Re: Need tip on an inexpensive printer for college student using CentOS 5.5

[Robert Heller <heller@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At Tue, 17 Aug 2010 15:40:04 +0200 CentOS mailing list <centos@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 
> I noticed someone mentioned HP OfficeJet's.
> I have a J4580, which is not supported under Centos-5.5.
> (In fact, very few OfficeJet's seem to be supported.)
> 
> However, Dag Wieers pointed out that one has to install
> the latest hplip (together with hpijs and libsane)
> from <http://packages.sw.be/hplip/>.
> 
> I did this, and find the OfficeJet works perfectly now
> under CentOS.

Yes, HP *InkJets* need 'bleeding edge' 'drivers' (which are really just
means that the additional model *names* have been added to the
'driver'), along with the needed .ppd files for the new printers.  I
don't think the new printers require any new actual *code* -- they all
use the same basic raster format and the same basic driver protocol
(they all use the same GS ijs rasterizer).  

> 

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