -x /dev/parport0 automatic, no testpage: Parallel, choose $ hp-setup -i -b par device: Notes: 1. If no serial number, USB ID, IP, or device node is specified, the USB and parallel busses will be probed for devices. 2. 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.) 3. Parameters -a, -f, -p, or -t are not valid in GUI (-u) mode. See Also: hp-makeuri hp-probe error: option -i not recognized