FYI.. The best solution seems to be the PrinterShare app. This Android app has drivers for several thousand printers and includes most brands. This and includes the HP 4050 B&W and 4650 color laserjets I have. So far, this finds my networked printers with no fuss, and lets me select either and its advanced options. Not sure I'll need the extra features of their $4.95 "premium version". _____ From: tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org [mailto:tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org] On Behalf Of Chuck Cole Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2018 8:57 PM To: 'TCLUG Mailing List' Subject: Re: [tclug-list] OT? Android printer problem w/ HP 4050 Interesting idea. I have several Pi's sitting idle. _____ From: tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org [mailto:tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org] On Behalf Of Ryan Coleman Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2018 8:34 PM To: TCLUG Mailing List Subject: Re: [tclug-list] OT? Android printer problem w/ HP 4050 Precisely the best solution. $40 gets you a Pi3 with a case and an SD card. - Ryan On Mar 24, 2018, at 8:29 PM, Harry Penner <hpenner at gmail.com> wrote: Just put a raspberry pi running CUPS in front of it. That gives you a fairly easy way to support Google cloud printing, iOS printing, etc on your old bulletproof tank. That's how my LaserJet 4+ is set up. :) On Sat, Mar 24, 2018, 17:13 Chuck Cole <cncole at earthlink.net> wrote: My point is only that it ain't broke, and I have no need to replace it. Have a setup success that indicates it will work if called another model. Mine, on standby, only draws a few watts, like a night light, wakes quickly on a print request, prints, and goes back to sleep in standby mode. Not an energy hog for me, since I don't print often. _____ From: tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org [mailto:tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org] On Behalf Of Ryan Coleman Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2018 3:03 PM To: TCLUG Mailing List Subject: Re: [tclug-list] OT? Android printer problem w/ HP 4050 And. you're point is? It's tech that existed 5 years before smartphones were even an idea. They are great 600dpi printers. I love them. They're energy hogs but not nearly as much as the LJIII I support at work. We have three of those. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://mailman.mn-linux.org/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20180329/131cf047/attachment.html>