It prints OO docs fine, but it won't accept them as printable if you email the document to the printer instead of printing directly from the PC.
Regards, Boden Matthews, http://bodenm.wordpress.com On 16 October 2012 09:49, Rob Dawson <[email protected]> wrote: > That sounds weird that it won't print OO docs Boden, my HP's have always > printed any type of document. Do you have hp-lip installed? > > Rather than wait for the mods, here is what I posted earlier: > > I only use HP printers because I find they have the best support for Linux > and a system tray app that works well. I have been using Ubuntu for about > 7 years and HP printers (wireless and cabled) for about 5 of those without > any hassles (I threw out the Epson and Canon printers because they just > didn't play as well). > > The main thing I need to do with each new printer is make sure the > connection is setup correctly otherwise it can have problems scanning, > throwing a lot of "Device not found" IO errors. To get them both working > (printer and scanner) I create separate printer connections for both. Here > is a link to the screenshots showing the different connections: > > Printer > Setup<https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1590391/Printer/Screenshot%20from%202012-10-16%2007%3A29%3A29.png> > > Scanner > Setup<https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1590391/Printer/Screenshot%20from%202012-10-16%2007%3A30%3A00.png> > > Both connections use the same driver but I find doing it this way gets > both working flawlessly every time. There are other ways to do it I'm sure > but this works for me. Hope this helps. > > Cheers, > > Rob > > > On 16/10/12 09:37, Boden Matthews wrote: > > At home, I have a HP Photosmart Premium C310 that has WiFi, I had no > issues connecting to it and printing from it. It's got internet > connectivity as well, so worst case scenario and you can't connect to it, > you can just email whatever you needed to print to it and it will print it > (after a 1-2min delay). I've emailed it Word documents and PDFs that > printed fine, but it doesn't like OpenOffice docs unless they're saved in > PDF or Word format, which is kind of annoying. > > > Regards, > Boden Matthews, > http://bodenm.wordpress.com > > > > On 16 October 2012 09:11, Rob Dawson <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I did reply Jim but I included a couple of screenshots and it appears my >> reply is being held for the mods to approve. Not sure if you can include >> images in this forum? If it bounces I'll resend you the reply with a link. >> Short answer - HP is the only way to go for Linux printing and wireless is >> no problem, I've been using their printers for 5 years on Linux. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Rob >> >> On 16/10/12 09:01, Paul Gear wrote: >> >> On 10/16/2012 05:41 AM, Jim Tippett wrote: >> >> I intend to purchase a wireless printer for our home network. We use >> Ubuntu 12.04, Peppermint 3 and Windows 7. Was thinking about the HP >> Officejet Pro 8600 and wonder if anyone has some experience they can share. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Jim Tippett >> >> >> I haven't used any wireless printers, but i recommend checking out the >> OpenPrinting database: >> >> http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/openprinting/database/databaseintro >> >> In general, HP seem to be pretty good with providing info to Linux >> developers, but there are some exceptions. >> >> Paul >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> ubuntu-au mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au >> >> > > > > > -- > ubuntu-au mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au > >
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