On Wed, Sep 04, 2013 at 07:25:51PM -0700, Thomas Mueller wrote: > from Walt: > > > On 09/02/2013 08:17 PM, Thomas Mueller wrote: > > > Given my ill luck with HP LaserJet M1212nf MFP, I don't want to buy > > > anything more from HP, unless I get this printer working, and then > > > I'd need toner. > > > > > I do intend to try with Linux, and also try the MS-Windows drivers on > > > FreeBSD with wine. > > > I've found that the postscript-printer-definition (ppd) files included > > in net-print/gutenprint work much better for me than the ones included > > in net-print/hplip, which is published by HP.
Thanks for the tip, I'll try that, too for by Laserjet 1000. I used to use foo2zjs, which got masked at some point. I'm annoyed by hplip's tray area program. > > I've also heard other people grumble about the quality of HP printer > > drivers not being as good as HP printers, but that's just hearsay :) > > I see I don't have guenprint installed, maybe I ought to. > > Bigger problem may be that HP LaserJet M1212nf MFP requires a proprietary > plugin download. That plugin download is what was broken for me. If you use python 3 in your system, then the download will silently fail because the script is written in python 2, but its shebang says only "python". -- Gruß | Greetings | Qapla’ Please do not share anything from, with or about me with any Facebook service. “I’m working on than.” -- Stephen Hawking (When visiting the set of the Starship Enterprise’s engine room)
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