scanner/printer pblm

[Jerry Feldman]

Thanks for the info. I know that SuSE supports HPLIP, but I'm not sure
that Dan has it installed. We did download a driver for Dan's system. 
SuSE uses YaST to configure the printers, and I do know that Dan is
using CUPS. 

 On Sat, 25 Mar 2006 06:26:52 -0500 (EST)
markw at mohawksoft.com wrote:

> Sorry for the top post, but I am using the digest. I have one of these
> devices and it works fine. The trick is to NOT use the HPOJ stuff and, if
> SuSE has it, us HPLIP. It drove me INSANE when I first got the printer and
> I had to track it down. (then using Mandrake) Now using Kubuntu, it "Just
> Worked" (tm)
> 
> If SuSE doesn't have HPLIP as part of its printing system, you will have
> to get it from:
> 
> http://hpinkjet.sourceforge.net/
> 
> You will need CUPS for it to work.
> 
> 
> Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2006 16:57:21 -0500
> From: Jerry Feldman <gaf at blu.org>
> Subject: Re: scanner/printer pblm
> To: discuss at blu.org
> Message-ID: <200603241657.22101.gaf at blu.org>
> Content-Type: text/plain;  charset="utf-8"
> 
> On Friday 24 March 2006 11:33 am, dan moylan wrote:
> > i have a multi function printer/copier/scanner (HP PSC1315xi)
> > running under suse10.  i find that after i use the printer
> > function, the scanner will not work, showing a pop-up with
> > the message "Failed to start scanner.  Device busy."  if i
> > reboot, the scanner will work, but then the printer is
> > disabled.  after enabling the printer and using it, the
> > scanner won't work again.  is there a secret i should know?
> I just want to add that this printer is using a USB interface, and Dan has
> another USB printer.
> 
> While I can't think of a solution right now as my brain is in C++ mode, it
> might be solved by writing some udev rules.
> http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/hotplug/udev.html
> 


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