Printer's driver problems in Ubuntu

How to solve your drivers problem for your printers?


I had a problem with installing my printer


so all i did is just visited the site openprinting.org Here I searched for my printer series and used the driver provided here I did get it working...

You can't just get the printer working with the driver cd that you recieve along with your printer, because it is based on Windows...


The exact location where I got the drivers for D2560 series is http://openprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=HP-D2560



The dialogues below,actually took place before I got the solution....



Fazavon: Sorry it is chatty in there.. what seems to be your issue?

DarkKnight: hey thanxx for trying 2 help me

DarkKnight: the thing is that

DarkKnight: i got a new printer

Fazavon: what kind of printer?

DarkKnight: D2568

DarkKnight: HP

DarkKnight: so wen i connected it...

DarkKnight: it detected my printer..

Fazavon: i hate to be the one to break this to you but it looks like you are not the only one having issues with this printer and there is not a fix os of yrt

Fazavon: as of yet*

DarkKnight: but i just checked the launchpad...

Fazavon: yeah but there are not drivers there yet

DarkKnight: and i saw that one person got this issue solved for the same D2568

DarkKnight: and i tried but i m ot able 2 get it

Fazavon: i am looking at 15 post of people having the same issue with no fix for it

DarkKnight: okk

DarkKnight: but there r also some outputs which i want 2 bring 2 ur notice..i'll just give it to
u

DarkKnight: just check this

DarkKnight: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1000889

DarkKnight: its my post

Fazavon: you can return the Hp and get a brothers 440cn they work great in Linux they are cheap and even cheaper to refill the ink

Fazavon: yeah that was one of the 15 posts i jsut found

DarkKnight: ha!! no i have learnt one thing in life....you need to tackle every problem that you come accross and find a solution for it.... I learnt it in one of the oaths taken by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, the former president of India, in an oath to all the Indian students....

Fazavon: http://www.amazon.com/Brother-MFC-440CN-Photo-Printer-Networking/dp/B000J2IPY2

Fazavon: and if you dig around you can find the ink for between 20 -40 dollars for two refills of each colour

DarkKnight: its okk...i m in india...and here prices r different

Fazavon: yeah they might be cheaper

Fazavon: they are made "next door"

DarkKnight: but i hope it works in XP atleast...

Fazavon: i have never seen a printer that does not work in XP

DarkKnight: okk....

DarkKnight: thanxx

DarkKnight: 4 trying to help me

DarkKnight: it was helpful

Fazavon: anytime

DarkKnight: anyways....lets get introduced

DarkKnight: i m roshan

DarkKnight: from india

DarkKnight: doing my Btech 3rd year in computer science

Fazavon: i am beitler from the US

DarkKnight: u??

DarkKnight: okk

Fazavon: i have a masters in information systems

Fazavon: an mcse and a CISSP

DarkKnight: ohh thats gr8

Fazavon: yeah it pays the bills :)

DarkKnight: i know mcse...but wats CISSP...

Fazavon: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CISSP

Fazavon: you might look in to getting one

DarkKnight: oh is that so interesting....i m just checking out the page

DarkKnight: so i have been pondering over wats the difference between CSE and IT

DarkKnight: and other branches under computers

Fazavon: they are all specific to you knowledge

Fazavon: weather it be security or programming

DarkKnight: so CSE is all abt programming??

Fazavon: hm i am not familiar with that one but yeah it seems like it would be

Fazavon: I am also looking at getting the ECH

Fazavon: sorry CEH

Fazavon: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Certified_Ethical_Hacker

DarkKnight: vow

DarkKnight: so u working right now??

Fazavon: yeah

Fazavon: i am at work right now :)

DarkKnight: which company..wats ur job

Fazavon: um well i work for BRC (www.brc2.com) and I an the CTO