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Topic: HP OJ 350 = no listings in apsfilter, which geneeric? , no hpijs

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howard L

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Posted: May 29 2005,15:33

Hi. I'm relatively new to linux (3 months playing w/ old RH7) and brand new (2days) to DSL. I am trying to get my hpoj 350 to print using the apsfilter utility. There are no listings for the 350 in the drivers. I have been trying others but with no luck. Closest selection - hp oj 660 - has a driver but test comes up like this -
'Printing test page' phase - seems to go through ok
'OK to print' phase ' - starts with lines -
sh: line 1: hpijs: command not found
GNU Ghostscript 7.05: Can't start ijs server "hpijs"
**** Unable to open the initial device, quitting.

tTrying deskjet drivers get a lot of this -
'your gs version doesn't have driver "hpdj" compiled in. Select another or build a new gs version w/ complete or customized driver support.'
What selections should I try? or what should I do.
Printer works fine in RH7,

http://linuxprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=HP-OfficeJet_350
has this posted -
HP OfficeJet 350
BW inkjet printer, max. 600x300 dpi, works Mostly
Recommended driver: hpijs

ke4nt1

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Posted: May 29 2005,15:45

Most HP printers are gimp-print compatible..

Try the steps in clivesay's printer-how-to.pdf,
and see if that works for you..

http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub....wto.pdf

73
ke4nt

howard L

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Posted: May 31 2005,02:24

Well, I'm getting somewhere. I followed the steps in
http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub....wto.pdf
I did get a driver selection to work :
apsfilter; #4-gimp stp driver; #91 hpdeskjet 500 works , slow
apsfilter; #5-gimp ijs drivers did not work because they were not present in distro (as the others I've tried)
The printing of the test page was VERY slow. I thought it might be because it was the test page but after working through the instructions and printing from the "Beaver" editor (successfully, yeah) I find that it is still VERY slow. I have set :
quality - medium
color - mono
resolution - 300x300
default print method - auto
Next is trying different drivers, and/or settings (duh)
Are there other drivers available online that can be used?
Any quick suggestions to save pain?
Hey, At least it makes noise! Right? Thanks , Howard

howard L

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Posted: May 31 2005,22:35

I have had a little more success in other drivers in apsfilter.
opt#4/93 [stp/pcl-520] in med quality 300x300 printed test page in 4:20 (drag)
tried other modes , quality seems to be the time burner.
Best time low quality gray 300X300 1:10 for that driver.
Tried some other drivers. Checked in ghostscript (3) and found this
opt #3/135 - dj500 [djet500] , med full 300x300 1:10
A 3/4 page of text out of beaver took :30 . It works but it's still slow ?
I still wonder about a better driver, any suggestions?

This edit added 6/3/05 - After messing widit I find its about the same as printing in '98. Page of text 30sec +- It works, I'll work it.

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