[opensuse] opensuse 11.2 nice but first problem
Hello list I have been using SuSE since 6.4 my last version was 10.2 I downloaded the 10.2 iso image, which was flawless, but took 15 hours. I burned it and it installed nicely and I was very impressed,but my first problem arose when I tried the printing system. My printer is a HP 870 Cxi, it is a parallel printer, it worked fine with 10.2 In 11.2 yast recognizes it well, finds a driver, install the printing queue, but the test page only gives an endless junk. And I cannot print any file with another result. It does not work with cups either. Did any of you face a similar problem and what can be done to it ? I am still using 10.2 because of my second problem. -- Paul Ollion Proud Linux user SuSE 10.2 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:51:38 +0100
Paul Ollion
Hello list I have been using SuSE since 6.4 my last version was 10.2 I downloaded the 10.2 iso image, which was flawless, but took 15 hours. I burned it and it installed nicely and I was very impressed,but my first problem arose when I tried the printing system. My printer is a HP 870 Cxi, it is a parallel printer, it worked fine with 10.2 In 11.2 yast recognizes it well, finds a driver, install the printing queue, but the test page only gives an endless junk. And I cannot print any file with another result. It does not work with cups either. Did any of you face a similar problem and what can be done to it ?
I am still using 10.2 because of my second problem.
Hi Have you tried configuring with hp-setup? -- Cheers Malcolm °¿° (Linux Counter #276890) SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 (x86_64) Kernel 2.6.27.37-0.1-default up 14:03, 3 users, load average: 0.15, 0.13, 0.13 GPU GeForce 8600 GTS Silent - CUDA Driver Version: 190.18 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Le Monday 16 November 2009 16:51:38 Paul Ollion, vous avez écrit :
Hello list I have been using SuSE since 6.4 my last version was 10.2 I downloaded the 10.2 iso image, which was flawless, but took 15 hours. I burned it and it installed nicely and I was very impressed,but my first problem arose when I tried the printing system. My printer is a HP 870 Cxi, it is a parallel printer, it worked fine with 10.2 In 11.2 yast recognizes it well, finds a driver, install the printing queue, but the test page only gives an endless junk. And I cannot print any file with another result. It does not work with cups either. Did any of you face a similar problem and what can be done to it ?
I am still using 10.2 because of my second problem.
-- Paul Ollion Proud Linux user SuSE 10.2
Hi, Have you installed HPLIP ? AS far as I know, HP has developed a separate tool (hplip) to manage their printer. It is available from the HP website, or should be available in the OpenSUSE repos. Cheers. Matthias -- / \ /_!_\ My e-mail address has just changed. Please note the new one : matthias.titeux@inserm.fr _____________________________________________________________ Matthias Titeux, PhD Département de génétique des maladies cutanées et allergiques dans des modèles animaux et chez l'homme. INSERM U563 - CPTP Pavillon Lefebvre, 5ème étage CHU Purpan BP3028 31024 Toulouse cedex 03 __________________________________________________________ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Hello, On Nov 16 16:51 Paul Ollion wrote (shortened):
My printer is a HP 870 Cxi, it is a parallel printer, it worked fine with 10.2 In 11.2 yast recognizes it well, finds a driver, install the printing queue, but the test page only gives an endless junk.
Do you use the same driver as in 10.2? Run as root grep '\*NickName' /etc/cups/ppd/*.ppd to diplay the driver's nick name which you currently use in 10.2 and then search and select the same driver for 11.2. See the YaST help text regarding "chaotic printout": ------------------------------------------------------------------- The driver determines that the right data is produced for the specific printer model. If a wrong driver is assigned, wrong data is sent to the printer which results bad looking printout, chaotic printout, or no printout at all. Initially the input field for the driver search string is preset with the autodetected model name of the currently selected connection and those drivers where the driver description matches to the model name are shown by default. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Perhaps a driver was used where the driver description matches to the autodetected model name but actually it is a wrong driver for this model? Usually the drivers hpijs and since 11.2 the new driver hpcups both from HPLIP should work best for HP printers. Kind Regards Johannes Meixner -- SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Maxfeldstrasse 5, 90409 Nuernberg, Germany AG Nuernberg, HRB 16746, GF: Markus Rex -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Tuesday 17 November 2009 12:13:59 pm Johannes Meixner wrote:
Hello,
On Nov 16 16:51 Paul Ollion wrote (shortened):
My printer is a HP 870 Cxi, it is a parallel printer, it worked fine with 10.2 In 11.2 yast recognizes it well, finds a driver, install the printing queue, but the test page only gives an endless junk.
Do you use the same driver as in 10.2?
Run as root grep '\*NickName' /etc/cups/ppd/*.ppd to diplay the driver's nick name which you currently use in 10.2 and then search and select the same driver for 11.2.
See the YaST help text regarding "chaotic printout": ------------------------------------------------------------------- The driver determines that the right data is produced for the specific printer model. If a wrong driver is assigned, wrong data is sent to the printer which results bad looking printout, chaotic printout, or no printout at all.> Kind Regards Johannes Meixner
Initially the input field for the driver search string is preset with the autodetected model name of the currently selected connection and those drivers where the driver description matches to the model name are shown by default. -------------------------------------------------------------------
Perhaps a driver was used where the driver description matches to the autodetected model name but actually it is a wrong driver for this model?
Usually the drivers hpijs and since 11.2 the new driver hpcups both from HPLIP should work best for HP printers.
Thank you, Johannes My problem was solved yesterday evening thanks to Malcom and Matthias's posts, I used an hplip driver and the printer worked. But the driver I used in 10.2 is still in the 11.2 list and it did not work. However this morning, at reboot, all the settings were forgotten, I had no printer at all, and I could only reinstall it by using hp-setup as root. and selecting the right driver. -- Paul Ollion Proud Linux user SuSE 11.2 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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