RE: [hpoj-devel] FAQ or How-to?

[PASCHAL,DAVID (HP-Roseville,ex1) <dav...@hp...>]

Steve Miller wrote:
> In searching for printer drivers while shopping for a 
> Linux-compatible printer, I stumbled across your project. If 
> I could get my OfficeJet 600 to work, I could solve my 
> printer problems. I run SuSE 7.1 with kernel 2.4. I have the 
> 0.7 version of the HPOJ driver and the patch mentioned on the 
> site. Maybe I am not too swift, but how do I use the patch? 
> Am I patching the kernel, its source, or a Makefile?
Hi, Steve.  The patch is actually for the files in the hpoj-0.7/ieee12844
directory.  I just added an explanaton on the TODO web page of how to apply
the patch.

> Once 
> that is done, is installing 0.7 enough or do I also need to 
> install the 0.96 version of the inkjet driver?
You could use the cdj550 (DeskJet 550) driver that comes standard with
ghostscript.  However, for the best print quality you should also install
the latest version of the hpinkjet driver (currently 0.97).

hpoj-0.7 doesn't support scanning on your model.  If you want scanning
support right away, then you can try out the development (unstable) code in
CVS.  Around the beginning of August I plan to release version 0.8, which
will also incorporate this functionality.

> I tried to 
> find a FAQ, but to no avail. 
There's no mention of hpinkjet in the 0.7 documentation because it hadn't
been released by the time I released 0.7.  I haven't yet updated this in
CVS, but I'll do it before 0.8.

David