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From: "Sigfrido V. Ortiz C." <sigfridov@×××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Best printer to use with Gentoo.
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 18:08:41
Message-Id: 45B79F28.2040804@aim.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Re: Best printer to use with Gentoo. by 7v5w7go9ub0o <7v5w7go9ub0o@gmail.com>
1 7v5w7go9ub0o@×××××.com wrote:
2 > On Wed, 24 Jan 2007 10:33:39 -0500, Carl Adams <adams@××××××××××.com>
3 > wrote:
4 >
5 >> I've had no success getting my HP PSC 1610 Inkjet/Scanner connected to
6 >> CUPS under Gentoo. Of course, there's no such thing as a "best" printer,
7 >> but do any subscribers have recommendations for printers they've found
8 >> easy to connect and use?
9 >>
10 >> Either inkjet or low-cost laser.
11 >
12 >
13 > FWIW, I could not get my HP photosmart 7660 to work 'til I went with
14 > hplip 1.6.12 and cups 1.2.7.
15 >
16 > (I print only rarely, but when necessary, I start up hplip, then cupsd.)
17 >
18 > Everything works fine.
19 >
20 > HTH
21
22 Did you see it
23
24 http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/printing-howto.xml#usb
25
26 It is necessary to be able to use USB printer in your kernel like this:
27
28 Device Drivers -->
29 USB Support -->
30 <*> Support for Host-side USB
31 (...)
32 --- USB Host Controller Drivers
33 (Select the HCD that your system uses. If you do not know which one
34 to select, run "lspci -v | grep HCI" from another terminal)
35 <*> EHCI HCD (USB 2.0) support ( or )
36 <*> OHCI HCD support ( or )
37 <*> UHCI HCD (most Intel and VIA) support
38 (...)
39 <*> USB Printer support
40
41 Did you?
42 I hope that it help you
43 Regards
44 Sigfrido
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