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* [gentoo-user] CUPS and hp OfficeJet Pro
@ 2010-03-18 13:37 James
  2010-03-18 13:53 ` Dale
  2010-03-18 20:23 ` [gentoo-user] " Daniel Pielmeier
  0 siblings, 2 replies; 21+ messages in thread
From: James @ 2010-03-18 13:37 UTC (permalink / raw
  To: gentoo-user

Hello,


I've successfully set up many printers, using cups and HPLIP
before. I prefer to use CUPS.


So I cannot find an explicit listing for this new model HP printer:
"OfficeJet Pro 8500"; so I'm using this driver:
HP OfficeJet Pro 1150C.

Everything works, admin from localhost:631 for CUPS;
HP printer admin from the embedded web server (very cool). It 
has a multitude of settings, but no duplex setting. I'm trying
to avoid using the HP disc on an XP system for admin.......


The HP literature clearly states this is a duplex printer.
I can copy both sides of a letter size document to a single
page, just using the menu on the printer. So I can see that
it duplexes. So I'm concluding (for now) that the problem
is the CUPS (best/closest I could choose) driver does not
support Duplex printing. 


Does anyone know of an HP OfficeJet driver that supports 
duplex printing? I have not been successful in finding a 
CUPS drivers specifically for this printer:
HP OfficeJet Pro (A909g) and I really do not want to use HPLIP.


CUPS-1.4.2-r1 is installed.
Any suggestions are most welcome.

James




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* Re: [gentoo-user] CUPS and hp OfficeJet Pro
@ 2010-03-20  0:38 Peter Humphrey
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 21+ messages in thread
From: Peter Humphrey @ 2010-03-20  0:38 UTC (permalink / raw
  To: gentoo-user

(I sent this 24 hours ago but it hasn't appeared, so I'm sending it 
again.)

On Friday 19 March 2010 05:20:47 Philip Webb wrote:

> Well, I replaced 'hpijs' with 'hpcups' & my printer wouldn't work,
> so I restored 'hpijs' & dropped 'hpcups' & all was ok.

I considered doing the same for my DJ4260, but I chickened out as I've 
only just managed to get it working at all after months of struggling, 
culminating with a complete reinstallation of the server it's connected 
to. It stays exactly as it is pro tem:

[ebuild   R   ] net-print/cups-1.3.11-r1  USE="X acl dbus jpeg pam perl 
php png python ssl tiff -avahi -gnutls -java -kerberos -ldap -ppds -samba 
-slp -static -xinetd -zeroconf"
[ebuild   R   ] net-print/hplip-3.9.12-r1  USE="hpcups hpijs libnotify -
doc -fax -gtk -minimal -new-hpcups -parport -policykit -qt4 -scanner -
snmp -static-ppds -udev-acl" 0 kB

-- 
Rgds
Peter.



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2010-03-18 13:37 [gentoo-user] CUPS and hp OfficeJet Pro James
2010-03-18 13:53 ` Dale
2010-03-18 14:28   ` [gentoo-user] " James
2010-03-18 14:39   ` James
2010-03-18 16:11     ` James
2010-03-18 16:40       ` Dale
2010-03-18 17:50         ` James
2010-03-18 18:34           ` Neil Bothwick
2010-03-18 19:52             ` Dale
2010-03-18 18:13         ` James
2010-03-18 19:55           ` Dale
2010-03-18 20:09             ` Alan McKinnon
2010-03-18 20:18             ` Mick
2010-03-18 20:31             ` Mike Edenfield
2010-03-19  8:56               ` Dale
2010-03-18 20:23 ` [gentoo-user] " Daniel Pielmeier
2010-03-19  5:20   ` Philip Webb
2010-03-19 12:02     ` Peter Humphrey
2010-03-19 20:35     ` Daniel Pielmeier
2010-03-19 14:44   ` [gentoo-user] " James
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