Print status "complete" but not printing (use "pdftops-renderer" )

[pochua]

Connected old HP LaserJet 1018 with usb, installed in cups and prints are sent to shared printer, all print jobs get status "complete" but nothing printing.

Each print job gets message:
"Use "pdftops-renderer" option (see cups-filters README file) to use Ghostscript or MuPDF for the PDF -> PostScript conversion."

What can I do to make it work?

[Exelord]

Same thing here

[HyGy]

Same here with a hp laserjet 1020

"Use "pdftops-renderer" option (see cups-filters README file) to use Ghostscript or MuPDF for the PDF -> PostScript conversion."

Some years ago with ubuntu 16 cups is worked like this with the 1020, but now the rkkda.com unaccessible:

 sudo apt-get remove hplip cups-filters cups hplip-data system-config-printer-udev
 sudo apt-get install build-essential tix groff dc axel cups 
 sudo apt-get install cups-filters unp system-config-printer-gnome
 sudo rm -rf /usr/share/hplip
 cd /tmp
 rm foo*
 axel http://foo2zjs.rkkda.com/foo2zjs.tar.gz
 unp foo2zjs.tar.gz
 cd foo2zjs/
 make
 ./getweb 1020 # Get HP LaserJet 1020 firmware file
 sudo make install
 sudo make install-hotplug
 # Unplug and re-plug the USB printer into the PC
 # add new HP Laserjet 1020 printer via system-config-printer tool
 # and choose to use foo2zjs foomatic printer driver :
 system-config-printer
 # check /var/log/syslog for any errors related to foo2zjs driver:
 tail /var/log/syslog```

[krzys-h]

I'm using a HP LaserJet 1018 as well and running into the same issue. I recently reinstalled everything from Home Assistant Container to Home Assistant OS to simplify addon management, and initally the printer worked great with this addon like it always did with cups installed on the host. After I accidentally removed power from the printer for a second, it broke. Then I remembered that these printers require a firmware file to be uploaded from the host computer after powerup, which is likely missing from the addon image.

I don't remember what exact steps I took to set up cups on the host intially, but it was likely some variation of the steps @HyGy described above. I'm yet to figure out a proper solution to this - temporarily I just plug in the printer to my laptop for a second after a power outage to get the firmware to upload, and then reconnect it to the Home Assistant box.