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Set up HP Colour LaserJet 2600n

I recently bought a HP Colour LaserJet 2600n, and I was quite confused on how to do it. The default "gutenprint" drivers didn't have it, so I had to find another way.

Install CUPS

First of all you will need to install CUPS, the Linux printing system. Type
pacman -S cups
Now we will need to start CUPS
/etc/rc.d/cups start

Install drivers

Next we will need to install the drivers. If you have yaourt, type
yaourt -S foo2zjs
or you can get it from the AUR using my guide.

It will take a while to extract the files. After it is finished, we will need to get it up and running. If you are using...

USB Connection

Open up your printer configuration program (KDE3 has one and so does Gnome, KDE4 will get one eventually) or if you don't have one, go to

localhost:631

CUPS's own web based interface.
Root Password
When you add the printer, you will be asked for your root password. Type it in the box that appears from your web browser. If you are using sudo, you will need to get the root password back temporarily. Type
sudo passwd root
and type in a password like "password". When you have typed in the password, you can remove it again
sudo passwd -l root

Press the "Administration" tab. The printer should be listed there. Input the information about the printer, and when you get to choose the driver, select "HP Color LaserJet 2600n Foomatic/foo2hp". Press the "Printers" tab and press "Print Test Page" to try a test page. Your printer should now be ready to use!

Network/ethernet Connection

Setting it up as a network printer will be a little harder. First of all, open up your router's configuration panel. Go to the part that says something like "Attached Devices".

Attached devices

Note down the IP address because you will need it later.

Open your printer management program (KDE3 has one and so does Gnome) and tell it you want a network printer. Put in the IP address you just noted, and put the driver as "HP Color LaserJet 2600n Foomatic/foo2hp". Try and print a test page. If it works you are now able to print!

If you are not using KDE or Gnome
Use the CUPS web interface here
localhost:631