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From: "J. Roeleveld" <joost@××××××××.org>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] HP officejet pro 8600 printer (all-in-one)
Date: Thu, 05 Sep 2013 06:20:06
Message-Id: 46f7c49bc6d3f4ef6cbce2d3a8141f68.squirrel@www.antarean.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] HP officejet pro 8600 printer (all-in-one) by Thomas Mueller
1 On Thu, September 5, 2013 04:25, Thomas Mueller wrote:
2 > from Walt:
3 >
4 >> On 09/02/2013 08:17 PM, Thomas Mueller wrote:
5 >> > Given my ill luck with HP LaserJet M1212nf MFP, I don't want to buy
6 >> > anything more from HP, unless I get this printer working, and then
7 >> > I'd need toner.
8 >>
9 >> > My ill luck was with FreeBSD and NetBSD, and hplip makes assumptions
10 >> > on Linux file structure that are different in the BSDs.
11 >>
12 >> > I do intend to try with Linux, and also try the MS-Windows drivers on
13 >> > FreeBSD with wine.
14 >
15 >> I've found that the postscript-printer-definition (ppd) files included
16 >> in net-print/gutenprint work much better for me than the ones included
17 >> in net-print/hplip, which is published by HP.
18 >
19 >> I've also heard other people grumble about the quality of HP printer
20 >> drivers not being as good as HP printers, but that's just hearsay :)
21 >
22 > I see I don't have guenprint installed, maybe I ought to.
23 >
24 > Bigger problem may be that HP LaserJet M1212nf MFP requires a proprietary
25 > plugin download.
26
27 If I understand correctly, that is for the scanner-function. Not to
28 actually print.
29
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31 Joost