scanner/printer pblm

[markw at mohawksoft.com]

> 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.

If you are not using CUPS it won't work.

>
>  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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