Tony
Wed Jul 30 16:44:57 PDT 2008
I don't have my printer on a print server - I have to access it through
wireless. The WiFi comes up allright, but I havn't had time to set up the
printer yet. I meant to do it, but then I developed two minds about the
driver issue, this notebook is 64bit but because the printer was attached to
a 32bit machine (as the primary PC was away for repairs) I couldn't make up
my mind.
In the mean-time, the 64bit Desktop was returned and now I have to move the
printer back, so the WiFi issue is a no-isssue. I was missing this machine
for quite a while and need to get aquainted with it again before I'll be
rolling for good.
(Ho-humm!)
But, you are right, I think. HP printing IS well provided for on Linux.
Then, HP is a Linux supporter too.
Tony. . .
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P.S. Ubuntu never really did catch on with me, I am particular to Gentoo but
find the installation procedure cumbersome, so in the end I've come to like
Sabayon very much. I think a 'source' based OS is a fantastic idea and when
I retire in a few years, I will use that to produce my own LSF (Linux From
Scratch) system - just for a larf, so I can learn to master the start-up
configuration mystical maze!
Unfortunately, SuSe is the only distro I like, which also has the required
stability and user-society, that you can rely on it to do more than running
'xscreensaver', or 'electricsheep'!
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"Tom Ferguson" <tom.newsgroups@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:ud0OdZ90IHA.1240@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>I have the 64 bit version installed on one of my Toshiba laptops. I am
>having some difficulty getting the networked printers installed. There are
>no drivers for the Canon that I can find but never mind. That's not a new
>issue with that printer and any Linux distribution. There are for the HP
>but I can't establish any communication between the notebook and that
>printer's in-built print server. This was not an issue with the latest
>Ubuntu 64 bit.
>
> Perhaps I'll get a chance later this week-end to have another look.
>
> The notebook is not set to multi-boot. I have Vista, Ubuntu, Suse on
> different HDs and swap drives.
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> Tom
> MSMVP 1998-2007
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> "Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:06E9244A-1626-4FBC-A804-4BEC2658364C@microsoft.com...
>> News here:
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http://software.opensuse.org/
>> And download here:
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http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.0/iso/
>> :)
>> Carlos
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