Wireless printer with Linux compatibility

[Boden Matthews]

It prints OO docs fine, but it won't accept them as printable if you email
the document to the printer instead of printing directly from the PC.


Regards,
Boden Matthews,
http://bodenm.wordpress.com



On 16 October 2012 09:49, Rob Dawson <radawson at netspace.net.au> wrote:

> That sounds weird that it won't print OO docs Boden, my HP's have always
> printed any type of document.  Do you have hp-lip installed?
>
> Rather than wait for the mods, here is what I posted earlier:
>
> I only use HP printers because I find they have the best support for Linux
> and a system tray app that works well.  I have been using Ubuntu for about
> 7 years and HP printers (wireless and cabled) for about 5 of those without
> any hassles (I threw out the Epson and Canon printers because they just
> didn't play as well).
>
> The main thing I need to do with each new printer is make sure the
> connection is setup correctly otherwise it can have problems scanning,
> throwing a lot of "Device not found" IO errors.  To get them both working
> (printer and scanner) I create separate printer connections for both.  Here
> is a link to the screenshots showing the different connections:
>
> Printer Setup<https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1590391/Printer/Screenshot%20from%202012-10-16%2007%3A29%3A29.png>
>
> Scanner Setup<https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1590391/Printer/Screenshot%20from%202012-10-16%2007%3A30%3A00.png>
>
> Both connections use the same driver but I find doing it this way gets
> both working flawlessly every time.  There are other ways to do it I'm sure
> but this works for me.  Hope this helps.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Rob
>
>
> On 16/10/12 09:37, Boden Matthews wrote:
>
> At home, I have a HP Photosmart Premium C310 that has WiFi, I had no
> issues connecting to it and printing from it. It's got internet
> connectivity as well, so worst case scenario and you can't connect to it,
> you can just email whatever you needed to print to it and it will print it
> (after a 1-2min delay). I've emailed it Word documents and PDFs that
> printed fine, but it doesn't like OpenOffice docs unless they're saved in
> PDF or Word format, which is kind of annoying.
>
>
> Regards,
> Boden Matthews,
> http://bodenm.wordpress.com
>
>
>
> On 16 October 2012 09:11, Rob Dawson <radawson at netspace.net.au> wrote:
>
>> I did reply Jim but I included a couple of screenshots and it appears my
>> reply is being held for the mods to approve.  Not sure if you can include
>> images in this forum?  If it bounces I'll resend you the reply with a link.
>> Short answer - HP is the only way to go for Linux printing and wireless is
>> no problem, I've been using their printers for 5 years on Linux.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Rob
>>
>>  On 16/10/12 09:01, Paul Gear wrote:
>>
>> On 10/16/2012 05:41 AM, Jim Tippett wrote:
>>
>> I intend to purchase a wireless printer for our home network.  We use
>> Ubuntu 12.04, Peppermint 3 and Windows 7. Was thinking about the HP
>> Officejet Pro 8600 and wonder if anyone has some experience they can share.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Jim Tippett
>>
>>
>> I haven't used any wireless printers, but i recommend checking out the
>> OpenPrinting database:
>>
>> http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/openprinting/database/databaseintro
>>
>> In general, HP seem to be pretty good with providing info to Linux
>> developers, but there are some exceptions.
>>
>> Paul
>>
>>
>>
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