HP Linux Imaging and Printing System (ver. 3.14.6)
Printer/Fax Setup Utility ver. 9.0
Copyright (c) 2001-13 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=<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<printer> or --printer=<printer> (-i mode only)
printer queue
name:
To specify a CUPS -f<fax> or --fax=<fax> (-i mode only)
fax queue name:
Type of queue(s) -t<typelist> or --type=<typelist>. <typelist>: print*,
to install: fax* (*default) (-i mode only)
To specify the -d<device> or --device=<device> (--qt4 mode only)
device URI to
install:
Remove printers or -r or --rm or --remove
faxes instead of
setting-up:
Set the language: -q <lang> or --lang=<lang>. Use -q? or --lang=? to see
a list of available language codes.
Set the logging -l<level> or --logging=<level>
level:
<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
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