Re: [newbie] HP Printers

2002-01-29 Thread Randy Kramer
Lee, Thanks for the followup reply! Lee wrote: I have read that there are smart cartridges out there. Given that the whole idea of cheap printers is to sell expensive ink, it makes a sort of warped sense, doesn't it! Yup -- sad! Anyway, there's no surprises in mine except the shape fills

Re[2]: [newbie] HP Printers

2002-01-28 Thread Roman Korcek
Hi, Can any of you with late model HP printers let me know about drivers and support?  I'm looking to buy one this weekend and would like to have a bit I am not a fan of HP for Linux printing...They are not really into supporting the drivers nor do they want to get 'into' the game. A

Re: [newbie] HP Printers

2002-01-28 Thread Randy Kramer
Roman Korcek wrote: I disagree... according to www.linuxprinting.org their suport is fine. Let me quote, As for the DeskJets, HP recently released an open-source driver kit for the bulk of its modern consumer DeskJet line. After finishing a lengthy patent search, with version 1.0.1 they made

Re: [newbie] HP Printers

2002-01-28 Thread Lee
On Monday 28 January 2002 01:21 pm, you wrote: Roman Korcek wrote: I disagree... according to www.linuxprinting.org their suport is fine. Let me quote, As for the DeskJets, HP recently released an open-source driver kit for the bulk of its modern consumer DeskJet line. After finishing a

Re: [newbie] HP Printers

2002-01-28 Thread Ralph Slooten
Sorry, this question was not directed to me, however I have a Canon C80 and it's great :-) Up to 12800x1440 dpi, so pretty much photo-quality I would say. It's a fairly new one, so it would not be the one you bought your mother. Maybe it's misconfigured (although I doubt that)? What's the

Re: [newbie] HP Printers

2002-01-28 Thread Randy Kramer
Lee wrote: My answer was to find a wall directly into the reservoir and drill a small hole. I filled the reservoir through a hypodermic, then screwed a #4 machine screw into the hole, sealing my entry. Bingo! Lee, Thanks for the response. I'll have to get the model number of the Xerox

Re: [newbie] HP Printers

2002-01-28 Thread Lee
On Monday 28 January 2002 07:13 pm, you wrote: Lee wrote: My answer was to find a wall directly into the reservoir and drill a small hole. I filled the reservoir through a hypodermic, then screwed a #4 machine screw into the hole, sealing my entry. Bingo! Lee, Thanks for the

[newbie] HP Printers

2002-01-25 Thread Trevor Rhodes
Hello Everyone, Can any of you with late model HP printers let me know about drivers and support?  I'm looking to buy one this weekend and would like to have a bit of information before I outlay the cash. Trevor Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to

Re: [newbie] HP Printers

2002-01-25 Thread Ralph Slooten
Try looking here: http://www.linuxprinting.org/ They have a great selection of drivers and such :-) Helped me get my Epson C80 working perfectly Ralph On Fri, 25 Jan 2002, Trevor Rhodes wrote: Hello Everyone, Can any of you with late model HP printers let me know about drivers and

Re: [newbie] HP Printers

2002-01-25 Thread Daniel Anderson
Hi, I recently bought a HP Deskjet 841C and it does great. I think Linux has drivers for many models of Deskjet and Laserjet. Dan On Friday 25 January 2002 04:00, you wrote: Hello Everyone, Can any of you with late model HP printers let me know about drivers and support?  I'm looking to

Re: [newbie] HP Printers

2002-01-25 Thread Roman Korcek
Hey, Can any of you with late model HP printers let me know about drivers and support?  I'm looking to buy one this weekend and would like to have a bit of information before I outlay the cash. I have a DeskJet 930C and it printed the test page during MDK install pretty fine (but *so*

Re: [newbie] HP Printers

2002-01-25 Thread JOHN HEMMER
On Fri, 25 Jan 2002, Trevor Rhodes wrote: Hello Everyone, Can any of you with late model HP printers let me know about drivers and support?  I'm looking to buy one this weekend and would like to have a bit of information before I outlay the cash. Trevor I've used a 930c for 2

Re: [newbie] HP Printers

2002-01-25 Thread Steve Weltman
On Friday 25 January 2002 01:00 am, you wrote: I am not a fan of HP for Linux printing...They are not really into supporting the drivers nor do they want to get 'into' the game. A better choice is Epson or Lexmark. They are both very Linux friendly companies and their devices and software