Hp Printer ink level?

[Camilia]

I was wondering, where do you view the ink levels of the printer?
I don't see in the printer preferences. My printer is an hp deskjet-3930.

[kaibob]

I was wondering, where do you view the ink levels of the printer? I don't see in the printer preferences. My printer is an hp deskjet-3930.

I'm not familiar with your printer but with my HP I can view the ink levels in the HPLIP Toolbox. Just click on:

System > Preferences > HPLIP Toolbox

[Camilia]

I'm not familiar with your printer but with my HP I can view the ink levels in the HPLIP Toolbox. Just click on:

System > Preferences > HPLIP Toolbox

I don't have HPLIP toolbox. Every program for the printer in the add programs has been added.

[Bablefish]

When I downloaded my HP Linux driver from the HP site, that program istalled with the drivers. How did you install yours?

[coffeecat]

I don't have HPLIP toolbox. Every program for the printer in the add programs has been added.

You need the graphical frontend. It's in the Ubuntu repositories. Open Synaptic (System > Administration > Synaptic Package Manager) and select 'hplip-gui'. Once installed you'll find it under System > Preferences as an earlier poster has pointed out.

[Camilia]

When I downloaded my HP Linux driver from the HP site, that program istalled with the drivers. How did you install yours?

I just turned in on. I have the disk for the printer but inserting it just gave me folder, which I don't understand.

'hplip-gui not found in the Synaptic Package Manager. HPLIP is marked installed.

[coffeecat]

'hplip-gui not found in the Synaptic Package Manager.

Ho hum. Look at my attachment. Which version of Ubuntu are you running and which repositories have you got installed?

[Camilia]

Ho hum. Look at my attachment. Which version of Ubuntu are you running and which repositories have you got installed?

I have ubuntu 8, hard heron. What is a repository. Probably have them just don't where.

[coffeecat]

What is a repository.

A repository is a software source held on a server. Ubuntu has categorised them. Open Synaptic and go to Settings > Repositories. Make sure you are on the 'Ubuntu Software' tab. Compare what you have with my screenie attachment. I should imagine that hplip-gui is in the 'Software restricted by copyright..' repository but I can't be sure. Enable whichever repositories you need. (Don't change the 'Download from' server - yours will be different. That doesn't matter.) Now click on the 'Reload' button and once the package database has been upated, hopefully, hplip-gui will appear in your package list.

[Camilia]

Coffeecat I did as you suggested and did upgrades. I still don't see anything in the menu under system for hp. I see printer prior and have made all of the changes I can in it.

Have ubuntu 8 Hardy Heron