On Mon, 16 Aug 2010, Max Hetrick wrote:
To: CentOS mailing list centos@centos.org From: Max Hetrick maxhetrick@verizon.net Subject: Re: [CentOS] Need tip on an inexpensive printer for college student using CentOS 5.5
Robert Heller wrote:
At Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:50:32 -0400 CentOS mailing list centos@centos.org wrote:
Almost any *new* *inket* printer is going to be a hassle to get working under CentOS. HPs are actually the worst -- HP has some anal business of hardwiring in model numbers in the driver (or some such nonsense), even when a new model uses the same driver protocols as an older model, so you need a 'new' driver, even when the old driver would otherwise work. Yes, the driver is open source, but the pre-built binaries use bleeding edge system libraries and the sources are a bear to build and install from source (and will of course screw with yum & rpm).
I have an HP OfficeJet Pro (all-in-one) at home and it runs fine under Linux. It was actually plug and play through USB. Also, before that, I had an old HP laser which I can't remember the model of, and again, no issues with it working under Linux. My experience has been pretty decent using HP printers and Linux.
Regards, Max
I'm running an HP Deskjet 810c on Fedora 12 with no problems. Was working under Fedora 8 until recent upgrade to F12.
Not tested on Centos 5.5 yet though. Still installing and testing that on my laptop.
Kind Regards,
Keith Roberts
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