Anne Wilson wrote: > On Thursday 12 March 2009 15:59:04 Roger Wells wrote: > >> Anne Wilson wrote: >> >>> On Thursday 12 March 2009 14:45:27 Roger Wells wrote: >>> >>>> I actually did install the home printer last night (Photosmart C6180). >>>> "hp-setup' ran fine, discovered the printer and installed it just as it >>>> did for the LJ4350 (it didn't find the correct PPD file but...). >>>> The good news is that even though hp-toolbox won't run the Centos >>>> Scanner Tool works. >>>> It discovered the scanner correctly and I was able to operate with it as >>>> expected. The scanner is also available within appropriate applications >>>> such as OpenOffice and the Gimp. >>>> >>>> So maybe we don't need hp-toolbox so much after all. >>>> >>> Glad you got it working, Roger. I knew I wouldn't have time to have >>> another go at this until tomorrow. So did you use the 3.9.2 version? >>> Anything to report about the actual installation? >>> >> yes the hplip version is 3.9.2. First I removed the installed version >> which was 1.6.7, I think. Then I followed the >> directions at: >> >> http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/install/manual/distros/centos.html >> >> This went well but the "hp-check" near the end indicated two or three >> errors that would show up at run-time were >> present. These are some of what we have been discussing in this thread >> and are apparently the ones that will prevent >> "hp-toolbox" from running. They do not apparently affect "hp-setup". >> . >> Run hp-setup as root (the only way) and it should find your printers. >> For each of mine a warning was issued: >> >> error: No PPD found for model laserjet_4350. Trying old algorithm... >> >> >> In the case of the C6180 this resulted in all printing going to 4x6 inch >> pages to a printer that only had photograph >> page size options. When offered to search for PPD files during >> installation you can take that route and search >> in /usr/share/ppd/HP for a more appropriate driver. Why "hp-setup" >> doesn't find drivers there I don't know. >> I had to select the one with the ".gz" extension to avoid an error about >> a missing "foomatic-rip-hplip" something >> or other. You can apparently do this "PPD" changeover after installation. >> >> > Thanks. I hope to get to this later today. > > >> I did that with the C6180. If it still insists on printing in a 4x6 >> format I will report back. >> >> As I said earlier the Centos 5.2 Scanner Tool seems to work just fine. >> >> > I distinctly remember that when I installed hplip on this (Mandriva) laptop > for the C7180 I also had the 4x6 problem. I found that there were three > places that could affect it. I think they were CUPS setup, KPrinter setup > and > hplip setup. Two out of three were correct. The third said 4x6. I'm not > certain, but I think I had to change KPrinter defaults. Anyway, that's the > line to investigate. It didn't take me too long to find it, so I'm sure you > will find it too. > > thanks. I installed what appeared to be the correct PPD file (hp-photosmart_c6100_series-hpijs.ppd) but now it won't print at all. Still scans though. roger > Anne > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS@centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >
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