<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=UTF-8"> <title></title> </head> <body text="#000000" bgcolor="#ffffff"> Alexander Dalloz wrote: <blockquote type="cite" cite="mid1077220670.4176.663.camel@sirendipity.dogma.lan"> <pre wrap="">Am Do, den 19.02.2004 schrieb Mario St-Gelais um 20:23: </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">I started not so long ago with Linux. Initially, I installed SUSE Linux and with some pain was able to install my HP printer. Then I switched to Fedora and I haven't been able to make that damn printer puke some printed stuff. I followed all instructions as per <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.linuxprinting.org/">http://www.linuxprinting.org/</a> without success. When I do "cat sihp1000.img > /dev/usb/lp0" the printer burps out some noise indicating I guess that the driver is being loaded buy yet it won't print. Looking at log files I get all kind of messages according to flavor of the day I guess : "paper tray empty" or "printer faults". But I damn know it is not empty. What am I gonna do switch back to SUSE?? Suggestions?? </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""> The HP LaserJet 1000 is a so called "Windows printer" - it is a GDI model. That is the reason why <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.linuxprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=HP-LaserJet_1000">http://www.linuxprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=HP-LaserJet_1000</a> tells you how to load the firmware out of the Windows driver. But as said on the page to, it is a "works mostly" workaround. You then have to configure cups to use the driver. Instructions are to be found from the site mentioned above. Alexander </pre> </blockquote> Thanks Alexander. Been to that page quite often. I guess I will have to go again... Oh and by the way I know sihp1000.img is not an image LOL Mario <pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">-- _________________ Mario St-Gelais <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.gestionti.com">www.gestionti.com</a> "Good judgment comes from experience- usually experience which was the result of poor judgment" Bill Putnam </pre> </body> </html>