Encountered an error while trying to install a HP printer to an HP-42 laptop using a linux arch system - Reborn OS: server-error-internal-error
• What is the printer’s model?
• Do you have cups enabled?
sudo systemctl status cups
After running the status command this is what was displayed:
[johng@hp-42 ~]$ sudo systemctl status cups
[sudo] password for johng:
● cups.service - CUPS Scheduler
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/cups.service; enabled; preset: dis>
Active: active (running) since Tue 2022-11-22 12:01:04 EST; 48min ago
TriggeredBy: ● cups.socket
● cups.path
Docs: man:cupsd(8)
Main PID: 622 (cupsd)
Status: “Scheduler is running…”
Tasks: 2 (limit: 9206)
Memory: 152.7M
CPU: 17.574s
CGroup: /system.slice/cups.service
├─ 622 /usr/bin/cupsd -l
└─1442 /usr/lib/cups/notifier/dbus dbus://
Nov 22 12:01:02 hp-42 systemd[1]: Starting CUPS Scheduler…
Nov 22 12:01:04 hp-42 systemd[1]: Started CUPS Scheduler.
The printer is a HP 3700 series printer scanner
If you don’t already have it, install hplip
sudo pacman -S hplip
Then you can follow the instructions here (3 pages): Printer HP DeskJet 3700/3720 Arch Linux Installation - Step-by-step • tutorialforlinux.com
Let me know if you run into any issues.