Re: [TCLUG:2481] Unfriendly Linux Gift

[serge@egel2.med.umn.edu (Serge M. Egelman)]

I had a similar problem with my 1000c.  It turned out that it didn't use PCL and
instead used a proprietary protocol.  Only the HP drivers work (nothing generic,
not even for just ASCII text).  I thought it was the only one like that, I guess
not.

serge

Carl Patten wrote:

> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Perry Hoekstra [mailto:dutchman@uswest.net]
> > Sent: Thursday, December 03, 1998 8:39 AM
> > To: tclug-list@listserv.real-time.com
> > Subject: [TCLUG:2481] Unfriendly Linux Gift
> >
> >
> > Greet the sun all,
> >
> > I received my Xmas gift from my wife early this year.  She had looked at
> > the editor's choice in my PCMagazine for a printer recommendation and
> > purchased a HP712C.  Okay, the thing is build for Windows, in terms of
> > control like cleaning catridges (groan).  That isn't a big
> > problem since it
> > is hooked up to a dual boot NT/RH5.1 system.  I can just boot to NT when I
> > need to do maintenance. My question: I tried some of the DeskJet
> > drivers in
> > the printtool with no luck.  The printtool sees the printer on lp1 but I
> > cannot find a driver to talk to it.  Do any of the drivers that come with
> > RH5.1 work with an HP DeskJet 7XX or does anybody know of a site where I
> > can look for a possible driver?
>
> The HP 712C uses the "Printer Performance Architecture" (PPA) printing
> language, which is a closed protocol incompatible with any other printing
> language.  Bastards.
>
> Try this link: http://www.rpi.edu/~normat/technical/ppa/index.html
> It's a Linux effort to hack this protocol, and it appears to be meeting with
> some success.
>
> --
> Carl Patten
> Systems Administrator
> Trimodal Inc.
>
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