From: Digest To: "OS/2GenAu Digest" Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2009 00:00:30 AET-10EDT,10,1,0,7200,4,1,0,7200,3600 Subject: [os2genau_digest] No. 1788 Reply-To: X-List-Unsubscribe: www.os2site.com/list/ ************************************************** Saturday 21 February 2009 Number 1788 ************************************************** Subjects for today 1 Re: CUPS/2 ROCKS! : Paul Smedley 2 Re: CUPS/2 ROCKS! : Ed Durrant **= Email 1 ==========================** Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2009 09:18:53 +0945 From: Paul Smedley Subject: Re: CUPS/2 ROCKS! Hi Ed, Ed Durrant wrote: > Bought a new MFC - a HP OfficeJet 6300 for A$160 - arrived today. > > Unpack & setup hardware - 30 mins - configure CUPS/2 (as OJ 6300 is not > listed, chose OJ 7110) in 20 minutes (mainly because I forgot how to) - > now printing perfectly to the printer ! Excellent :) > The next question will be the scanner and fax capabilities but that's a > low priority. Is this a network or USB model? I've been playing around building the HP opensource driver, and have a binary, but when I've previously tested with USB I've had no success (probably problems with the libusb port), but this time, I got network support compiling - so maybe that would be more successful.... Cheers, Paul. -------------------------------------------------- http://www./melbpc/ - The Melbourne OS/2 SIG === **= Email 2 ==========================** Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2009 10:01:07 +1100 From: Ed Durrant Subject: Re: CUPS/2 ROCKS! Paul Smedley wrote: > Hi Ed, > > Ed Durrant wrote: >> Bought a new MFC - a HP OfficeJet 6300 for A$160 - arrived today. >> >> Unpack & setup hardware - 30 mins - configure CUPS/2 (as OJ 6300 is >> not listed, chose OJ 7110) in 20 minutes (mainly because I forgot how >> to) - now printing perfectly to the printer ! > Excellent :) > >> The next question will be the scanner and fax capabilities but that's >> a low priority. > Is this a network or USB model? I've been playing around building the > HP opensource driver, and have a binary, but when I've previously > tested with USB I've had no success (probably problems with the libusb > port), but this time, I got network support compiling - so maybe that > would be more successful.... > > Cheers, > > Paul. > This MFC is USB *AND* Network connected. If you want me to test the driver, send it over ! This MFC also has a built in card reader, I have not tried that yet but expect it should work via USB without issues. All in all, I am happy with the MFC/printer - especially for the price. Did I hear there is an action to intrerface Firefox/s v 3 directly into CUPS rather than creating PDF files on the desktop when one prints ? Cheers/2 Ed. -------------------------------------------------- http://www./melbpc/ - The Melbourne OS/2 SIG ===