On Sat, May 30, 2020 at 09:06:16AM -0400, james wrote: > After thumping all teh cups codes, it works again, but some office files > from a pc that were originated in europe, cause the print to hickup. The hp > printer complained about version 1.... version 2 on the tiny hp display. > Rebooted several times and all my linux printing started working again. I > have the original hp firmware (10 years old). I do not trust the updated hp > firmwares, for several reason....
H.P.\ software is just horrible in general. They are one of "those" companies that treat Linux users as second-class citizens. The ppd files they distribute are full of bugs; I remember spending multiple weeks fixing the description file for their then-newest home printer, and I still never got the scanner working (their own software segfaulted, and customer support told me to download Windows as a fix). After a while, I gave up and bought a Lexmark B2442 laser printer, since I only ever print text documents. It has never given me any problems. The `ppd` files work out of the box. Coming from H.P., it is a lovely experience. -- Ashley Dixon suugaku.co.uk 2A9A 4117 DA96 D18A 8A7B B0D2 A30E BF25 F290 A8AA
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