On Wed, 2009-05-27 at 14:13 -0500, Shawn Walker wrote: > Paul Cunningham wrote: > > Ghee Teo wrote: > >> Have you tried simply plugin the printer into the USB port and let > >> the print system to configure the print queue for you? > >> There should be a dialog pop up when you plug in the printer. > > > > I don't think there is an office PPD file for that printer, see .. > > http://openprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=HP-PhotoSmart_C6180 > > > > but something I read seems to indicate that there may now be one in > > HPLIP (http://forums.pcbsd.org/viewtopic.php?p=52791) - but in may not > > be in the version of hplip on opensolaris (I don't have an installed > > system so I can't check). > > I'll give CUPS a spin later today unless anyone has ideas on how to make > foomatic work :)
Actually I have the same problem with a HP Officejet J6424. Let me know how CUPS works. -- Christian
