HP Linux Imaging and Printing

Print, Scan and Fax Drivers for Linux

HP Photosmart 8450gp Photo Printer

HP Photosmart 8450v Photo Printer

HP Photosmart 8450 Photo Printer

HP Photosmart 8450xi Photo Printer

HP Photosmart 8453 Photo Printer

HP Photosmart 8458 Photo Printer



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Support Information:

ItemDescription
Minimum HPLIP version0.9.5
Support levelFull (See note11.)
Recommended?Yes (See note15.)

Summary of Available Features (See note10.):

FeatureSupport10Notes
Automatic installerDepends on distroSee table below for distro specific support.
USB I/OYes
Network I/OYesSee note1.
Parallel I/ONo
Scan to PCNoSee note3.
Photo card accessYesIf equiped, use USB mass storage for access. See note4.
PC fax sendNoSee note5.
PC initiated copyNoSee note6.
Services and statusYesSee note7.
Graphical user interfacesDepends on distroSee table below for distro specific support.
Print head alignmentYes
Color calibrationNo
Print head cleaningYes
Linefeed calibrationNo
Print quality diagnosticsNo

Summary of Available Features in Various Linux Distributions (see note13):

DistroVersionInstallerGUI14Scan3Fax5StatusPhoto Card4USBParallelNetwork1
Boss3.0NoNoNoNoYesYesYesNoYes
Debian5.0YesNoNoNoYesYesYesNoYes
Debian5.0.1YesNoNoNoYesYesYesNoYes
Debian5.0.2YesNoNoNoYesYesYesNoYes
Debian5.0.3YesNoNoNoYesYesYesNoYes
Debian5.0.4YesNoNoNoYesYesYesNoYes
Debian5.0.5YesNoNoNoYesYesYesNoYes
Debian5.0.6YesNoNoNoYesYesYesNoYes
Debian5.0.7YesNoNoNoYesYesYesNoYes
Debian5.0.8YesNoNoNoYesYesYesNoYes
Debian6.0YesNoNoNoYesYesYesNoYes
Debian6.0.1YesNoNoNoYesYesYesNoYes
Debian6.0.2YesNoNoNoYesYesYesNoYes
Debian6.0.3YesNoNoNoYesYesYesNoYes
Fedora15YesNoNoNoYesYesYesNoYes
Fedora16YesNoNoNoYesYesYesNoYes
gOS8.04.1NoNoNoNoYesYesYesNoYes
IGOS1.0NoNoNoNoYesYesYesNoYes
Linux From Scratch6NoNoNoNoYesYesYesNoYes
Linpus Linux9.4NoNoNoNoYesNoYesNoNo
DistroVersionInstallerGUI14Scan3Fax5StatusPhoto Card4USBParallelNetwork1
Linpus Linux9.5NoNoNoNoYesNoYesNoNo
Linspire5.0NoNoNoNoYesYesYesNoYes
Linux Mint10YesNoNoNoYesYesYesNoYes
Linux Mint11YesNoNoNoYesYesYesNoYes
Linux Mint12YesNoNoNoYesYesYesNoYes
Mandriva Linux2006.0NoNoNoNoYesYesYesNoYes
Mandriva Linux2007.0NoNoNoNoYesYesYesNoYes
Mandriva Linux2007.1NoNoNoNoYesYesYesNoYes
Mandriva Linux2008.0NoNoNoNoYesYesYesNoYes
Mandriva Linux2008.1NoNoNoNoYesYesYesNoYes
Mandriva Linux2009.0NoNoNoNoYesYesYesNoYes
Mandriva Linux2009NoNoNoNoYesYesYesNoYes
Mandriva Linux2010.0NoNoNoNoYesYesYesNoYes
Mepis6.0NoNoNoNoYesYesYesNoYes
Mepis6.5NoNoNoNoYesYesYesNoYes
Mepis7.0NoNoNoNoYesYesYesNoYes
Mepis8.0NoNoNoNoYesYesYesNoYes
PCLinuxOS2006.0NoNoNoNoYesYesYesNoYes
PCLinuxOS2006NoNoNoNoYesYesYesNoYes
PCLinuxOS2007.0NoNoNoNoYesYesYesNoYes
DistroVersionInstallerGUI14Scan3Fax5StatusPhoto Card4USBParallelNetwork1
PCLinuxOS2007NoNoNoNoYesYesYesNoYes
PCLinuxOS2008.0NoNoNoNoYesYesYesNoYes
PCLinuxOS2008NoNoNoNoYesYesYesNoYes
PCLinuxOS2009.0NoNoNoNoYesYesYesNoYes
PCLinuxOS2009NoNoNoNoYesYesYesNoYes
Red Hat8.0NoNoNoNoYesYesYesNoYes
Red Hat9.0NoNoNoNoYesYesYesNoYes
Red Hat Enterprise Linux5.0NoNoNoNoYesYesYesNoYes
Red Hat Enterprise Linux6.0NoNoNoNoYesYesYesNoYes
Slackware Linux9.0NoNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNo
Slackware Linux9.1NoNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNo
Slackware Linux10.0NoNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNo
Slackware Linux10.1NoNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNo
Slackware Linux10.2NoNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNo
Slackware Linux11NoNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNo
Slackware Linux12NoNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNo
Slackware Linux12.1NoNoNoNoYesNoNoNoNo
SUSE Linux11.4YesNoNoNoYesYesYesNoYes
SUSE Linux12.1YesNoNoNoYesYesYesNoYes
Ubuntu8.04YesNoNoNoYesYesYesNoYes
DistroVersionInstallerGUI14Scan3Fax5StatusPhoto Card4USBParallelNetwork1
Ubuntu10.04YesNoNoNoYesYesYesNoYes
Ubuntu10.10YesNoNoNoYesYesYesNoYes
Ubuntu11.04YesNoNoNoYesYesYesNoYes
Ubuntu11.10YesNoNoNoYesYesYesNoYes

Other Information:

ItemDescriptionNotes
Driver plug-inNoneSee note8.
Requires firmware downloadNo
APDK device class(es):DJGenericVIP
HPLIP device sub-class(es):Normal
USB VID:PID1008:47874
Embedded web serverYes
HPLIP job storageNo
models.dat namephotosmart_8400_series

All information provided is believed to be accurate but is not guaranteed.

Notes:

1 Network support indicates built-in ethernet and/or wireless networking. Alternatively, many devices may be operated on the network using an external JetDirect print server. Not all network configurations are supported. Please refer to the HPLIP FAQs for more information.

2 USB mass storage only. You may mount the photocard as a storage drive over USB only. Refer to your distribution's documentation for setup and usage instructions.

3 Scan supported means that PC initiated scan using a SANE compatible software application is supported over parallel, USB, or network (depending on I/O connection). Information on digital sending products is covered in note 9, below.

4 Photo supported means that the printer's photo card slots are readable using either USB mass storage (USB only) or hp-unload (USB, parallel or network).

5 Fax supported means that PC initiated fax send is supported using hp-sendfax, once an appropriate CUPS fax queue is set up. Fax support varies on Linux distributions, based on the availability of python-dbus version 0.80 or greater (versions before 0.80 will not work with HPLIP). Click on the model name of each printer to get more detailed information.

6 Copy supported means that PC initiated copying is supported using hp-makecopies.

7 "Services and status" means that ink/toner levels, error reporting, and services such as alignment, and color calibration are available (via the HP Device Manager aka Toolbox).

8 ("Required") A downloadable driver plug-in is required for printing support. ("Optional") A downloadable driver plug-in is optional for printing support and may increase the speed, quality, or other aspect of printed output. ("No" or "None") A driver plug-in is not required nor available. Driver plug-ins are released under a proprietary (non-open) license and are not part of the HPLIP tarball release. For more information, please refer to this KB article

9 Device supports digital sending, not standard scanning protocols. See this KB article for more info.

10 Feature support depends on the specific Linux distribution being used.

11 For a definition of Support Levels, please refer to this KB article.

12 For more information, please refer to this KB article.

13 The "Summary of Available Features in Various Linux Distributions" table lists available features for distros that are supported by the HPLIP automatic tarball installer. Distros that are not listed will require a manual install procedure (See this page for more information).

14"Qt3" and "Qt4" refer to the supported UI toolkit. If "Qt3" is indicated, then the distro supports a GUI interface using the Qt3 UI toolkit. The Qt4 toolkit is not supported for the distro in this case. If "Qt4" is indicated, then the distro supports a GUI interface using the Qt4 UI toolkit. In this case, the Qt3 UI toolkit may also be available and used if desired. The appropriate UI toolkit will be automatically installed by the HPLIP installer.

15"Recommended" means that the printer is fully supported in HPLIP and is recommended for use on your Linux system. For information of what "fully supported" means, see this KB article.