I am using my HP810C under linux and WinNT. USB is an option on this
printer, however, a parallel port is also provided, which I use. I use the
HP Deskjet 550C/560C/6XXC series driver under print tool in X. All works
fine. As far as Win NT I just loaded the software that came with the
printer. However, like Eric I feel we are not getting all the goodies (600
x 600).
Eric Johnson wrote:
> I'm using an HP 812C at home in conjunction with
> an HP JetDirect (150 I think) print server. A few
> of the printers in the 800 series use a proprietary
> HP print language (PPL or PPA something like that).
> There are some experimental print drivers for this
> protocol. A search on RedHat's support page should
> point you to them. I forget which 800 models use
> this proprietary language.
>
> However, the 812C is not one of those beasts. I'm
> using the standard Ghostscript cdj500 driver and
> it prints fine (only at 300x300 though!). I'm
> pretty sure I'm not getting all the bells and whistles
> that the 812C advertises regarding printing photo quality,
> but it works fine as a typical color printer under
> Linux. I can't recall if my 812C has a USB port but
> I'm definitely using it's parallel port to connect
> to my JetDirect.
>
> Personally, I've tried a few HP products. Although
> in general I like them, HP is not very Linux friendly.
> If you're in the market for a new piece of equipment
> make sure it's listed in the Hardware-HOWTO and check
> the vendor's page for Linux support (HP in this case).
>
> "Kenneth E. Lussier" wrote:
> >
> > I was looking at the 812C, but then I noticed that it's connectivity is
> > listed as "IEEE 1284-Centronics parallel compatible Universal Serial Bus
> > (Windows 98 and USB-connect
> > Macintosh)". So, there are 2 problems here: 1) USB support under Linux
> > is still in a fledgling state and 2) Win98 is SPECIFICALLY mentioned,
> > which is the new way for manufacturers to get around calling something a
> > Win-xxx (sub xxx for whatever product). That is how I ended up with a
> > scanner that doesn't work under Linux (yet).
> > FYI,
> > Kenny
> > Bayard Coolidge USG ZKO3-3/S20 wrote:
> > >
> > > DANGER, WILL ROBINSON !!
> > >
> > > The 800 series is a "Win Printer" and can't be used under
> > > Linux nor Windows NT. The 812 is a particularly insidious
> > > example !
> > >
> > > I don't have the URL handy that documents all this, but
> > > I'll try to find it later today.
> > >
> >
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