WiFi-enable USB printers with a Raspberry Pi and share it over your network

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@ Author

Thanks for a very helpful post. I tried several other options as well but failed to print wirelessly using your defined method as well.

Configuration:
Raspberry Pi (v1 / Zero / Zero W)
HP Laserjet MFP1005 Black & White Printer

I am able to find and select drivers by default but getting the following errors:

  1. While printing test page:
    I’m getting “filter-failed” error.
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Hello @forgivensinner welcome to the balena community.

I checked the project and i’m not sure it’s compatible with Raspberry Pi zero. Do you have a Raspberry Pi 3 to test with?

Let us know if this works!

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But the printer is detecting fine with drivers and everything.

I am also able to find the printer on the AirPrint from my phone, CUPS receives the print command as well but “Filter Failed” after that.

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You need to install HP proprietary plugin. Make sure you have hplip package installed and then run “hp-plugin -i” to download and install that plugin.

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Or in my case, with a Brother HL-2140, the default option didn’t work, and I had to select “using brlaser v6”. After installing the HP proprietary plugin (probably irrelevant).

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Hi, I am trying to add Canon MF236n Printer, but I can’t find the driver from the cups driver list, can you share tips on how do I proceed afterward. Thanks,

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Hi

Can anyone help me with a laserjet p1505n please? It needs a plugin but the only filetype I can find is .rpm.

Thanks

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@jliu @ro-761

Have you tried one of the generic PPDs that CUPS offers?

  • Canon MF236n - I see that it supports IPP so I would give the everywhere PPD a try.
  • HP P1505 - This little guy came out in 2003 and IPP Everywhere wasn’t around until 2013, so I would give the legacy HP LaserJet Series PPD a try instead.

If it works (or you find another way to get the needed driver) please do share for others’ knowledge!