the hplip site says that this printer is supported in versions 0.95 or newer, and the current version of hplip is 3.11.5. ubuntu already has the 3.11 branch... it'd be a very outdated distro indeed that did not support this printer with the hplip package already in the repo.
i vote for hardware issues, but ianape. On 07/18/2011 04:25 PM, Fred James wrote: > Robert Munro wrote: >> On Mon, 18 Jul 2011 at 11:47:47 -700 PM, wes wrote: >> >>> If it's worth a couple hundred dollars to fix (probably less, but be >>> prepared), there are companies out there specificanative lly to fix your >>> old printer. The one I use is called Laser Services. worth a phone >>> call? >>> >> >> Okay, if you've reset your printer, you might want to try another Linux >> distribution. I've always had no problems setting up an HP 4215 printer >> using Mandriva. You might try a Live CD or even install it, then try it. >> >> In Mandriva's Control Center, you just click on the HP 4200 printer and >> away it goes. It automatically installs quite a lot of various packages >> but when it's done, the printer works. I doubt that Fedora does as much. >> >> At least then you'll know it is not the printer, but the distro support. >> >> HTH, >> Robert >> > I too have never had any problem with an HP printer under > Mandrake/Mandriva, or the new Mageia for that matter (nearly a clone of > Mandriva so far, as it happens). Mandriva wants to install "HP Device > Manager" which is good (in my opinion). Knoppix Live didn't have any > trouble with my HP printers either. Now my HP printers are network > printers (I assume this HP OfficeJet 6210 XI is as well) ... not that > that should make any difference(should it?). > Regards > Fred James > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
