On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 2:46 PM, Michael Hennebry < henne...@web.cs.ndsu.nodak.edu> wrote:
> On Wed, 11 Aug 2010, Robert G. (Doc) Savage wrote: > > > On Wed, 2010-08-11 at 13:13 -0500, Michael Hennebry wrote: > >> > >> The printer is putting postscript-shaped ink onto the paper, > >> Usually, it blackens one line before going on to the next page. > >> The few legible lines are postscript. > >> I suppose that means the driver is emitting the wrong PS code. > >> The printer worked, eventaully, with Fedora 11. > >> I forget the details of the struggle. > > > This looks like a case of not selecting the correct driver when setting > > up the printer. When I look at the HP printer drivers menu in F13 I see > > two entries for the HP Photosmart C3100 series. Are you using one of > > those drivers? Have you tried the other? > > Thanks. > The only actual option I remember was whether or not to specify a ppd file. > On my second attempt, I did so. > To be sure, I'll check when I get home. > We are discussing the GUI available through localhost:ipp_port, correct? > > Assuming I ever get it to work, I'll like to know whether > there was a way to tell how to do it right the first time. > It's not always the printer, but it's always something. > Wouldn't it be best to install hplip and then install the printer from that interface? http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/about.html -- Dale Dellutri
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