HP PSC all in one and workaround solutions.

[Les Howell]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Cornette" <fc-cornette at insight.rr.com>
To: "For users of Fedora Core releases" <fedora-list at redhat.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 05, 2006 2:06 PM
Subject: HP PSC all in one and workaround solutions.


> As two threads referenced two problems being present with the FC6
> release and printing. The first problem referencing not being able to
> scan. The second problem referencing not being able to print.
> For the first problem, I found that resetting the all in one after
> logged into the terminal will allow the ability to successfully launch
> the scanner. It seems that the device gets in a state where the device
> is set to a poor state, possibly when you dual boot and access windows.
> Anyway, I was able to successfully scan in both FC6 and current
> development by pressing the on/resume button to turn off the device and
> then pressing the on/resume button again to restart the device. When I
> pressed the scanner tool, it launched and I was able to scan with the
> device.
> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=213187
>
> Now for the problem with not being able to print. It seems that HAL adds
> an entry for printers which does not work. Also, hp-setup will create
> another entry which will not work either. If yo choose to add a manual
> entry, then choose HP followed by the PSC model that you have (1210 in
> my case with a model 1209) you should be able to get a working printer
> with the manual entry. I chose the default driver for it which was a
> foomatic gimp-print type of driver.
>
> I don't know why the automatic HAL or the hp-setup entry do not work.
> They just do not work for my system. The manual entry does though.
>
> Maybe a little help or maybe some added problems with this workaround
> solution.
>
> Bug in progress of being isolated though.
>
> Jim
> -- 
I am also having a problem with my HP Photosmart (dumb?) 1215, where I set 
it up and it works, then when I reboot the system (I am switching the USB 
hub between two systems), the printer is not present.  When I toggle the USB 
switch to bring the printer (and some other stuff), the printer doesn't 
work.  I am not sure about the "other stuff" yet, I try to keep my problem 
list small and go at it sequentially).

   Anyway, when the system comes back up and I switch the hub, the printer 
is found, and I am prompted to set it up again.  Is this to be considered 
normal behavior?

Regards
Les H
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