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[Discuss] HPLIP in a VirtualBox

On 11/23/20 1:52 PM, epp at mcom.com wrote:
> On 11/23/20 1:32 PM, epp at mcom.com wrote:
>> On 11/23/20 1:25 PM, Rich Pieri wrote:
>>> On Sun, 22 Nov 2020 18:47:46 -0500
>>> epp at mcom.com wrote:
>>>
>>>> Is this because the OS is running in a VirtualBox and not technically
>>>> the installed OS on the hardware?
>>> NAT vs. bridged network?
>>
>> NAT was the default, I left it at that setting. I've since become 
>> aware that NAT only provides IPv4, where Bridged provides both 4 and 6.
>
> In Bridged mode, the HPLIP GUI still doesn't launch.

It had been suggested off-list that a VirtualBox be created with a fixed 
size, rather than expandable, as it will run faster. This has been done.

Although now, 'hp-setup' will not launch from a terminal window - 
displaying a message that it cannot connect to a display, the HPLIP 
Toolbox (GUI) now launches...