dorset-requ...@mailman.lug.org.uk wrote:
> > Hi Sean > >> The final nail in its coffin was 4 kids asking me when it was going to >> be fixed so they could print their first batches of homework for the new >> term. Amazon had a half-price offer on an HP C4580 all-in-one wireless >> effort, so I took them up on it. It was here a day later and I have to >> say that I am pretty impressed with the functionality provided by the >> HPLIP drivers with regard to printing. X-sane sees it on the network >> too, and scanning seems to be fully functional, as does the copier, >> which is of course OS independent. > > I am looking for a WiFi all-in-one printer that will work with Kubuntu > 9.04 and would be interested to know what Linux distro you are using and > whether you had any problems setting-up the HP C4580. > > Thanks > > Archie > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:39:28 +0100 > From: Sean Gibbins <s...@funkygibbins.me.uk> > Subject: Re: [Dorset] [OT] Free Compatible Ink for an Epson Stylus > Color 680 > To: Dorset Linux User Group <dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk> > Message-ID: <4aba3320.1080...@funkygibbins.me.uk> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > Archie Ferrier wrote: >> Hi Sean >> >> >>> The final nail in its coffin was 4 kids asking me when it was going to >>> be fixed so they could print their first batches of homework for the new >>> term. Amazon had a half-price offer on an HP C4580 all-in-one wireless >>> effort, so I took them up on it. It was here a day later and I have to >>> say that I am pretty impressed with the functionality provided by the >>> HPLIP drivers with regard to printing. X-sane sees it on the network >>> too, and scanning seems to be fully functional, as does the copier, >>> which is of course OS independent. >>> >> I am looking for a WiFi all-in-one printer that will work with Kubuntu >> 9.04 and would be interested to know what Linux distro you are using and >> whether you had any problems setting-up the HP C4580. >> >> Thanks >> >> Archie >> >> > > Hi Archie, > > This is the review I posted on the HP site: > > Bought on the basis that HP are generally regarded as being > Linux-friendly and we are almost a solely Linux household. > > Just as well we aren?t mind, as you appear to need a Mac or a > Windows box to configure the wireless printing! > > Luckily my boys run an XP machine for gaming and we were able to > quickly work through the supplied application to configure it for > our LAN. Whilst this was not trivial it certainly wasn?t hard either. > > Within minutes of completing the setup we were copying, plus > printing and scanning with our Ubuntu machines which saw it on the > network and configured it with the minimum of fuss. > > My son?s Linpus Lite powered Acer One put up a bit more of a > struggle, but the instructions and HPLIP drivers from the HP site > soon sorted that out. > > Marked down [note: 4/5 stars] for not having an OS-independent means > of setting it up on the network ? probably only deserves a half-star > mark down for that, but is not an option! > > I will add that the above is pretty much restricted to installing the > printer/scanner, using the default setting to print, scan and copy, and > doesn?t get into advanced operation, the cost of refills, etc. > > To summarise, it went pretty smoothly but it appears that you need a > Windows or Mac machine to 'boot strap' the wifi component. > > Sean > ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:20:48 +0100 From: Terry Coles <d-...@hadrian-way.co.uk> Subject: Re: [Dorset] [OT] Free Compatible Ink for an Epson Stylus Color 680 To: Dorset Linux User Group <dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk> Message-ID: <200909231720.48364.d-...@hadrian-way.co.uk> Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset="iso-8859-1" On Wednesday 23 Sep 2009, Archie Ferrier wrote: > > I am looking for a WiFi all-in-one printer that will work with Kubuntu > > 9.04 and would be interested to know what Linux distro you are using and > > whether you had any problems setting-up the HP C4580. Slightly off at a tangent, but I bought my Wireless HP OfficeJet J4680 All-in- One from PC World for around ?60 about 4-5 months ago. I am using it on all of the PCs in the house (heterogeneous network of Win XP/XP 64/Vista/Kubuntu 9.04) with no problems whatsoever. The easiest to set up? Kubuntu. I just installed HPLIP using the package manager and it just worked. On all the Windows boxes I had to insert the CD and go through a convoluted installation to get a peep out of it. -- Terry Coles 64 bit computing with Kubuntu Linux Hi Sean and Terry Thanks for your replies. My HP C4580 is on order. I'll let you know my experiences with it. Cheers Archie -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Wednesday 2009-10-07 20:00 Dorset LUG: http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.org&channel=%23dorset List info: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dorset
