Alan

I have verified you're issue and will be escalating this to the engineers.

thanks

jh



Alan Barker wrote:
> Thanks for the reply Johannes.
> 
> I uninstalled 2.7.7 and installed 1.6.6a instead. I can now print OK.
> 
> I guess it serves me right for trying to be at the cutting edge with an 
> (relatively) old distro.
> 
> Thanks for your help.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Alan.
> 
> On Friday 17 August 2007 13:24, Johannes Meixner wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> On Aug 16 22:56 Alan Barker wrote (shortened):
>>> OS: SUSE (open) 10.0
>>> Printer: HP 3050
>>> HPLIP: 2.7.7
>> Newest HPLIP but a relatively old operating system.
>> I expect some problems here.
>>
>>
>> I guess "HP 3050" means a HP LaserJet 3050.
>>
>> Suse Linux 10.0 includes HPLIP version 0.9.4 but according to
>> http://hplip.sourceforge.net/supported_devices/combined.html
>> at least version 0.9.8 is required but its "Print Class" is
>> "LJMono" and according to
>> http://hplip.sourceforge.net/tech_docs/device_classes.html
>> this device class provides PCL monochrome support for LaserJets
>> so that the HP LaserJet 3050 seems to support PCL5e and then
>> the traditional PCL5e drivers (which don't need any HPLIP)
>> should also work like for example:
>>
>> /usr/share/cups/model/Generic/PCL_5e_Printer-ljet4.ppd.gz:
>> "Generic PCL 5e Printer Foomatic/ljet4 (recommended)"
>>
>> /usr/share/cups/model/Generic/PCL_5e_Printer-lj4dith.ppd.gz:
>> "Generic PCL 5e Printer Foomatic/lj4dith"
>> (with Floyd-Steinberg dithering)
>>
>> /usr/share/cups/model/Generic/PCL_5e_Printer-ljet4d.ppd.gz:
>> "Generic PCL 5e Printer Foomatic/ljet4d"
>> (with duplex)
>>
>> See also
>> http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Purchasing_a_Printer_and_Compatibility
>>
>>
>> I provide for testing HPLIP version 1.6.6a for Suse Linux 10.0
>> for 32-bit Intel compatible (i586) and 64-bit AMD (x86_64) via
>> ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/people/jsmeix/unsupported/hplip/10.0/RPMS
>>
>> The packages are
>> * only for testing
>> * without any guarantee or warranty
>> * without any support
>>
>> As an extreme example, this means that if your complete computer center
>> crashes because of these packages, it is only your problem.
>>
>>
>> You need the HPLIP services to be up and running.
>> Therefore do (as root):
>>   insserv hplip
>>   rccups stop
>>   rchplip restart
>>   rccups start
>>
>>
>> Kind Regards
>> Johannes Meixner
> 
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