[fedora 9,printer HP photosmart d7360] can't install printer

[lolveley]

hello,

in order to install my printer, I went to the HP site, which redirected me to an other site (I do not have its name no more, but I can retrieve it if needed), and I downloaded a file named "hplip-2.8.7.run", and I entered "sh hplip-2.8.7.run".
the installation begins well, but stop with the following message:

INSTALL MISSING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCIES ------------------------------------- warning: There are 3 missing OPTIONAL dependencies.
note: Installation of dependencies requires an active internet connection
warning: Missing REQUIRED dependency for option 'network': libnetsnmp-devel (libnetsnmp-devel - SNMP networking library development files)
warning: Missing REQUIRED dependency for option 'gui': pyqt (PyQt - Qt interface for Python)
warning: Missing OPTIONAL dependency for option 'base': cups-ddk (cups-ddk - CUPS driver development kit)
CHECKING FOR NETWORK CONNECTION
-------------------------------
error: The network appears to be unreachable. Installation cannot complete without access to distribution repositories. Please check the network and try again.

it's very odd since I have a valid internet connection (which I use to send this post)...

does anybody have encountered such problem?

lolveley.

[ryptyde]

You should be able to get your printer working using yum and the Fedora repos.
I installed "hplip cups cups-libs cupssddk-drivers" then as root ran "hp-setup".
I installed my HP Photosmart C8180 All-in-One that way.

[lolveley]

here is the result:

among all the packages, the last one - cupssddk-drivers seems to not exist.
is this the right name?
I did not ran "hp-setup" yet.
I will search over internet.

thank you all the same.

lolveley.

[lolveley]

I went to "add/remove software" and saw cupssddk-drivers was already installed, so I tried to run "hp-setup", here is the result:

--------------------------
| CHOOSE CONNECTION TYPE |
--------------------------

Num. Connection Connection Type Description
Type
---------- ---------- ----------------------------------------
0* usb Universal Serial Bus (USB)
1 net Network/Ethernet/Wireless (direct
connection or JetDirect)
2 par Parallel Port (LPT

Enter number 0...2 for connection type (q=quit, enter=usb*) ?

Using connection type: usb

--------------------
| DEVICE DISCOVERY |
--------------------

Using device: hp:/usb/Photosmart_D7300_series?serial=MY68GDB0QT04S9

Setting up device: hp:/usb/Photosmart_D7300_series?serial=MY68GDB0QT04S9


Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/hp-setup", line 448, in <module>
from installer import core_install
ImportError: No module named installer

I don't understand this message, I am blocked.

lolveley.

[ryptyde]

Originally Posted by lolveley

I went to "add/remove software" and saw cupssddk-drivers was already installed, so I tried to run "hp-setup", here is the result:



I don't understand this message, I am blocked.

lolveley.

Did you reboot after installing the packages,that may make a difference before running hp-setup.

[lolveley]

ok, I will try.

thanks,

lolveley.

[lolveley]

hey it works!

I have rebooted, and I have installed hplip-gui (with the helper "add/remove software"); I launched "hp-setup" and with the graphical interface, there were no problem.

thanks you one more time.

lolveley.

[ryptyde]

Originally Posted by lolveley

hey it works!

I have rebooted, and I have installed hplip-gui (with the helper "add/remove software"); I launched "hp-setup" and with the graphical interface, there were no problem.

thanks you one more time.

lolveley.

Good to hear it is working and that you found the gui, I forgot about that one.