From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 46CA81387FF for ; Sat, 18 Oct 2014 03:03:34 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 69FDEE091D; Sat, 18 Oct 2014 03:03:29 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (smtp.gentoo.org [140.211.166.183]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 57E6FE087C for ; Sat, 18 Oct 2014 03:03:28 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 01C51340410 for ; Sat, 18 Oct 2014 03:03:27 +0000 (UTC) X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new using ClamAV at gentoo.org X-Spam-Flag: NO X-Spam-Score: -2.276 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.276 tagged_above=-999 required=5.5 tests=[AWL=0.325, BAYES_00=-1.9, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW=-0.7, RP_MATCHES_RCVD=0.001, SPF_HELO_PASS=-0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001] autolearn=no Received: from smtp.gentoo.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp.gentoo.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id Zr_zkXj2-geX for ; Sat, 18 Oct 2014 03:03:16 +0000 (UTC) Received: from plane.gmane.org (plane.gmane.org [80.91.229.3]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 682A43401CA for ; Sat, 18 Oct 2014 03:03:15 +0000 (UTC) Received: from list by plane.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1XfKIO-0005b9-Mt for gentoo-user@gentoo.org; Sat, 18 Oct 2014 05:03:08 +0200 Received: from rrcs-71-40-157-251.se.biz.rr.com ([71.40.157.251]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sat, 18 Oct 2014 05:03:08 +0200 Received: from wireless by rrcs-71-40-157-251.se.biz.rr.com with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sat, 18 Oct 2014 05:03:08 +0200 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org From: James Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: Trying to set up HP printer with foo2zjs Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2014 03:02:59 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: <20141017235056.GA4104@kern.lan> 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=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: sea.gmane.org User-Agent: Loom/3.14 (http://gmane.org/) X-Loom-IP: 71.40.157.251 (Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:29.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/29.0 SeaMonkey/2.26.1) X-Archives-Salt: 510f4756-217b-40c8-abc5-1d60d02cdfa2 X-Archives-Hash: 42528e09ed95557c3dc05c56be91bbf6 Frank Steinmetzger gmx.de> writes: > I am trying to set up an HP LaserJet 1000 printer with foo2zjs. I had been > using hplip in the past (which did work), but for several (mostly non- > techical) reasons, I don’t want to use that. I was happy with foo2zjs back > in the day when it was still “stable” in portage. cups + hplip is pretty robust. I can't quell my curiousity as to why you would not want to use that solution, paticualrly for an HP printer? foo2zjs, I know nothing about, but it is masked in protage, which begs the question (WHY) if it was once stable? Some use foomatic. Is that applicable in your circumstance? James