Hello, On Feb 27 11:25 Steve Lindt wrote (shortened): > The HP LaserJet 1018 bought new today is not supported in Linux.
ZJ-Stream printers are problematic because of JBIG, see http://openprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=Generic-ZjStream_Printer and in particular your model is additionally problematic because it requires firmware upload, see http://openprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=HP-LaserJet_1018 > Should I keep it or take it back? I am not competent enough > to do anything tricky to install it. There are many HP LaserJets which support at least PCL5e or even PostScript so that you get good up to perfect results with them without any tricks when you install and use them. Choose a model which belongs to the print class "LJMono" on http://hplip.sourceforge.net/supported_devices/laser.html and for details about the classes see http://hplip.sourceforge.net/tech_docs/device_classes.html (e.g. avoid "LJFastRaster" which is only "pseudo PCL"). For background information have a look at http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Purchasing_a_Printer_and_Compatibility Kind Regards Johannes Meixner -- SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Maxfeldstrasse 5, 90409 Nuernberg, Germany AG Nuernberg, HRB 16746, GF: Markus Rex ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ HPLIP-Help mailing list HPLIP-Help@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hplip-help
