the instructions with 10.0 say that you have to copy it from a disk (I now know the HP Windows disk) and put it in the etc/printer directory - i have now done this.
however - still not going! I have got somewhere onthe digikam problem - well usb wasnt workign so i did a reinsatll and usb's were recognised this time. however so far i havent got digikam going .... but i have learnt a lot at chat junkies in organsing the system martin On Wednesday 15 December 2004 22:43, Len Lawrence wrote: > On Mon, 13 Dec 2004 09:05:04 +0100 > > Martin Hardie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Monday 13 Dec 2004 08:57, Len Lawrence wrote: > > > > BIG SNIP > > > > > > I suppose this is what I have to do: > > > > > > > > "be sure to put the *img file in the /etc/printer as printerdrake > > > > says to do ..." > > > > http://www.linuxprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=HP-LaserJet_1000 > > > > > > It looks like the .img file is contained in the installation .EXE file. > > > From various threads on the web it would appear that this is an SFX > > > file (self extracting technology), as they often are, and needs a > > > Windows system for extraction. Maybe there is a way to do that in > > > Linux. Will check my freshmeat archives. > > > > I actually put my windows HP driver cd in and found the file. I copied it > > to etc/printer but still no luck on making this printer work > > Are you sure that you followed the correct procedure? The hints I turned > up indicated that the firmware would be downloaded automatically by the > recommended driver on first use. -- :::::::::::::::::::::::::::: "the riddle which man must solve, he can only solve in being, in being what he is and not something else...." ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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