On Mon, 16 Aug 2010, Max Hetrick wrote: > To: CentOS mailing list <centos at centos.org> > From: Max Hetrick <maxhetrick at 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 at 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Websites: http://www.php-debuggers.net http://www.karsites.net http://www.raised-from-the-dead.org.uk All email addresses are challenge-response protected with TMDA [http://tmda.net] -----------------------------------------------------------------