I have been trying to get my HP LaserJet 1020 printer working for some time on my Ubuntu machine and I finally succeeded this evening! This is how I did it.
Just type this into the command line:
$ sudo apt-get install build-essential
$ wget -O foo2zjs.tar.gz http://foo2zjs.rkkda.com/foo2zjs.tar.gz
$ tar -zxvf foo2zjs.tar.gz
$ cd foo2zjs
$ sudo make uninstall
$ make
$ ./getweb 1020
$ sudo make install install-hotplug cups
I then had to re-install the printer from
System >> Administration >> Printing
and then
Printer >> Add Printer
And go through the set up process with out changing any settings.
Everything worked!
This information was taken from:
http://stepien.com.pl/2006/09/23/install-your-hp-laserjet-1020-on-ubuntu/
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It worked for me.
Thanks for sharing :)
It’s a shame the a big company like HP can’t provide better support to there Linux based customers though.
Comment by Eugene — July 12, 2007 @ 9:02 pm
Thanks for the easy instrux – worked like a charm!
Comment by WordHerder — August 9, 2007 @ 8:54 pm
I was really frustrated. My old printer died, and I got a great deal on an HP1020. But I couldn’t get it to work on Ubuntu. Now it does! Thanks!
Comment by namckeand — September 8, 2007 @ 2:43 pm
Do i have to restart? i appeared as a printer in my system, but it doesn’t want to print
Comment by Maher Al-Atawy — September 26, 2007 @ 6:12 pm
Thanks. Now my wife doesn’t have anything to complain about since I installed Ubuntu onto her labtop.
Comment by JaredRubinAZ — October 6, 2007 @ 10:59 pm
Hi
I am not able to download sihp1020.tar.gz, when i gave “$ ./getweb 1020”
Can anybody please get through this problem
thanks
varun
Comment by varun — November 26, 2007 @ 4:41 am
Finally after weeks of searching and trail and error, thanks to you site my HP 1020 is working and printing. This was not an easy task at all. I am rather new to Linux(Unbuntu) but I really like it. I find it challenging and spend hours just researching items. My next challenge if to get my MP4 to work. Again thanks for the info.
Comment by Gerald Branson — April 20, 2008 @ 8:38 pm
how can share this with other computer?
best regards
Comment by angelo — June 17, 2008 @ 10:42 pm
HI all,
I had a problem at 1st go.. If you’ve added the printer before, make sure you remove the printer from the list before you start these steps..
I would recommend the following process:
1) Remove any installed (but not working) instances of the printer in “System >> Administration >> Printing”
2) Restart Computer
3) Run the shell commands( “$ sudo apt-get install build-essential” through to “$ sudo make install install-hotplug cups”
4) Restart Computer
5) Add printer through “System >> Administration >> Printing”
It may be excessive, but should work every time..
-MikeG
PS- sorry I dont know how to share it..
Comment by MikeG — June 28, 2008 @ 7:41 am
I,m a newbie in Ubuntu.
I could not like Vista.
After several times with HP’s description
i found u site it worked the second time I tried, after having read comment from Angelo
THANK YOU BOTH!!!
Comment by Jørn Jeppesen — August 7, 2008 @ 3:32 am
sorry MikeG
I forgot to thank u. Thanks for helping with a big trouble.
Now I only have one problem, before Ubuntu Hardy Heron does as I’m satisfied with.
I can’t get java to function.
Anybody have a solution?
I’ll be happy to have one.
Ubuntu is much better than Vista.
Regards to all Ubuntu people.
Forget Bill Gates!!!
Sorry my English.
Comment by Jørn Jeppesen — August 7, 2008 @ 1:51 pm
Once more1
Now I found a solucion at all my troubles.
Linix Mint have java and found my printers without me doing anything.
Just drinking my coffee.
Linux is also an Ubuntu, just a little better.
Regards to all nice people.
bye
Comment by Jørn Jeppesen — August 9, 2008 @ 12:18 pm
+1 thanks…
Why does it have to be so hard?
I guess it separates out the windows users :) shame though as it also puts the average person off…
Comment by Ricardo — November 16, 2008 @ 3:38 am
thanks :)
Works for 1018 too with ./getweb 1018 ofc
nice and simple fix
Comment by Morten Rasmussen — January 7, 2009 @ 12:52 pm
Thanks, It’s worked!!!
Comment by vanoseva — March 22, 2009 @ 10:29 am
hi
thank bro it works i had got fed up with printing problems now i have a solution thank again
Comment by naresh the great — May 13, 2009 @ 12:20 am
Hey, this is great! Thank you for this!
Comment by Gregware — July 4, 2009 @ 4:39 pm
Hi
Exelent worked for me just perfect, well done my friend…. Thank you!!!
Comment by Felix Gutierrez — January 11, 2010 @ 8:16 am
Dear all,
Good afternoon…..!!
i have hp 1020…….. printer with usb i configured in ubuntu its working fine i want to share this same printer over the network to Linux computer ….i tried with samba….but i didnt get result please any one help me how to get success in this and if through samba please send configuration file or which method i have to follow….
Thanking all …..
Regards
chinna
Comment by chinna — January 20, 2010 @ 3:09 am
Thanks!
Works, dunno how, but it does.
I tried HP’s own HPLIP utility, but it failed because my Linux Mint 9 system failed to install the plugin to the driver. I don’t understand why that happened.
Comment by Hazem — September 11, 2010 @ 5:25 pm
Thank you…. thank u… very much.
I’ve tried for so many hours, and getting mad about that.
Finally I found your way, it made my life easier. Once again thank u very much
Comment by Shankar — October 30, 2010 @ 3:37 am
Good one….Thanks a lot
Comment by user ;) — September 7, 2012 @ 12:21 pm