It may be host based, I'm not sure. But I did get it to print a test
page fine in Linux. Unfortunately only under printtool. So it appears
configured properly under printtool, and works fine using the postscript
translator, but when I go to print from an application such as netscape
or abiword, it doesn't do anything. It's like it's configured right,
but nothing talks to it. I think it must have something with mandrake
controlling the printer through something called PrinterDrake. Thanks
for the idea though, it just seems like it works, only it doesn't.
Nate
Robert Horton wrote:
>
> I beleive the DJ820 is a host based printer. In other words, it is VERY
> difficult printer to set up and it is very fickle. It will not print
> from a straight dos environment, and I beleive the same holds tru from
> Linux, although I may be wrong.
>
> Nathan Washor wrote:
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I'm new to Linux, and been working on configuring my system. I have an
> > HP Deskjet820Cxi, and I can't seem to get it to work under Mandrake 7.1
> > I tried doing all the things on Sourceforge about dling the pnm2ppm
> > stuff, and I can actually print a test page when under printtool. But
> > when I go to print something under netscape or abiword nothing happens.
> > I made sure the lpd was running, and restarted the cpu after doing all
> > the pnm2ppm stuff. I've tried using the PrinterDrake utility too, but
> > under that util, my Printer doesn't appear in the list. How strange
> > that it appears in printtool but not the printdrake. This leads me to
> > believe they read from dif files for the types of printers. Well anyway
> > I think this has something to do with the problem. How can I get
> > printerdrake to give me Deskjet820 series (PPA) as an option. It
> > appears for printtool but not Madrake's Printdrake. Any help is way
> > appreciated. Thx in advance.
> >
> > Nate
>
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> Robert Horton
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