Re: HP printer install woes

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From: Felix Karpfen
Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:44

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On 2008-07-17, Zebee Johnstone <zebeej@gmail.com> wrote:
> In aus.computers.linux on 17 Jul 2008 21:45:08 GMT
> Felix Karpfen <felixk@webone.com.au> wrote:

>>| `The firmware of the printer must be uploaded after turning it on. You
>>| `can use a hotplug/udev script which comes with foo2zjs, or do it
>>| `manually: "cat /usr/share/foo2zjs/firmware/sihp1005.dl > /dev/usb/lp0".
>
> Firmware is the embedded operating system in the printer.  We aren't
> using dot matrix anymore, these days printers have something close to
> a brain[1]
>
> It is saying you need to update that firmware for linux and the
> printer to communicate. 

SNIP

> I don't appear to have /usr/share/foo2zjs so can't look at the script.

My thanks to you for the supplied info and to Will Kemp for suggesting
an alternative approach.

The marvels of Google supplied the rest.  

The successfully-downloaded and compiled source code for "foo2zjs"
contains both the needed script and a link to the needed firmware. 


Felix Karpfen
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Felix Karpfen
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