Network Color Printing Problem

[Michael Reich]

Well, since no one has jumped in with a neat solution, I figured I'd 
post the work-around for this problem. 

After spending a LONG time on "live chat" with HP.com, the solution was 
to use a different printer driver on the client XP computer.  Since 
printing appears to be working correctly on the linux host for this 
printer, I installed a new printer on the XP client pointing at the URL 
for the printer (http://boris-ubuntu:631/printers/Officejet-6110).  Then 
when XP wanted me to pick a driver from its list of printers, I used a 
driver for the HP990c printer (previously downloaded from HP.com).  
Color printing seems to work now from the client.  However, formatting 
for previously created documents tend to be messed up.... 

This problem appears to be due to the HP6110 being an all-in-one 
printer/fax/scan/copy machine.  It is not a "networked" model, so the 
driver doesn't work well with mixed operating systems.  I pointed out to 
the HP rep that Win2000 and WinXP are different OS, and the printer 
worked fine when networked with those OSes.  I was also told that HP's 
online chat tech support is dedicated to Windows only, not linux 
support.....

Maybe this will be helpful to someone else.
 
On 12/28/2006 Michael Reich wrote:
> I have Dapper running on a computer with both a Dymo Labelwriter printer 
> and an HP Officejet 6110 (all in one) printer attached.  I can print 
> from the linux box to these printers.  I have a home network with WinXP 
> (SP2) computers as well as the linux box.  The three machines can all 
> see each other and I am able to share folders among them. 
>
> The issue I'm having is the HP printer.  While I can print to it from my 
> XP laptop, I cannot print to it in color.  Everything, including the XP 
> test page, is in black and white.  From Dapper, color prints fine (test 
> page is all I've tried).  I can't figure out what has happened, but the 
> XP test page (and the printer properties) indicate that there is no 
> color support.  Other details include
>
> printer name:    \\http://BORIS-UBUNTU:631\OfficeJet6110
> printer model:  HP OfficeJet
> Color support: No
> Port name:  http://boris-ubuntu:631/printers/Officejet-6110
> data format:  RAW
> driver name: UNIDRV.DLL
> data file:   HPOFFJET.GPD
> config file:  UNIDRVUI.DLL
> Help file:    UNIDRV.HLP
> Driver version:  5.00
> Environment:  Windows NT x86
>
> Can someone please tell me how to remedy this?  I want the ability to 
> print in color from the XP machines.
> Thanks!
>
>
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