[Warty] - Printer drivers and installation - Linz

[audriusb at homelan.lt]

Quoting david <nux at blueyonder.co.uk>:

HP PSC 12xx series printers works fine under the CUPS system. You need to
install hpoj package.

Gediminas Bukauskas

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> On Thu, 2005-04-21 at 14:54 +1200, Lindsay wrote:
> > I went to the site William.  It's all a bit beyond me at this stage.
> >
> > On Wed, 2005-04-20 at 00:37 -0500, William F Pearson III wrote:
> > > Lindsay I can vouch for poor all-in-one device support in Linux. It's
> > > frustrating but this is mainly due to hardware vendors that design
> > > with only windows in mind. You should at least be able to get the
> > > print features of your hardware working. linuxprinting.org should be
> > > able to generate a cups print driver for your printer if you head to
> > > the site that Mike suggested.
> > >
> > > On 4/20/05, Lindsay <judenlinz at orcon.net.nz> wrote:
> > > > OK.  I can live with that and have a way around it.   Thanks for the
> > > > time and support.
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, 2005-04-20 at 00:16 -0400, Michael R Head wrote:
> > > > > On Wed, 2005-04-20 at 15:00 +1200, Lindsay wrote:
> > > > > > Just did that.  The printer still does not appear on the list.
> > > > >
> > > > > I searched for your model. Sadly, it's a multifunction device. These
> > > > > have poor support in linux at the moment.
> > > > >
> > > > > Still, I did find this:
>
> For the record, dual printer scanners are only a problem under
> Linux if there's no driver. I use Epson CX3200's at work and
> they install and work flawlessly under Linux. Linux printer support
> is somewhat patchy. An example being an office I migrated over to
> Linux recently and their Ā£700 networked Epson laser printer has absolutely
> no Linux support at all. Linuxprinting.org described it as "a large,
> expensive
> paperweight". Had to sell it and replace it with a Lexmark one instead.
>
> Not much help to your current situation, just had to set the record
> straight.
>
> nux
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