Re: Hp 840c
In the portuguese list of debian, a guy told to me to install turboprint www.turboprint.de there are 2 versios (free e full), but both are funcionally. and this one is better than cups because you can print at 12pps , so, you can get more ink economics. []´s Iced Sun - Original Message - From: "Willem-Jan Meijer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 6:47 PM Subject: Hp 840c > Hello again, > > I'm using Debian / KDE 2.2.2 at my desktop for 3 weeks now, and I like it > very much, except that I can't print. What stuff / wich packages do I have to > install to get my HP 840c printer at the parallel port working? It runs well > in Caldera OpenLinux but I don't know how to get it work in Debian. > > Kind regards, > > Willem-Jan Meijer, > Netherlands > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Hp 840c
On Wed, Jan 22, 2003 at 09:32:16AM +, Chris Lale wrote: | Willem-Jan Meijer wrote: | >Hello again, | > | >I'm using Debian / KDE 2.2.2 at my desktop for 3 weeks now, and I like it | >very much, except that I can't print. What stuff / wich packages do I have | >to install to get my HP 840c printer at the parallel port working? It runs | >well in Caldera OpenLinux but I don't know how to get it work in Debian. | | Look in the peripherals section at http://newbiedoc.sourceforge.net/ | | Cheers, | -- | Chris Lale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | i've gotten my hp 842c to work (parallel, not usb) with lpd and cups. i had a hard time with lpd tho, and suggest cups. i got the following from an "apt-cache search cups": cupsys - Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - server cupsys-client - Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - client programs (SysV) kdelibs3-cups - KDE print system (CUPS support) libcupsys2 - Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - libs libqtcups2 - Qt interface library for CUPS qtcups - Qt front-end for CUPS. i cut out some i didn't use. i remember installing qtcups - but i never used it. sounds like it might be good for you. cups is cool 'cause it supports the hp deskjet's nicely. the server has a web interface on a port number that i fogot... if you have a web server running you can point your browser to http://localhost: and configure the printer right there. it even prints full-color test pages! good luck, jason -- Jason M. Harvey [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.jharv.com msg25469/pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Hp 840c
Willem-Jan Meijer wrote: Hello again, I'm using Debian / KDE 2.2.2 at my desktop for 3 weeks now, and I like it very much, except that I can't print. What stuff / wich packages do I have to install to get my HP 840c printer at the parallel port working? It runs well in Caldera OpenLinux but I don't know how to get it work in Debian. Look in the peripherals section at http://newbiedoc.sourceforge.net/ Cheers, -- Chris Lale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
