[hpoj-devel] Linux Newbie, psc 1210 install issues

[Ron C. <rcr...@ui...>]

Hello -

I installed Debian Sarge on my laptop about three weeks ago, so I am 
still very new to all of this.  I feel like I have learned a lot in a 
short time, but I can't seem to figure out how to install my HP PSC 1210 
multifunction to print and scan.  I have set up printing without too 
much difficulty, but scanning is turning out to be a bear.  When I try 
to use XSane it freezes, and I am confident that the problem is that the 
scanner is not set up correctly.  But how, I don't know.  I found this 
little blurb on the linuxprinting.org website, but completely 
understanding it is another story:

Does not understand PCL as most other DeskJets/PSCs/OfficeJets, it uses 
the so-called "Lightweight Imaging Device Interface Language" (LIDIL), 
these printers are supported by the "hpijs" driver beginning from 
version 1.3. The driver supports resolutions only up to 600 dpi, head 
alignment settings stored in the printer are not made use of, so use a 
one-cartridge (CMY) printing mode in case of mis-alignments.

Scanning works using the HPOJ <http://hpoj.sourceforge.net/> low-level 
driver together with its SANE <http://www.sane-project.org/> backend 
"hpoj". However, note that when using the current version (0.9) you can 
only scan, and when you don't use HPOJ at all you can only print. To fix 
this so you can both print and scan, you MUST install libusb 
<http://libusb.sourceforge.net> and upgrade to the CVS version of HPOJ 
<http://hpoj.sourceforge.net>.


So, if I got this right, I need to install libusb and upgrade to the CVS 
version of HPOJ.  Can someone explain how I do this?  My attempts to 
install libusb (the most recent release) get foiled at the build stage, 
and I can't find anything regarding a CVS version of HPOJ on the site.  
I am looking forward to hearing your words of advice.  Thanks in advance.

-Ron Crummett