On 2016-11-28 16:05, Mark Misulich wrote:
On Mon, 2016-11-28 at 15:35 +0100, Carlos E. R. wrote:
Let me try again:
* It doesn't power up on other operating systems, only in 42.2
--> it is not the printer detecting power in the USB cable.
* It doesn't power up before installing the driver
It didn't power up automatically before originally installing the driver last evening. Now it powers up whether there is a printer configured in yast or not. I think that equates to having a driver installed or not. So because of that assumption, I think that the driver/setup installation left an easter egg in a configuration file that is causing the printer to turn on automatically, and that easter egg is remaining in 42.2 whether there is a driver installed or not. I tried changing drivers to two other drivers (three in all) last night, and none of them changed the automatic powerup problem back to normal operation.
Uninstalling cups is not trivial. There is a wiki page on openSUSE that explains how. I'll try to find it for you later.
Some HP printers can be installed without hplip. Mine can.
I don't know if mine can or not, I remember the installation pulling hplip in as a dependency to install the printer.
Ah.
Your printer, can be connected via network instead of USB cable? Mine works better via network than USB.
I don't know the answer to that for sure, but I think it can't. On the back of the printer there is only a usb port and I think also what is called a parallel port cable port. My limited understanding is that network connections are done with an ethernet port, and there is no ethernet port on the printer. You can correct me on that if I am wrong.
No, you are correct, you need an ethernet port. Some hp printers needs an extra module for that. Small office printers come with it. Some others (relatively recent models) have WiFi instead. I got a router that could handle the printer directly from a USB port on it, converting the USB printer to an ethernet printer. Ii never tried it, but a friend did and was happy. Advantage is that you reach the printer from any computer at home, but may not be worth the hassle. -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 13.1 x86_64 "Bottle" at Telcontar)