HP LaserJet 1022 Printer Debian Etch +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ :Posted: 2007-11-01 19:05 :Tags: Debian, Hardware I bought the `HP LaserJet 1022 `_ for £139 from PC world today. Not exactly cheap I know but I wanted a decent reliable printer to replace my melted Samsung ML-1610 which always gave slightly grey prints. The HP 1022 does exactly what it says on the tin. It produces nice quality black and white prints very quickly. The `OpenPrinting page here `_ suggests it works perfectly with Linux. It works perfectly now with Debian Etch but just following the Gnome CUPS wizard didn't do it. In playing around I performed the following and but I'm not sure which step was the one that made it work. * Used the standard Gnome add printer wizard (gnome-cups-add) which auto-detected the printer and suggested the foo2zjs driver. * Installed ``sudo apt-get install foo2zjs``. Not sure why it why it wasn't already installed since I'd selected it in the wizzard. * Plugged it into a USB 2.0 plug rather than 1.1 * Visited http://localhost:631/printers/ and clicked "Print Test Page" It then printed the CUPS test page and still works fine even when connected to a USB 1.1 port. It still won't print a test page from the Gnome CUPS manager though but prints from anywhere else so it is possible it was working straight away anyway before I started trying other things. Anyway, bottom line is that it seems to work perfectly on Debian Etch so you can buy with confidence.