Installing HP LaserJet 1018 in Ubuntu Linux 8.04 and 8.10 with HPLIP 2.8.5

After a couple of unsuccessful attempts :(, I have Installed my laser printer in Ubuntu 8.04. And here I’ll show you the steps carried out to accomplish with this.

UPDATE TO THIS POST: I’ve Installed my printer in Ubuntu 8.10 but, for this release I made some changes that are commented ahead.

Download to HPLIP applications from HP Linux Imaging and printing web site, clicking in “Download the Automatic Installer”
After, execute installer running in console (into folder that you have the file)

sh hplip-2.8.5.run

Follow the instructions…

I selected automatic installation mode.

I confirmed my Linux distributions. Note: For Ubuntu 8.10 I selected “n” in order to indicate that version is not correct (despite it said the correct version). For details see next image

Select Distribution

I entered my root password and so on….

To finish, the application will launch a Windows form..

HP-Setup

1. Select “USB..”
2. Select you printer in the list show in “Select from Discovered Devices”
3. Select recommended option in “Select/Confirm PPD File”
4. and add details in “Enter Printer Information” such as pictured below. If see disable “Next” button, you should delete all field in form and add information again. I spent lot of time thinking what is the wrong field because, until you edit the field this will not show in red.

Ready.
;)

Enabling surround sound in ubuntu

After a lot of attempts (edit files, up and down volume controls) I could enable sound in Ubuntu. To do this, I made the next:

1. Re-install alsa-utils. I think that this is not necessary.
2. Open volumen controls. (Alsa Mixer)
3. Preferences, and check “Channel Mode”. This will visible a TAB “Options”, here you must select “6ch” and ready.

To test your surround system, you can write into Console:

speaker-test -Dplug:surround51 -c6 -l1 -twav
and this will allow listen a voice for every speaker.

root@konunantulinux:~# speaker-test -Dplug:surround51 -c6 -l1 -twav
speaker-test 1.0.15
Playback device is plug:surround51
Stream parameters are 48000Hz, S16_LE, 6 channels
WAV file(s)
Rate set to 48000Hz (requested 48000Hz)
Buffer size range from 64 to 16384
Period size range from 32 to 8192
Using max buffer size 16384
Periods = 4
was set period_size = 4096
was set buffer_size = 16384
0 - Front Left
4 - Center
1 - Front Right
3 - Rear Right
2 - Rear Left
5 - LFE
Time per period = 8.449852

To know your sound card, you can write:
root@konunantulinux:~# sudo asoundconf list
Please note that you are attempting to run asoundconf as a privileged superuser, which may have unintended consequences.
Names of available sound cards:
VT82xx


In this case, VT82xx is my card.

My surround system is a Genius SW-5.1 100

Good Luck. :)

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