Re: [hpoj-devel] How-to access the flash disk reader ?

[Till K. <til...@gm...>]

Gérard Delafond wrote:
> Le Mercredi 11 Janvier 2006 11:50, Till Kamppeter a écrit :
> Hello Tim, thanks for your answer !
> 
>>Gérard Delafond wrote:
>>
>>>Hello everybody !
>>>
>>>I am trying to access to my flash card reader on a network combo printer
>>>(photosmart 2575) from Linux.
>>>
>>>What is the name of the tool to manage this device ?
>>
>>The flash reader should simply appear as a USB mass storage device, so
>>no special tools are needed. The current distributions simply mount it
>>automatically (and often show a desktop icon to quickly access it).
> 
> I cannot access it neither with "media:/" nor with "remote:/" in konqui.
> 

Under Mandriva, click the "Devices" desktop icon, and look whether in
the windoe opening then will be a new icon for a USB storage device.
Click on it to access the files on the card in your printer's card
reader. This only works with the printer connected via USB to your local
machine.

>>>I can print with cups and scan from my browser.
>>>
>>>Are there tools to show the ink level, align heads or else ?
>>
>>Get HPLIP from http://hpinkjet.sf.net/. If you have HPOJ installed
>>remove it before installing HPLIP. Once HPLIP installed and configured
>>run the tool "hp-toolbox" to see ink levels status, clean cartridges, ...
> 
> I did not have the tools installed.
> I have just made a completly new installation (Mandriva 2006 - december), and 
> I have got the tools now, all working.
> 
> I can see the pictures in the card reader, but no other sort of file.
> 

Accessing the card via the hp-toolbox uses an HP-specific protocol and
not USB mass storage. It shows only pictures and is very slow, but it
works also when the device is connected via parallel port or ethernet.

AFAIR the PSC and PhotoSmart 2xxx support USB mass storage.

   Till