Configure Novell Suse
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# Manual Build and Install Instructions for Suse

# Step 1: Installation Prerequisite Steps

View the current Release Notes for additional information on this release.

Note

You will need root access to complete many of the steps while installing HPLIP. If you do not have root access contact your system admin for assistance.

# Step 2: Install Dependency Packages

A. Open a terminal shell.

B.. Login as root.

    su

C. Configure repositories for Yast.

Note

Be sure to follow the steps for your SuSE version below.

For Suse 10.0

    installation_sources -a http://suse.mirrors.tds.net/pub/opensuse/distribution/SL-10.0-OSS/inst-source/

    installation_sources -a http://mirrors.kernel.org/suse/i386/10.0/SUSE-Linux10.0-GM-Extra/

For Suse 10.1

Install the following installation sources through the YaST gui tool.

    http://suse.mirrors.tds.net/pub/opensuse/distribution/SL-10.1/inst-source/

    http://mirrors.kernel.org/suse/i386/10.1/SUSE-Linux10.1-GM-Extra

For SUSE 10.2

    installation_sources -a http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/10.2/repo/oss/

    installation_sources -a http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/10.2/repo/non-oss/

    installation_sources -a http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/10.2/repo/debug/

For SUSE 10.3

    installation_sources -a http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/10.3/repo/oss/

    installation_sources -a http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/10.3/repo/non-oss/

    installation_sources -a http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/10.3/repo/debug/

D. Install the required dependency packages, run:

SUSE 10.0 / 10.1

    xterm -e su -c "yast --install cups cups-client cups-devel gcc-c++ ghostscript-library openssl libjpeg-devel net-snmp-devel glibc libtool libusb libusb-devel make python-imaging python-qt python-devel python-xml python python sane sane-devel sane xsane"

SUSE 10.2 / 10.3

    xterm -e su -c "yast --install cups cups-client cupsddk cups-devel dbus-1-devel gcc-c++ ghostscript-library openssl libjpeg-devel net-snmp-devel glibc libtool libgphoto2-devel libusb libusb-devel make python-imaging python-qt python-ctypes dbus-1-python python-devel python-xml python python sane sane-devel sane xsane"

E. Logout of root.

    exit

# Step 3: Download HPLIP

Note

We recommend that you download the HPLIP tarball to your home or desktop directory.

A. Click here to Download the Regular Tarball

B. Go to the directory where you downloaded the HPLIP tarball.

Example:

    cd ~/Desktop

C. Uncompress the tarball.

Enter this command:

    tar xvfz hplip-2.8.4.tar.gz

This will create a directory with the same name as the tarball file.

D. Change your working directory to the hplip-2.8.4 directory.

Example:

    cd hplip-2.8.4

# Step 4: Configure HPLIP for installation

A. This step configures the development environment and checks that your system is ready to install HPLIP.

For specific information on using ./configure and the different options please go here. Also reference your distro documentation and configuration for additional information on which tags are relevant.

Enter this command (select the appropriate command depending on your system configuration):

Note

Suse 10.2 and later use one of the commands:

32 bit distro users (most users will use this command):

    ./configure --enable-network-build --disable-pp-build --enable-fax-build --enable-gui-build --enable-scan-build --enable-doc-build --enable-foomatic-ppd-install --disable-foomatic-drv-install --with-hpppddir=/usr/share/cups/model/HP --disable-hpijs-only-build --prefix=/usr

64 bit distro users:

    ./configure --enable-network-build --disable-pp-build --enable-fax-build --enable-gui-build --enable-scan-build --enable-doc-build --enable-foomatic-ppd-install --disable-foomatic-drv-install --with-hpppddir=/usr/share/cups/model/HP --disable-hpijs-only-build --libdir=/usr/lib64 --prefix=/usr

Note

Suse 10.3 and newer use one of the commands:

32 bit distro users (most users will use this command):

    ./configure --enable-network-build --disable-pp-build --enable-fax-build --enable-gui-build --enable-scan-build --enable-doc-build --disable-foomatic-ppd-install --enable-foomatic-drv-install --with-drvdir=/usr/share/cups/drv/hp/ --with-hpppddir=/usr/share/cups/model/HP --disable-hpijs-only-build --prefix=/usr

64 bit distro users:

    ./configure --enable-network-build --disable-pp-build --enable-fax-build --enable-gui-build --enable-scan-build --enable-doc-build --disable-foomatic-ppd-install --enable-foomatic-drv-install --with-drvdir=/usr/share/cups/drv/hp/ --with-hpppddir=/usr/share/cups/model/HP --disable-hpijs-only-build --libdir=/usr/lib64 --prefix=/usr

# Step 5: Run Make

A. This step will compile the HPLIP source.

Important

You want to run make as a regular user, NOT as root.

Enter this command:

    make

# Step 6: Run Make Install

A. This step will install HPLIP.

Enter this command:

    su -c "make install"

# Step 7: Post Installation Step(s)

A. NOTE - Older distro's, IE SUSE 10.0 or /proc/dev/bus Users the following steps need to be completed.

Important

Editing the 55-hpmud.rules file step does NOT apply to SLED (Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 10)

1. Edit the 55-hpmud.rules file

    su -c "kate /etc/udev/rules.d/55-hpmud.rules

2. Replace the middle section with the follow: (it appears similiar)

    SYSFS{idVendor}=="03f0", SYSFS{idProduct}=="??11", PROGRAM="/bin/sh -c 'X=%k; X=$${X#usbdev}; B=$${X%%%%.*}; D=$${X#*.}; printf /proc/bus/usb/%%03i/%%03i $$B $$D'", RUN+="/bin/sh -c 'chown lp: %c; chmod 666 %c'"
    SYSFS{idVendor}=="03f0", SYSFS{idProduct}=="??02", PROGRAM="/bin/sh -c 'X=%k; X=$${X#usbdev}; B=$${X%%%%.*}; D=$${X#*.}; printf /proc/bus/usb/%%03i/%%03i $$B $$D'", RUN+="/bin/sh -c 'chown lp: %c; chmod 666 %c'"
    SYSFS{idVendor}=="03f0", SYSFS{idProduct}=="??12", PROGRAM="/bin/sh -c 'X=%k; X=$${X#usbdev}; B=$${X%%%%.*}; D=$${X#*.}; printf /proc/bus/usb/%%03i/%%03i $$B $$D'", RUN+="/bin/sh -c 'chown lp: %c; chmod 666 %c'"
    SYSFS{idVendor}=="03f0", SYSFS{idProduct}=="??04", PROGRAM="/bin/sh -c 'X=%k; X=$${X#usbdev}; B=$${X%%%%.*}; D=$${X#*.}; printf /proc/bus/usb/%%03i/%%03i $$B $$D'", RUN+="/bin/sh -c 'chown lp: %c; chmod 666 %c'"
    SYSFS{idVendor}=="03f0", SYSFS{idProduct}=="??17", PROGRAM="/bin/sh -c 'X=%k; X=$${X#usbdev}; B=$${X%%%%.*}; D=$${X#*.}; printf /proc/bus/usb/%%03i/%%03i $$B $$D'", RUN+="/bin/sh -c 'chown lp: %c; chmod 666 %c'"

3. Save the file, exit Kate.

B. Add the user to the LP group.

1. Check if your user is part of the lp group.

    groups

You should see an output something like; users, lp

2. If you don't see lp add the user to the lp group.

    usermod -G lp <username>

3. Logout and Logback in to your system.

C. If you are going to be setting up a printer with USB and the printer is already plugged in, you will need to do one of the following:

1. Unlpug and re-plug in the USB printer, or Restart your PC.

Failure to do this will cause your USB printer to not be detected by HPLIP.

# Step 8: Configuring your printer using hp-setup

Continue to hp-setup

Page last updated: Wed Apr 2 15:18:10 2008; HPLIP Version: 2.8.4