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

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

hplip-gui

package in it. Here is what happens when I try to run

hp-toolbox

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.

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?

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Solution

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

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

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HikariKnight•8/3/24, 11:33 PM

hplip is part of bazzite though?

umnikosOP•8/3/24, 11:56 PM

what?

HHikariKnight hplip is part of bazzite though?

umnikosOP•8/3/24, 11:57 PM

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

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

umnikosOP•8/3/24, 11:57 PM

it definitely isn't.

umnikosOP•8/3/24, 11:57 PM

...oh wait

umnikosOP•8/3/24, 11:58 PM

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

HikariKnight•8/3/24, 11:58 PM

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

umnikosOP•8/3/24, 11:58 PM

it is listed there

umnikosOP•8/3/24, 11:58 PM

and I can print

umnikosOP•8/3/24, 11:58 PM

but I can't scan

umnikosOP•8/3/24, 11:59 PM

the gnome scanner tool detects my printer but then when I hit the scan button immediately errors

umnikosOP•8/3/24, 11:59 PM

saying it can't connect to the scanner

umnikosOP•8/3/24, 11:59 PM

with no further elaboration on why

umnikosOP•8/4/24, 12:00 AM

lemme get a screenshot real quick...

umnikosOP•8/4/24, 12:01 AM

here

umnikosOP•8/4/24, 12:03 AM

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:~$

umnikosOP•8/4/24, 12:03 AM

hm.

umnikosOP•8/4/24, 12:04 AM

@HikariKnight any further wisdom?

HikariKnight•8/4/24, 12:06 AM

i hate printers, especially multifunction ones from hp

HikariKnight•8/4/24, 12:07 AM

i am digging around a bit though

umnikosOP•8/4/24, 12:08 AM

I tried

hp-plugin

hp-plugin

to update stuff but it just says "installation failed" after being given admin password

umnikosOP•8/4/24, 12:08 AM

which is basically as far as I got when trying to overlay hplip-gui anyway

HHikariKnight i hate printers, especially multifunction ones from hp 😂

umnikosOP•8/4/24, 12:08 AM

I've used this same printer on a debian machine before with no problems

umnikosOP•8/4/24, 12:08 AM

with hplip

HikariKnight•8/4/24, 12:09 AM

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

umnikosOP•8/4/24, 12:09 AM

I do not like it either

HikariKnight•8/4/24, 12:11 AM

just for sanity checking you have tried a different port right?

HikariKnight•8/4/24, 12:12 AM

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...)

umnikosOP•8/4/24, 12:12 AM

did just now

umnikosOP•8/4/24, 12:12 AM

same thing

HHikariKnight i have like 0 experience with hp printers on linux (might have something to do ...

umnikosOP•8/4/24, 12:12 AM

it's a laser printer, and it accepts bootleg cartridges

umnikosOP•8/4/24, 12:13 AM

doesn't even connect to wifi

Uumnikos it's a laser printer, and it accepts bootleg cartridges

HikariKnight•8/4/24, 12:13 AM

umnikosOP•8/4/24, 12:13 AM

as far as printers go this is a good one

HikariKnight•8/4/24, 12:14 AM

only thing i got was that it needs to download the hp plugin for scanner support

HikariKnight•8/4/24, 12:14 AM

whats the error when you try download that?

umnikosOP•8/4/24, 12:15 AM

Do you accept the license terms for the plug-in (y=yes*, n=no, q=quit) ? y
Please enter the root/superuser password: 
error: Password incorrect. 2 attempt(s) left.
Please enter the root/superuser password: 
Plugin installation failed
error: Plugin installation failed

Done.
  
Done.

Do you accept the license terms for the plug-in (y=yes*, n=no, q=quit) ? y
Please enter the root/superuser password: 
error: Password incorrect. 2 attempt(s) left.
Please enter the root/superuser password: 
Plugin installation failed
error: Plugin installation failed

Done.
  
Done.

HikariKnight•8/4/24, 12:15 AM

probably doesnt like that it is on atomic

umnikosOP•8/4/24, 12:15 AM

yep.

umnikosOP•8/4/24, 12:15 AM

therefore distrobox

umnikosOP•8/4/24, 12:16 AM

except it doesn't like that either

HikariKnight•8/4/24, 12:16 AM

yeah and there you get the plugin but you dont get access to the printer

umnikosOP•8/4/24, 12:16 AM

.......is the hplip running on the host interfering with the hplip running in the box

HikariKnight•8/4/24, 12:16 AM

not a service that runs

umnikosOP•8/4/24, 12:17 AM

well there's cups that runs

umnikosOP•8/4/24, 12:17 AM

and probably other things?

umnikosOP•8/4/24, 12:17 AM

but without cups on the host routing print requests into the distrobox might be impossible

HikariKnight•8/4/24, 12:20 AM

only thing i can think of is download the scanning plugin in distrobox (fedora 40) and try fish it out and put it in the appropriate

/usr/local

/usr/local

folders and then cross your fingers and pray

HikariKnight•8/4/24, 12:21 AM

that or fishing out the files and package them as an rpm you keep for yourself

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:~$

Do you accept the license terms for the plug-in (y=yes*, n=no, q=quit) ? y Please enter the root/superuser password: error: Password incorrect. 2 attempt(s) left. Please enter the root/superuser password: Plugin installation failed error: Plugin installation failed Done. Done.

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

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