Re: fedora 38: grainy printing with hp lj pro mfp m130fw

["George N. White III" <gnwiii@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, Oct 1, 2023 at 6:09 AM Gianluca Cecchi <gianluca.cecchi@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Fri, Sep 29, 2023 at 9:01 PM George N. White III <gnwiii@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Thu, Sep 28, 2023 at 12:33 PM Patrick O'Callaghan <pocallaghan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

[snip]

I've had good results just by uninstalling the manufacturer's driver
(Brother in my case) and configuring the printer/scanner to use IPP.

<https://support.hp.com/us-en/product/product-specs/hp-laserjet-ultra-mfp-m134-printer-series/9365381>

says this model is USB only, so does not have native support for IPP.

I recently saw a news item saying (IIRC) that MS intend to remove
proprietary drivers from future Windows versions and "encouraging"
manufacturers to use standard protocols, so at some future time expect
them to stop supporting specific drivers for Linux.

Vendors aren't maintaining their legacy drivers so they often break

when used with newer kernels.  That leaves users relying on community

supported PPD's.  It may be possible support IPP using older drivers 

in a VM..

--

George N. White III

Thanks for your replies.

My model is this one:

https://support.hp.com/us-en/product/details/hp-laserjet-pro-mfp-m130-series/model/9365374

In support and drivers it makes me go here at the end:

https://developers.hp.com/hp-linux-imaging-and-printing/supported_devices/index

where for my printer I find:

Model name                                min hplip version  chrome os support
HP LaserJet Pro MFP m130fw    3.16.11                 Yes            

driver plug-in   Support level   print mode   scan to pc  pc send fax  connectivity
No                    Full                  Mono           Yes           Yes               USB,Network

I'm trying to see then what the hoto here suggests

If your model supports network access, check for Apple AirPrint.  Currently, Airprint is

essentially the same as IPP  (Apple could change IPP support anytime, but if you have 

IPP working on non-Apple devices.you may not be affected until you install some HP

update to your printer to support the new AirPrint).

With IPP you should install legacy CUPS PPD's as IPP provides the information that

used to come in PPD's directly from the printer.

--

George N. White III

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