From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id E3BAD138334 for ; Mon, 12 Nov 2018 16:49:43 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 59853E0AE9; Mon, 12 Nov 2018 16:49:35 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-qk1-f171.google.com (mail-qk1-f171.google.com [209.85.222.171]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id D4240E0ACB for ; Mon, 12 Nov 2018 16:49:34 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-qk1-f171.google.com with SMTP id d19so14420031qkg.5 for ; Mon, 12 Nov 2018 08:49:34 -0800 (PST) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:date:from:subject:to:references:in-reply-to :message-id:mime-version:content-disposition :content-transfer-encoding; bh=YyV7zb76Vqg86PGpKQMB2LYV3We0+eYkIt0m1PHy/00=; b=tTOVu4cC5sysV6JMXSm5roLoJkfmomP1sQNvtWdhWKSlWf/9rJGgEh9PPEn1CFCMBj PMEHQHtXtQex6IXYHkZDSa/dDSRg36sRJGWN58t5YTCZmgYkxzOr7xpu6qsHUl8bnywR tEjpY7JLhFwsgKDG6Pt9uILkOxtv3TVluzQgnyBQSbC2iilnB0ibzdXhXVBqsDfZbNrA 0VKjZ2knsiNK6liqdkt0Ewt3G/mc8s6sApQfWy1OcCMCvYeybGp+Y4Ra4UT4ArChjJrw xbSoWVgN3CS7TYGWJVQJAWuY+H7d1slsK451POH3jDI4gsoXB5G01p6i1cAz7hYbCub/ DP3Q== X-Gm-Message-State: AGRZ1gIO70LQ53nuQCswxhs/6tgGpCBZ2QSy5jDDVWeGjUT98togiF2x 4miWGE9mciBt35F2B5ZjKCqNYka0Bog= X-Google-Smtp-Source: AJdET5fsKoyEFS8VqtXjRX6V2mUCRzObAd5VFZ5mHDd8/hDUX6Dg7obY7kP4RNmoDjq8MHkKqGK7Kw== X-Received: by 2002:ae9:e802:: with SMTP id a2mr1629943qkg.267.1542041373796; Mon, 12 Nov 2018 08:49:33 -0800 (PST) Received: from ffortso4 ([2601:188:180:4f46:1ec1:deff:fe62:b72f]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id t40sm8320689qth.46.2018.11.12.08.49.33 for (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305 bits=256/256); Mon, 12 Nov 2018 08:49:33 -0800 (PST) Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2018 11:49:32 -0500 From: Jack Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Scanners, sane and driver support question To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org References: <4e275bf5-6093-26d9-77c1-eb8a44a4befe@gmail.com> <8f38cc6b-7c6e-a687-652d-09f82135667a@youngman.org.uk> <4f4860b3-a162-0e60-4634-e46026554480@gmail.com> <1648970.HUY2mqVmEJ@andromeda> <32776694-520c-ddda-eb41-3dddd9e1de16@gmail.com> <20181112083659.61f733cc@digimed.co.uk> <5BE95109.4040102@youngman.org.uk> In-Reply-To: <5BE95109.4040102@youngman.org.uk> (from antlists@youngman.org.uk on Mon Nov 12 05:08:09 2018) X-Mailer: Balsa 2.5.6-70-g55c9d84bf Message-Id: Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; DelSp=Yes; Format=Flowed Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Archives-Salt: 929a6cbc-e898-42ea-8808-9ccdd0302ca6 X-Archives-Hash: 4d10b45de485f236ebdbfe795a32bf89 On 2018.11.12 05:08, Wols Lists wrote: > On 12/11/18 08:36, Neil Bothwick wrote: > > I bought an HP_Color (their spelling, not mine!) LaserJet MFP =20 > M476dw a > > few years ago. It does duplex printing and scanning and just works. =20 > A > > full set of toner cartridges isn't cheap, but they last well. >=20 > Looking at the front of mine, it's a Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn. >=20 > Nice beast, but a full set of cartridges costs more than the printer > did! I went for that over its cheaper brother because when I factored =20 > in > the extra life of the starter cartridges, that seemed to cover the =20 > extra > cost. >=20 > So far it looks good. Just two niggles - this machine is well > out-of-date so CUPS doesn't seem to know about this model, and for =20 > some > reason I've set up scanning for three accounts successfully, but the > fourth just doesn't want to work :-( Have you tried installing hplip? It seems to have more models covered =20 than the basic CUPS or even gutenprint. > Again, went for HP because they seem solid and reliable. Used to have =20 > a > Dell, but it was a "get a free printer if you buy 3 sets of =20 > cartridges". > Very good deal but the first one broke before it used all its > cartridges, and its replacement (fortunately, used the same =20 > cartridges) > broke shortly after it had run through all the cartridges. So I =20 > thought > "sod it, go for an HP with maintenance etc". >=20 > Cheers, > Wol >=20 >=20 =