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HP Color LaserJet 5 Printer



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Support Information:

ItemDescription
Minimum HPLIP version0.9.5
Support levelFull (End of support) (See note11.)
Recommended?No (See note15.)

Summary of Available Features (See note10.):

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

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

DistroVersionInstallerGUI14Scan3Fax5StatusPhoto Card4USBParallelNetwork1
Boss3.0NoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Debian2.2NoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Debian3.0NoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Debian3.1NoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Debian4.0NoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Debian4.0r0NoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Debian4.0r1NoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Debian5.0YesNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Debian5.0.1YesNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Debian5.0.2YesNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Debian5.0.3YesNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Debian5.0.4YesNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
DebianlennyYesNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Debianlenny/sidYesNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
DebianstableYesNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
DebiantestingYesNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Fedora1.0NoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Fedora2.0NoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Fedora3.0NoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Fedora4.0NoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
DistroVersionInstallerGUI14Scan3Fax5StatusPhoto Card4USBParallelNetwork1
Fedora5.0NoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Fedora5NoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Fedora5.92NoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Fedora6.0NoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Fedora6NoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Fedora7.0NoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Fedora7NoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Fedora8.0NoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Fedora8NoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Fedora9YesNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Fedora9.0YesNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Fedora10.0YesNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Fedora10YesNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Fedora11.0YesNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Fedora11YesNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Fedora12.0YesNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Fedora12YesNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Fedora13.0YesNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Fedora13YesNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
gOS8.04.1NoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
DistroVersionInstallerGUI14Scan3Fax5StatusPhoto Card4USBParallelNetwork1
IGOS1.0NoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Linux From Scratch6NoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Linpus Linux9.4NoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Linpus Linux9.5NoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Linspire5.0NoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Linux Mint5NoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Linux Mint6NoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Linux Mint7NoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Linux Mint8NoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Mandriva Linux9.1NoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Mandriva Linux9.2NoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Mandriva Linux10.0NoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Mandriva Linux10.1NoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Mandriva Linux10.2NoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Mandriva Linux2006.0NoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Mandriva Linux2007.0NoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Mandriva Linux2007.1NoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Mandriva Linux2008.0NoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Mandriva Linux2008.1NoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Mandriva Linux2009.0NoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
DistroVersionInstallerGUI14Scan3Fax5StatusPhoto Card4USBParallelNetwork1
Mandriva Linux2009NoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Mandriva Linux2010.0NoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Mepis6.0NoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Mepis6.5NoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Mepis7.0NoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Mepis8.0NoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
PCLinuxOS2006.0NoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
PCLinuxOS2006NoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
PCLinuxOS2007.0NoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
PCLinuxOS2007NoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
PCLinuxOS2008.0NoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
PCLinuxOS2008NoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
PCLinuxOS2009.0NoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
PCLinuxOS2009NoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Red Hat8.0NoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Red Hat9.0NoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Red Hat Enterprise Linux3.0NoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Red Hat Enterprise Linux4.0NoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Red Hat Enterprise Linux5.0NoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Slackware Linux9.0NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
DistroVersionInstallerGUI14Scan3Fax5StatusPhoto Card4USBParallelNetwork1
Slackware Linux9.1NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Slackware Linux10.0NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Slackware Linux10.1NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Slackware Linux10.2NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Slackware Linux11NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Slackware Linux12NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
Slackware Linux12.1NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
SUSE Linux9.0NoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
SUSE Linux9.1NoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
SUSE Linux9.2NoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
SUSE Linux9.3NoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
SUSE Linux10NoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
SUSE Linux10.0NoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
SUSE Linux10.1NoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
SUSE Linux10.2NoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
SUSE Linux10.3YesNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
SUSE Linux11.0YesNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
SUSE Linux11YesNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
SUSE Linux11.1YesNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
SUSE Linux11.2YesNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
DistroVersionInstallerGUI14Scan3Fax5StatusPhoto Card4USBParallelNetwork1
Ubuntu5.04NoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Ubuntu5.1NoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Ubuntu6.06NoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Ubuntu6.10NoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Ubuntu7.04NoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Ubuntu7.10NoNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Ubuntu8.04YesNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Ubuntu8.04.1YesNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Ubuntu8.04.2YesNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Ubuntu8.10YesNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Ubuntu9.04YesNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Ubuntu9.10YesNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo
Ubuntu10.04YesNoNoNoNoNoYesNoNo

Other Information:

ItemDescriptionNotes
Driver plug-inNoneSee note8.
Requires firmware downloadNo
APDK device class(es):LJColor
HPLIP device sub-class(es):300dpiOnly,LargeFormatA3
USB VID:PID1008:0
Embedded web serverYes
HPLIP job storageNo
models.dat namehp_color_laserjet_5

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.

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.


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