load dell 1710n laser printer drivers to 14.04OS; this remains unsolved for days. Via google, I found redtop linux drivers work. But to get there it's via terminal. //forum.ubuntu-fr.org/viewtopic.php?pid=18426191/. I found this posted in a March 2014 French Tutorial, which I translated.

Am posting this as a KDE brainstrom as I expect to overlook the changes one must make. First let me add, the Service Tag on my dell 1710n laser printer is: HZF2N71 and the Express Service Code is: 39146933485.

the French Tutorial says -- the old method explained here: 
https://doc.ubuntu-fr.org/tutoriel/inst ne_methode ... 
it is to recover your written drivers for redhat printer here: 
ftp://ftp.us.dell.com/printer/print-dri ... c2-x86.rpm 
to save to your hard drive 
then move it to the terminal in your Downloads folder
cd Téléchargements
then you need to download alien if you did not
sudo apt-get install alien
Then he will turn your downloaded package fake red hat and to make it compatible with ubuntu this command
sudo alien -c print-drivers-linux-glibc2-x86.rpm
it is a 32 bit package but since Ubuntu is multiarch now, even if you have a 64 bit version, I think it will still work 
once done you must install the newly created package 
s should call print-drivers-linux-glibc 2-x86.deb
sudo dpkg -i print-drivers-linux-glibc2-x86.deb
then you'll have to fit this command:
sudo dpkg -l | grep dell
and that you give us the result 
to read if you do not follow the tutorial we will notify 
if it hangs when using alien gives us back full control of the blocking

# 5The 28.10.2014, at 23:58
sylvain3800
I just try and block it going !!! 
you'll have a problem with the alien control 
you must use a pirouette 
you must first change the rpm package tgz:
sudo alien --to-tgz -c print-drivers-linux-glibc2-x86.rpm
you get this line
drivers-DELLPrtDrv-5.3.1.tgz generated
then go to the tgz in deb
sudo alien -c drivers-DELLPrtDrv-5.3.1.tgz
and you get
drivers-dellprtdrv_5.3.1-2_all.deb generated
then it will install it with
sudo dpkg -i drivers-dellprtdrv_5.3.1-2_all.deb
Last edited by sylvain3800 (Le 28/10/2014 at 23:59)


# 6The 10/29/2014 at 11:49
brouzouf
OK, thank you for all these details. 
I'll try; I'll let you know.
# 7The 30/10/2014 at 24:09
brouzouf
Hi 
I tried to follow all instructions; I am sending you a copy of the terminal with the manipulations that I've done. 
After he asked me the IP address of the printer, but I do not know where to find it.

Didier platonlinux @: ~ $ 
Didier platonlinux @: ~ $ cd Downloads 
Didier platonlinux @: ~ / Downloads $ sudo apt-get install alien 
[Sudo] password for Didier: 
Reading package lists ... Done 
Construction of the dependency tree 
Reading state information ... Done 
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: 
freeglut3 libpathplan4 printer-driver-hpijs python-gtkglext1 
python-chopper-regex python-netaddr python-opengl python-webm XPRA 
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them. 
The following extra packages will be installed: 
debugedit debhelper dh-apparmor librpmbuild3 librpmsign1 rpm rpm2cpio 
Suggested packages: 
lsb-rpm dh-make-rpm-i18n apparmor EasyProf elfutils 
The following NEW packages will be installed: 
debugedit alien debhelper dh-apparmor librpmbuild3 librpmsign1 rpm rpm2cpio 
0 upgraded, 8 newly installed, 0 to remove and 23 not upgraded. 
It is necessary to take 898 kB of archives. 
After this operation, 2141 kB of additional disk space will be used. 
Would you like to continue? [Y / n] o 
Reception: 1 http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty / dh-hand apparmor all 2430-0ubuntu5 08/02/95 ~ [11.3 kB] 
Receiving: 2 http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty / main debhelper all 9.20131227ubuntu1 [604 kB] 
Reception: 3 http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty / main i386 4.11.1-3 librpmbuild3 [64.3 kB] 
Reception: 4 http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty / main i386 4.11.1-3 librpmsign1 [8934 B] 
Reception: 5 http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty / main i386 4.11.1-3 rpm2cpio [5544 B] 
Reception: 6 http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty / main i386 4.11.1-3 debugedit [17.7 kB] 
Reception: 7 http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty / main rpm i386 4.11.1-3 [132 kB] 
Reception: 8 http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty / main alien all 8.90 [54.1 kB] 
898 kb approved 2s (320 kb / s) 
Selection of package dh-apparmor previously deselected. 
(Reading database ... 417032 files and directories currently installed.) 
Preparation of unpacking ... / dh-apparmor_2.8.95 ~ 2430-0ubuntu5_all.deb ... 
Unpacking dh-apparmor (~ 2430-0ubuntu5 02/08/95) ... 
Selecting previously deselected package debhelper. 
Preparation of unpacking ... / ... debhelper_9.20131227ubuntu1_all.deb 
Unpacking debhelper (9.20131227ubuntu1) ... 
Selecting previously deselected package librpmbuild3. 
Preparation of unpacking ... / ... librpmbuild3_4.11.1-3_i386.deb 
Decompacting librpmbuild3 (4.11.1-3) ... 
Selecting previously deselected package librpmsign1. 
Preparation of unpacking ... / ... librpmsign1_4.11.1-3_i386.deb 
Decompacting librpmsign1 (4.11.1-3) ... 
Selecting previously deselected package rpm2cpio. 
Preparation of unpacking ... / ... rpm2cpio_4.11.1-3_i386.deb 
Decompacting rpm2cpio (4.11.1-3) ... 
Selecting previously deselected package debugedit. 
Preparation of unpacking ... / ... debugedit_4.11.1-3_i386.deb 
Decompacting debugedit (4.11.1-3) ... 
Selecting previously deselected package rpm. 
Preparation of unpacking ... / archives / rpm_4.11.1-3_i386.deb ... 
Unpacking rpm (4.11.1-3) ... 
Selecting previously deselected package alien. 
Preparation of unpacking ... / archives / alien_8.90_all.deb ... 
Unpacking of alien (8.90) ... 
Triggered for processing man-db (2.6.7.1-1ubuntu1) ... 
Setting dh-apparmor (~ 2430-0ubuntu5 08/02/95) ... 
Setting debhelper (9.20131227ubuntu1) ... 
Setting librpmbuild3 (4.11.1-3) ... 
Setting librpmsign1 (4.11.1-3) ... 
Setting rpm2cpio (4.11.1-3) ... 
Setting debugedit (4.11.1-3) ... 
Setting rpm (4.11.1-3) ... 
Setting alien (8.90) ... 
Treatment triggered for libc-bin (2.19-0ubuntu6.3) ... 
Didier platonlinux @: ~ / Downloads $ sudo alien -c print-drivers-linux-glibc 2-x86.rpm 
drivers-generated dellprtdrv_5.3.1-2_i386.deb 
Didier platonlinux @: ~ / Downloads $ sudo dpkg -l | grep dell 
ii avogadro-data 1.1.1-0ubuntu2 all Molecular Graphics and Modelling System (Data Files) 
ii libavogadro1 1.1.1-0ubuntu2 i386 Molecular Graphics and Modelling System (library) 
rc libcompoundviewer4 4: 4.7.4-0ubuntu0.1 i386 library for Molecular Graphics and Modelling using Avogadro 
ii python-avogadro 1.1.1-0ubuntu2 i386 Molecular Graphics and Modelling System (Python module) 
Didier platonlinux @: ~ / Downloads $ 
Didier platonlinux @: ~ / Downloads $
# 8The 30/10/2014 at 12:30
brouzouf
Oops I had not seen the result (the second post) I did it. 
Is the result. I feel that it worked. For more, qd I try to install the printer, it asks me the IP address that I 
do not know ...

Didier platonlinux @: ~ / Downloads $ 
Didier platonlinux @: ~ / Downloads $ sudo alien --to-tgz -c print-drivers-linux-glibc 2-x86.rpm 
[Sudo] password for Didier: 
bdrivers-DELLPrtDrv-generated 5.3.1.tgz 
Didier platonlinux @: ~ / Downloads $ sudo alien -c-drivers-DELLPrtDrv 5.3.1.tgz 
drivers-generated dellprtdrv_5.3.1-2_all.deb 
Didier platonlinux @: ~ / Downloads $ sudo dpkg -i drivers-dellprtdrv_5.3.1-2_all.deb 
Selection of package drivers-dellprtdrv previously deselected. 
(Reading database ... 417534 files and directories currently installed.) 
Preparation of unpacking drivers-dellprtdrv_5.3.1-2_all.deb ... 
Unpacking of drivers-dellprtdrv (5.3.1-2) ... 
Setting-dellprtdrv drivers (5.3.1-2) ... 
Didier platonlinux @: ~ / Downloads $
# 9The 30/10/2014 at 24:41
brouzouf
Oops I had not seen the result (the second post) I did it. 
Is the result. I feel that it worked. For more, qd I try to install the printer, it asks me the IP address that I 
do not know ...

Didier platonlinux @: ~ / Downloads $ 
Didier platonlinux @: ~ / Downloads $ sudo alien --to-tgz -c print-drivers-linux-glibc 2-x86.rpm 
[Sudo] password for Didier: 
bdrivers-DELLPrtDrv-generated 5.3.1.tgz 
Didier platonlinux @: ~ / Downloads $ sudo alien -c-drivers-DELLPrtDrv 5.3.1.tgz 
drivers-generated dellprtdrv_5.3.1-2_all.deb 
Didier platonlinux @: ~ / Downloads $ sudo dpkg -i drivers-dellprtdrv_5.3.1-2_all.deb 
Selection of package drivers-dellprtdrv previously deselected. 
(Reading database ... 417534 files and directories currently installed.) 
Preparation of unpacking drivers-dellprtdrv_5.3.1-2_all.deb ... 
Unpacking of drivers-dellprtdrv (5.3.1-2) ... 
Setting-dellprtdrv drivers (5.3.1-2) ... 
Didier platonlinux @: ~ / Downloads $
# 10On 10.30.2014, at 14:31
sylvain3800
For more, qd I try to install the printer, it asks me the IP address that I 
do not know ...
you should be able to find your printer from directemet 
you do not have a way to print directly from the printer a test page or configuration page? 
as if the driver seems to have installed, you can try for cups by going here: 
localhost: 631 / printers 
if your printer is visible click on it, you should get a page with the IP address


# 11On 10.30.2014, at 18:28
brouzouf
OK! 
I think I missed a step at the start: Currently my printer is not connected to my Freebox. should be that I can connect; or I think it is impossible, because my printer does not have ethernet port. (It is currently connected to the PC via a USB port). 
I did not risk under these conditions to find its IP address. 
Would there be a final solution? 
Is it possible to connect to the router with usb cable? (I doubt)
# 12On 30/10/2014 at 19:00
brouzouf
Is it not possible to run alternately on windows and ubuntu, just local?
# 13On 10.30.2014, at 19:46
sylvain3800
Is it not possible to run alternately on windows and ubuntu, just local?
if it is connected with a USB cable so it does not need ip address 
the installer from should not ask you to ip address .... it is strange to say the least 
if it is plugged into USB 
instalation manual driver may be enough 
meets the following four questions:
1) hen you use your printer driver
System-config-printer
the printer is visible?
2) the printer is it visible from cups by clicking this link 
localhost: 631 / printers
3) gives the command
lsusb
4) your printer first it is plugged into a usb3 Port (blue)?

# 14On 31/10/2014, at 10:34
brouzouf
No, my printer is not visible on the link you gave me. 
My printer is connected to a (not blue) Classic USB port 
For the rest, here is a copy of the terminal.
Didier platonlinux @: ~ $ System-config-printer 
The command "System-config-printer" is not found, did you mean: 
The command "system-config-printer" package "system-config-printer-gnome" (hand) 
System-config-printer: command not found 
Didier platonlinux @: ~ $ system-config-printer-gnome 
system-config-printer-gnome: command not found 
Didier platonlinux @: ~ $ lsusb 
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 18e3: 9106 Fitipower Integrated Technology Inc. 
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087: 0020 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub 
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b: 0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub 
Bus 001 Device 006: ID 0461: 4d81 Primax Electronics, Ltd. N889 Dell Optical Mouse 
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 413c: 2107 Dell Computer Corp. 
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 413c: 5225 Dell Computer Corp. Printing Support 
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 03f0: 5811 Hewlett-Packard PhotoSmart C5100 series 
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087: 0020 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub 
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b: 0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub 
Didier platonlinux @: ~ $
# 15On 31/10/2014, at 12:01
brouzouf
I managed to run the printer generic laser printer. 
The quality is very bad, and impressions of random documents. 
The printer is now visible with the localhost command. 
Progress is ...!
# 16On 31/10/2014, 13:43
sylvain3800
oh I made a mistake 
I put a capital inadvertently !! I did not check sorry
you can return again this command
system-config-printer
(The same command without the capital !!) 
and tell me if the printer appears with a green arrow in the window that opens 
whether used in this window using the top right and throws an error search 
let yourself guide 
if he proposes to install a driver M5200 
then installs the 
keeps us informed

# 17On 31/10/2014, at 3:37 p.m.
brouzouf
Here's what happens; it does not look very positive.


Didier platonlinux @: ~ $ system-config-printer 
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/65-ttf-sil-andika.conf", line 14: Having multiple values ​​in <test> is not supported and May not work as expected 
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/65-ttf-sil-andika.conf", line 32: Having multiple <family> in <alias> is not supported and May not work as expected 
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/65-ttf-sil-andika.conf", line 32: Having multiple <family> in <alias> is not supported and May not work as expected 
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/65-ttf-sil-andika.conf", line 32: Having multiple <family> in <alias> is not supported and May not work as expected 
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/65-ttf-sil-andika.conf", line 32: Having multiple <family> in <alias> is not supported and May not work as expected 
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/65-ttf-sil-andika.conf", line 32: Having multiple <family> in <alias> is not supported and May not work as expected 
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/65-ttf-sil-andika.conf", line 32: Having multiple <family> in <alias> is not supported and May not work as expected 
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/65-ttf-sil-andika.conf", line 32: Having multiple <family> in <alias> is not supported and May not work as expected

before I log out and get back let me ask to be alerted if you know another way to solve what I describe just before this cut and paste,

This is a KDE forum, not an Ubuntu one. The matter you discuss is relative to the OS (I suppose an Ubuntu derivative in your case), not to the DE (KDE). You can file a big report for Ubuntu if you please.

note: the original post was edited to remove references that could be construed as being spam that were embedded in the forum post referenced and re-posted

Google'ing brought up these, also there were suggestions to select different HP laser drivers
http://sayush.wordpress.com/2010/10/20/ ... -in-linux/
http://printersquestions.com/How-to-ins ... buntu.html

none-the-less as mentioned earlier this is a distro/Linux issue not a KDE one, you might even try the Dell forums

moved to Operating Specific -> Linux

Thanks for all helps; am separately working thru a Kubuntu 14.04.1 install a geek did for me on my ACER Aspire laptop while had to be away with grand kids. posting.php?mode=reply&f=63&t=123736#

Regrets, I'm an overloaded 75 yr old who plain did not follow thru after I set the Dell printer aslde and print with ubuntu 14.04.2 on my PC using HP Laserjet. posting.php?mode=reply&f=63&t=123736#