KCLUG February 2008

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OT: Free Old Stuff
by Christopher A. Bier 16 Feb '08

16 Feb '08

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Platte County R-3 Schools are getting rid of 85 Celeron 400MHz machines and 114 15" monitors. They might make a good router. http://www.plattecountyschooldistrict.com/ Contact: Jeanne Malloy -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFHsf36E5xXU3JS1mQRAvpzAJ494ugzELXtn1o4dguXqfDkV6FK9ACgvcYW XYDdnALZaGN5VsRFJ/VlGGI= =/VIB -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Printer
by Earle Beason 16 Feb '08

16 Feb '08

I done some research and have found a few Linux printers, but the reviews were lacking for content. So kicking it out, does anybody have a printer they would recommend? It is for home use light use with, and the occasional bouts of moderate use. I try to stay away from HP, and not interested in anything that that can be found it walmart.

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Their greed is our future. M$ old story getting replayed.
by Oren Beck 16 Feb '08

16 Feb '08

Vista seems to emulate some fantasy realm's evil miasmiic demons radiating sheer wrongness. I normally do not find myself amazed by new lows in frankly craptastic actions. THIS: http://www.esp.eweek.com/c/a/Archive/Vista-Terms-Evoke-Buyer-Concerns/ Seems tailor made to help Linux and the Open Source world? Ah well, there seems to be a suicide pact mindset in what had been our world leading industries. Oren Beck 816.729.3645

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Re: Printer
by Michael Morgan 14 Feb '08

14 Feb '08

Quickly, Ubuntu 7.10 automatically installs HPLIP 2.7.7 (see below). I used hp-probe, hp-makeuri, hp-levels, and hp-print. I could find the hp Deskjet 3653, give it an address, see its ink levels, and add jobs, but couldn't print. http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=720752 Posted By: john-hosszu Date: 2007-08-01 15:33 Summary: HP Linux Imaging and Printing System (HPLIP) 2.7.7 Release Release Notes Item number 10. Added Ubuntu 7.10 to distros.dat http://hplip.sourceforge.net/tech_docs/man_pages/index.html hplip-install : Installer for HPLIP tarball. hp-setup : Installs HPLIP printers and faxes in the CUPS spooler. Tries to automatically determine the correct PPD file to use. Allows the printing of a testpage. Performs basic fax parameter setup. hp-probe : Discover USB, parallel, and network printers. hp-makeuri : Creates device URIs for local and network connected printers for use with CUPS. hp-toolbox : The HP Device Manager (aka Toolbox) for HPLIP supported devices. Provides status, tools, and supplies levels. hp-align : Cartridge alignment utility for HPLIP supported inkjet printers. hp-check : Check the existence and versions of HPLIP dependencies. hp-clean : Cartridge cleaning utility for HPLIP supported inkjet printers. hp-colorcal : Perform color calibration on HPLIP supported inkjet printers. (Note: Not all printers require the use of this utility). hp-fab : A simple fax address book for HPLIP. hp-info : Query a printer for both static model information and dynamic status. hp-levels : Display bar graphs of current supply levels for supported HPLIP printers. hp-print : A simple front end to 'lp'. Provides a print UI from the Device Manager if kprinter, gtklp, or xpp are not installed. hp-sendfax : Allows for sending faxes from the PC using HPLIP supported multifunction printers. hp-testpage : Print a tespage to a printer. Prints a summary of device information and shows the printer's margins. hp-unload : Access inserted photo cards on supported HPLIP printers. This provides an alternative for older devices that do not support USB mass storage or for access to photo cards over a network. hp-makecopies : PC initiated make copies on supported HP AiO and MFP devices. hp-timedate : Set the time and date on an HP Officejet. hp-firmware : Download firmware to a device. hpssd : Provides persistent data and event services to HPLIP client applications. hp-scan : SANE-based scan utility for HPLIP. Michael Morgan librarian(a)kclug.org

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Printer
by Earle Beason 13 Feb '08

13 Feb '08

Thanks all for the input, I got more recommendations for the"Brother," made printers. I'll give them a try

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Re: Printer
by Gene Dascher 13 Feb '08

13 Feb '08

I have just ordered the following printer from Tiger Direct: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?EdpNo=… and will give a report to the list after I get it and have used it some. It seems like a really good deal at $100. Gene Earle Beason wrote: > > I done some research and have found a few Linux printers, but the > reviews were lacking for content. So kicking it out, does anybody have > a printer they would recommend? It is for home use light use with, and > the occasional bouts of moderate use. I try to stay away from HP, and > not interested in anything that that can be found it walmart. > _______________________________________________ > Kclug mailing list > Kclug(a)kclug.org > http://kclug.org/mailman/listinfo/kclug > >

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RE: Printers
by Jonathan Hutchins 13 Feb '08

13 Feb '08

hplip has been under very active development and cleanup lately, the latest release was this past weekend. That, and strong activity on linuxprinting.org and cups means that things are getting a lot better with regard to printing in linux. That said, I upgraded my Mandriva workstation, and now no matter what I do I can't print to it from my wife's workstation - although my laptop prints to it just fine.

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Re: Printers
by Michael Morgan 13 Feb '08

13 Feb '08

I know an unfriendly printer. Helping a friend install Ubuntu on her computer I experienced problems with the hp Deskjet 3653 printer. It was not automatically detected by Ubuntu versions Breezy (5.10) or Gusty(7.10). When I replaced the hp Deskjet 3653 with a hp Deskjet 6112, however, it was automatically detected, and printed the test page successfully. I found a work around for the hp Deskjet 3653 printer on Ubuntu forums, [url]https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupportComponentsPrintersHp[/url] (see last line below*), but it did not work for me. I found other posts complaining about the 3653. For example this on from IAmMe1, http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=4321732#post4321732, "I know this is a somewhat common problem, but I can't find a good solution that works for me... My HP DeskJet 3653 won't print. First of all, I have the printer connected to a USB port in the back of my box, but when I try to add a printer, the printer doesn't show up under detected printers. I manually select a location, then select the hpijs driver. There seem to be no other problems, until I try to print... It says that the printer has a job, but it's not doing anything. Any ideas on how to solve this?" Make: HP Model: DeskJet 3650 Driver: hpijs Supported: No Works: Yes Version: v5.04 (Hoary) & v5.10 (Breezy) *Not detected. Have to choose it from the list in Gnome printer install. Michael Morgan librarian(a)kclug.org

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Re: Printers
by Lee Brandt 13 Feb '08

13 Feb '08

I have an HP OfficeJet v40. I have used Fedora, Debian and Ubuntu successfully with it connected to a print server on my network. They all found it and installed it successfully with minimal fuss. HTH ~Lee

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Re: OT: Free Old Stuff
by Christopher A. Bier 13 Feb '08

13 Feb '08

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 > Chris, > > CRTs? or LCDs on the monitors? No idea. I just saw an email on it. I'm guessing CRT since they said they were from 1999. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFHsl3yE5xXU3JS1mQRAp6SAKCXVjqkVoqsNJf5LCR98wW79/DOYgCffY0U zVnHwq7SFfpnqVQgLSvDzdw= =cJwZ -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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