Re: [gentoo-user] Re: CUPS and hp OfficeJet Pro

2010-03-19 Thread Dale
Mike Edenfield wrote: On 3/18/2010 3:55 PM, Dale wrote: I think avahi is a KDE thing. I don't really know what zeroconf is. If I recall correctly, some package said it had to have that so I turned it on. No clue what it is even after looking up the definition with euse. May as well be

[gentoo-user] Re: CUPS and hp OfficeJet Pro

2010-03-19 Thread James
Daniel Pielmeier billie at gentoo.org writes: You don't need avahi or zeroconf for hplip, which does not work for current versions of hplip due to bugs in cups anyway. This is only needed if you have a networked printer. You can still detect the printer without the mDNS (avahi,zeroconf)

[gentoo-user] Re: CUPS and hp OfficeJet Pro

2010-03-18 Thread James
Dale rdalek1967 at gmail.com writes: http://opensolaris.org/jive/message.jspa?messageID=400875#400875 I tried those drivers: 6450 and the clj2605 and it made matters worse. Any other ideas? Maybe I need to start hacking the /etc/cups/printers.conf file? thanks, James

[gentoo-user] Re: CUPS and hp OfficeJet Pro

2010-03-18 Thread James
Dale rdalek1967 at gmail.com writes: http://opensolaris.org/jive/message.jspa?messageID=400875#400875 About the third one down. Maybe that will help. The best driver I have found, is the HP OfficeJet Pro 1150C Foomatic/cdj550 (color). It works fine except no duplex printing. Maybe

[gentoo-user] Re: CUPS and hp OfficeJet Pro

2010-03-18 Thread James
James wireless at tampabay.rr.com writes: Maybe some printer wiz will figure out how to just edit the /etc/cups/printers.conf file directly Well, I hate to keep answering my own posts surely one of the more astute admins will jump in? (and keep me from looking.foolish?) So

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: CUPS and hp OfficeJet Pro

2010-03-18 Thread Dale
James wrote: Jameswirelessat tampabay.rr.com writes: Maybe some printer wiz will figure out how to just edit the /etc/cups/printers.conf file directly Well, I hate to keep answering my own posts surely one of the more astute admins will jump in? (and keep me from

[gentoo-user] Re: CUPS and hp OfficeJet Pro

2010-03-18 Thread James
Dale rdalek1967 at gmail.com writes: I think ppds and hpcups is the key ones. I would at least start with those. So hplip and cups work together? I thought is was one or the other? You use the hpcups flag and not the new-hpcups flag? James

[gentoo-user] Re: CUPS and hp OfficeJet Pro

2010-03-18 Thread James
Dale rdalek1967 at gmail.com writes: [ebuild R ] net-print/cups-1.3.11-r1 USE=X acl avahi dbus gnutls java jpeg ldap pam perl png ppds python ssl tiff zeroconf -kerberos -php -samba -slp -static -xinetd LINGUAS=en -de -es -et -fr -he -id -it -ja -pl -sv -zh_TW 0 kB I could not

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: CUPS and hp OfficeJet Pro

2010-03-18 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:50:14 + (UTC), James wrote: So hplip and cups work together? I thought is was one or the other? hplip is a set of drivers, for use by CUPS and other programs. -- Neil Bothwick Programmer (n): A red-eyed, mumbling mammal capable of conversing with inanimate

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: CUPS and hp OfficeJet Pro

2010-03-18 Thread Dale
Neil Bothwick wrote: On Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:50:14 + (UTC), James wrote: So hplip and cups work together? I thought is was one or the other? hplip is a set of drivers, for use by CUPS and other programs. I think Neil is correct. I have both. I don't know if it will work

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: CUPS and hp OfficeJet Pro

2010-03-18 Thread Dale
James wrote: Dalerdalek1967at gmail.com writes: [ebuild R ] net-print/cups-1.3.11-r1 USE=X acl avahi dbus gnutls java jpeg ldap pam perl png ppds python ssl tiff zeroconf -kerberos -php -samba -slp -static -xinetd LINGUAS=en -de -es -et -fr -he -id -it -ja -pl -sv -zh_TW 0 kB

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: CUPS and hp OfficeJet Pro

2010-03-18 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Thursday 18 March 2010 21:55:14 Dale wrote: James wrote: Dalerdalek1967at gmail.com writes: [ebuild R ] net-print/cups-1.3.11-r1 USE=X acl avahi dbus gnutls java jpeg ldap pam perl png ppds python ssl tiff zeroconf -kerberos -php -samba -slp -static -xinetd LINGUAS=en -de -es

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: CUPS and hp OfficeJet Pro

2010-03-18 Thread Mick
On Thursday 18 March 2010 19:55:14 Dale wrote: James wrote: Dalerdalek1967at gmail.com writes: [ebuild R ] net-print/cups-1.3.11-r1 USE=X acl avahi dbus gnutls java jpeg ldap pam perl png ppds python ssl tiff zeroconf -kerberos -php -samba -slp -static -xinetd LINGUAS=en -de -es

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: CUPS and hp OfficeJet Pro

2010-03-18 Thread Mike Edenfield
On 3/18/2010 3:55 PM, Dale wrote: I think avahi is a KDE thing. I don't really know what zeroconf is. If I recall correctly, some package said it had to have that so I turned it on. No clue what it is even after looking up the definition with euse. May as well be Greek. ;-) Zeroconf is