Universal Blue•2mo ago

HPLIP inside a distrobox (HP printer, printing works but scanning doesn't)

Printer model: HP LaserJet Pro MFP M127fs Without the hplip drivers I can print but cannot scan, so I am trying to get scanning to work. Overlaying hplip with rpm-ostree does not work since the hplip gui wants to do the installation of drivers itself, which due to bazzite being an atomic distro is not an allowed operation, therefore hplip must go inside a container. I have created a debian:stable container and installed the hplip-gui package in it. Here is what happens when I try to run hp-toolbox (printer is connected over usb): https://pastebin.com/f9wbHFY0 (pastebin due to being too long). The key error seems to be error: Unable to connect to dbus system bus. Exiting. but googling reveals nothing and I cannot understand why this error is happening or what it means. Anyone have any idea what to do after this?

Pastebin

```bashumnikos@bazzite:~$ distrobox stop hplipDo you really want to...

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Solution:

DBUS_SYSTEM_BUS_ADDRESS=unix:path=/run/host/var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket hp-toolbox

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HikariKnight•2mo ago

hplip is part of bazzite though?

umnikos•2mo ago

what?

umnikos@bazzite:~$ hp-toolbox
bash: hp-toolbox: command not found

umnikos@bazzite:~$ hp-toolbox
bash: hp-toolbox: command not found

it definitely isn't. ...oh wait that particular command isn't, but I seem to have other hp commands...

HikariKnight•2mo ago

yeah have you tried to just add the printer through the kde/gnome gui?

umnikos•2mo ago

it is listed there and I can print but I can't scan the gnome scanner tool detects my printer but then when I hit the scan button immediately errors saying it can't connect to the scanner with no further elaboration on why lemme get a screenshot real quick...

umnikos•2mo ago

here

umnikos•2mo ago

umnikos@bazzite:~$ hp-scan

HP Linux Imaging and Printing System (ver. 3.24.4)
Scan Utility ver. 2.2

Copyright (c) 2001-18 HP Development Company, LP
This software comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
This is free software, and you are welcome to distribute it
under certain conditions. See COPYING file for more details.


-----------------
| SELECT DEVICE |
-----------------

  Num       Scan device URI                                        
  --------  -------------------------------------------------------
  0*        v4l:/dev/video1                                        
  1         hpaio:/usb/HP_LaserJet_Pro_MFP_M127fs?serial=CNB8HCV8XS

Enter number 0...1 for device (q=quit, <enter>=default: 0*) ?1
warning: No destinations specified. Adding 'file' destination by default.
Using device hpaio:/usb/HP_LaserJet_Pro_MFP_M127fs?serial=CNB8HCV8XS
Opening connection to device...
error: SANE: Error during device I/O (code=9)
umnikos@bazzite:~$

umnikos@bazzite:~$ hp-scan

HP Linux Imaging and Printing System (ver. 3.24.4)
Scan Utility ver. 2.2

Copyright (c) 2001-18 HP Development Company, LP
This software comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
This is free software, and you are welcome to distribute it
under certain conditions. See COPYING file for more details.


-----------------
| SELECT DEVICE |
-----------------

  Num       Scan device URI                                        
  --------  -------------------------------------------------------
  0*        v4l:/dev/video1                                        
  1         hpaio:/usb/HP_LaserJet_Pro_MFP_M127fs?serial=CNB8HCV8XS

Enter number 0...1 for device (q=quit, <enter>=default: 0*) ?1
warning: No destinations specified. Adding 'file' destination by default.
Using device hpaio:/usb/HP_LaserJet_Pro_MFP_M127fs?serial=CNB8HCV8XS
Opening connection to device...
error: SANE: Error during device I/O (code=9)
umnikos@bazzite:~$

hm. @HikariKnight any further wisdom?

HikariKnight•2mo ago

i hate printers, especially multifunction ones from hp 😂 i am digging around a bit though

umnikos•2mo ago

I tried hp-plugin to update stuff but it just says "installation failed" after being given admin password which is basically as far as I got when trying to overlay hplip-gui anyway I've used this same printer on a debian machine before with no problems with hplip

HikariKnight•2mo ago

all im finding so far by searching is that people dislike hplip

umnikos•2mo ago

I do not like it either

HikariKnight•2mo ago

just for sanity checking you have tried a different port right? i have like 0 experience with hp printers on linux (might have something to do that i have avoided them like the plague or the fact i print maybe 1 page per year...)

umnikos•2mo ago

did just now same thing it's a laser printer, and it accepts bootleg cartridges doesn't even connect to wifi

HikariKnight•2mo ago

umnikos•2mo ago

as far as printers go this is a good one

HikariKnight•2mo ago

only thing i got was that it needs to download the hp plugin for scanner support whats the error when you try download that?

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