Re: Linux Newbie, psc 1210 install issues

Hi Ron,

On Thursday 11 August 2005 21:33, Ron Crummett wrote:
> >msp@debian:~$ scanimage --list-devices
> >device `hpoj:mlc:usb:psc_1200_series' is a Hewlett-Packard psc 1200 series
> >multi-function peripheral
>
> device `hpaio:/usb/psc_1200_series?serial=<serial #>' is a hp
> psc_1200_series multi-function peripheral

That is the hplip scanner I believe.

> I hope that this helps.  I do have a question regarding hpoj, however.
> When I run the commands you suggest I am given a version number, but
> when I look at uninstalled packages under aptitude, hpoj 0.91-4 is
> listed as not installed.  I have been hesitant to install it because
> doing so uninstalls hplip.

Hmm,  That shouldn't be such a bad thing if hplip is taking ownership of the 
scanner.

That said if you download hpoj-0.91-5 from unstable that will actually allow 
you to have both hpoj and hplip loaded together. It should co-exist on a 
sarge box as well.

My setup here I use hpoj by itself, I don't have hplip installed. hplip is 
actually maintained by another team, but they are supposed to co-exist, but 
hplip is in development.

I would recommend that if hplip works by itself, then that is prefered for USB 
PSC's, if you have mixed usb and parallel then you should use both hplip 
(usb) and hpoj (parallel) and if you only have parallel then hpoj is 
prefered.

That said hpoj will support both usb scanning/ printing as I am running here. 
So I would recommend you deinstall hplip and see if hpoj will pick it up by 
itself.

Mark


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