* Chris Howells <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [010406 23:20]: > I am interested in knowing whether anybody has successfully managed to use > HPs InkJet drivers on Debian -- currently they are only available as > binaries for RedHat (SuSE and Mandrake coming soon). > > Unfortunately my attempts to compile the drivers in failed, due to the fact > that printing with the new version of GhostScript generated loads of errors. > > I did receive this response when asking HP about support for Debian: > > > We are working with the distributions to produce more binaries. You may > > want to put in your request with Debian as well. Mandrake already has > > incorporated binaries into their 8.0 beta distribution. You may want to > > post to the forum to see if anyone else has successfully compiled for > > Debian. I will also forward your request on to our developer. > > However I'm not sure whether the drivers could be incorporated into Debian > at the moment due to the license (basically a BSD style license with a "HP > only" clause) -- although I think I did hear they were planning to GPL them > eventually. > > See http://hpinkjet.sourceforge.net/license.php for the exact license. > > Comments? > > Thanks, > -- > Chris Howells > E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ICQ: 93699029 > Web: http://www.chowells.uklinux.net
My current config is to print to a windows printer, with smbprint and lprng and ghostscript and magicfilter. The printer is a HP880C Deskjet Printer. /etc/printcap: ===================================================== lp|HP Deskjet 880C:\ :lp=/dev/null:sd=/var/spool/lpd/hp_low:\ :sh:pw#80:pl#72:px#1440:mx#0:\ :if=/etc/magicfilter/dj690c-low-filter_REMOTE:\ :af=/var/log/lp-acct:lf=/var/log/lp-errs: ===================================================== magicfilter didn't had a filter for hp880, so i edited /etc/magicfilter/dj690c-low-filter to change the line with ghostscript interpreter, so it will not use dj690 drivers but cd880. /etc/magicfilter/dj690c-low-filter_REMOTE: ===================================================== #!/bin/sh /etc/magicfilter/dj690c-low-filter | /usr/local/bin/smbprint $* ===================================================== /etc/magicfilter/dj690-low-filter: *not whole file, just the edited lines* ===================================================== # PostScript 0 %! filter /usr/bin/gs -q -dSAFER -dNOPAUSE -sDEVICE=cdj880 -sColourMode=CMYK -sPAPERSIZE=a4 -dQuality=1 -sOutputFile=- - -c quit 0 \004%! filter /usr/bin/gs -q -dSAFER -dNOPAUSE -sDEVICE=cdj880 -sColourMode=CMYK -sPAPERSIZE=a4 -dQuality=1 -sOutputFile=- - -c quit # PDF 0 %PDF fpipe /usr/bin/gs -q -dSAFER -dNOPAUSE -sDEVICE=cdj880 -sColourMode=CMYK -sPAPERSIZE=a4 -dQuality=1 -sOutputFile=- $FILE -c quit ===================================================== You can find the smbprint on internet, probably at a HOWTO... the tricky part was to compile ghostscript... I found some drivers for hp880 here: http://www.gelhaus.net/hp880c/ I downloaded the debian source packages of ghostscript 5.50 and with the instructions on the site I hacked through the configurationscripts of debian/rules. 2 hours has passed to compile the b*tch. It gave so much errors... I have the binaries of the compiled ghostscript 5.50 with cd880 drivers packaged in debian-format. If you like to have it, mail me back. Well, that's it Good luck! CBL
