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James wrote: |
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> Hello, |
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> I've successfully set up many printers, using cups and HPLIP |
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> before. I prefer to use CUPS. |
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> So I cannot find an explicit listing for this new model HP printer: |
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> "OfficeJet Pro 8500"; so I'm using this driver: |
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> HP OfficeJet Pro 1150C. |
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> Everything works, admin from localhost:631 for CUPS; |
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> HP printer admin from the embedded web server (very cool). It |
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> has a multitude of settings, but no duplex setting. I'm trying |
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> to avoid using the HP disc on an XP system for admin....... |
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> The HP literature clearly states this is a duplex printer. |
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> I can copy both sides of a letter size document to a single |
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> page, just using the menu on the printer. So I can see that |
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> it duplexes. So I'm concluding (for now) that the problem |
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> is the CUPS (best/closest I could choose) driver does not |
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> support Duplex printing. |
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> Does anyone know of an HP OfficeJet driver that supports |
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> duplex printing? I have not been successful in finding a |
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> CUPS drivers specifically for this printer: |
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> HP OfficeJet Pro (A909g) and I really do not want to use HPLIP. |
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> CUPS-1.4.2-r1 is installed. |
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> Any suggestions are most welcome. |
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> James |
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http://opensolaris.org/jive/message.jspa?messageID=400875#400875 |
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About the third one down. Maybe that will help. |
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Dale |
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:-) :-) |
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