Debian 12. HP Laserjet Professional P1606dn

If it prints at all, it prints the top inch of the test page or just random binary. I have tried the recommended driver, the driverless driver, the Generic PCL 4/5 driver, the Generic PCL 6 driver. And probably others I am not remembering.

I am trying to print over Ethernet, but I am about to drag the printer over near my desk and print via USB.

Fortunately, I don’t have actual critical printing to do right now and I am only setting up a printer after installing Debian 12. BTW this means it is a fresh install of Debian 12 too.

I have been helpdesk support at a data center. I would not consider myself a dummy, but this is getting ridiculous. A task that should have taken all of 10 minutes has taken over 2 hours so far.

How are we ever going to get “The Year of Linux on the Desktop” if simple printing is and continues to be such a pain?

  • WasPentalive@lemmy.oneOP
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    1 year ago

    Update = Connecting the printer via USB gave better results. I would rather talk to it via the existing ethernet, but I did have a long USB cable so at least I don’t have to give up half my desk. The printer is still connected to the network too. perhaps my wife can use it from windows.

    At least for now I can print.

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      1 year ago

      Glad you could get it working over USB. In case you’re still pursuing a network solution: What’s your network topology and can your wife print over Windows?

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        1 year ago

        She is currently rocking a very expensive-per-page Xerox color laser printer in her office, but next time we have to buy toner for that beast . . . She does not need color. The network is a single SOHO switch-based gigabit ethernet connected to the AT&T uverse router. Printing would not have to traverse any router. Now if the printers have to phone home, they will have to deal with carrier grade NAT, or use IPV6.

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          1 year ago

          You can get adapters to send USB over standard Ethernet cabling. So you could use your existing wiring but get more reliable USB printing.