Normally using printerdrake with either lpr or cups gets you up and
printing in under 10 minutes. Back in the 7.1 days I would set up
network printing using printerdrake during install and impress all the
users who think NT is ok at networking (let me see you set up a network
printer in NT less than 2 reboots after putting in the install CD!)
People sticking to Redhat tools which Mandrake supplies for
"compatability" normally lose out on the best feature of Mandrake.
If you are running multiple linux boxes on a network, cups RULES. Just
run printerdrake, choose cups, and you can print to all the cups
printers available on the network.
Buchan
"D. Stark - eSN" wrote:
>
> I'd say "Don't use CUPS" but since I'm new to using Mandrake and all of its
> intricacies, I could be in left field. Does Mandrake still ship with
> RedHat's printtool? Or can it be rpm'd in without too many dependacy
> nightmares?
>
> Otherwise, there's always the LDP:
> http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Printing-HOWTO/index.html
>
> I set up an HP 4000N, but it talked straight Postscript. (not sure if your
> III is, I'm sure you know) Didn't take much more than an hour from finding
> the HOWTO to printing stuff.
>
> Derek Stark
> IT / Linux Admin
> eSupportNow
> xt 8952
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf
> Of Mogens Jæger
> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2001 8:22 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [expert] Re: Epson or HP Printers
>
> Till Kamppeter wrote:
>
> > The Epsons are better supported by GIMP-Print, so you can expect better
> > quality with them. The advantage of the HPs is that the print heads get
> > changed with cartridge, so less problems with clogged nozzles. See also
> >
> > http://linuxprinting.org/
> > http://linuxprinting.org/suggested.html
> >
> > Till
>
> Hello
> I just wisited these sites, but one question. I have an HP LaserJet III P,
> which I can't bring to work propperly,
> since I upgraded to the Mandrake 7.2. Under the 7.1 it worked great, but
> with CUPS - no. My other printer (Epson
> Photo) on the other hand works much better now.
> I have tried to upgrade to the CUPS-1.1.5, but then I have to upgrade the
> glibc to 2.2 first, and it results in a
> list of more than 40 dependency-problems, so I will waite for the next
> version (7.3?) on CD, caused by a 56K modem.
>
> But back to my question: does anybody know 'exactely' how to get the most
> out of the HP?
> Thanks for any reply
> Mogens Jæger
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