[LINK] Linux printer installation not for newbies

[Richard Chirgwin]

Saliya Wimalaratne wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 21, 2006 at 12:32:44PM +1000, Richard Chirgwin wrote:
>   
>> Robin,
>>
>> I *am* a newbie, but I have found a workaround for the HP2600n which may 
>> help you.
>>     
>
> The HP2600n isn't supported 'officially' because it uses an 
> unsupported-under-linux printing protocol (ZJS) rather than
> HP's staples of PS and PCL. 
>
> If you want a printer to work directly from Linux, your best bet is 
> still to refer to the 'supported' list and choose one that's on the list.
> And to write to vendor-you-didn't-choose saying "I didn't buy printer
> X because it is not supported under Linux". 
>   
The printer, referring to the previous thread on the same topic, 
predated the Linux box.
> That being said, 'foo2hp' will allos you to print directly to this
> printer - the instructions at http://foo2hp.rkkda.com/ will
> get you off the ground with most distributions. 
>   
I would not know whether Foo2hp works or not. It declined to install 
properly. Hence the resort-to-kludge. But the kludge works, and like 
Robin, I just don't *care* enough to want to devote any serious time in 
trying to configure print drivers. There are better things to do with 
life than to maintain ideological purity.

RC
> Regards,
>
> Saliya
>
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