Ollie Clark <use...@ollieclark.com> wrote: > Andrew wrote: > > What RISC OS driver would I require for a HP PCL6 Postscript Level 3 > > emulation HP printer? The printer is ~?170 on Amazon
> The MW Software Postscript 3 driver, I'd imagine:
Or there's the Postscript 2 driver included with RISC OS. At least until you get annoyed with it (which might never happen, depending on what you print).
In message <Miv*BY...@news.chiark.greenend.org.uk> Theo Markettos <theom+n...@chiark.greenend.org.uk> wrote:
> Ollie Clark <use...@ollieclark.com> wrote: >> Andrew wrote: >>> What RISC OS driver would I require for a HP PCL6 Postscript Level 3 >>> emulation HP printer? The printer is ~?170 on Amazon
>> The MW Software Postscript 3 driver, I'd imagine: > Or there's the Postscript 2 driver included with RISC OS. At least until > you get annoyed with it (which might never happen, depending on what you > print).
Thanks both. The printer is a HP colour laser. Do they cause much trouble?
In message <0ff016b550.And...@no.reply> Andrew <n...@email.invalid> wrote:
> In message <Miv*BY...@news.chiark.greenend.org.uk> > Theo Markettos <theom+n...@chiark.greenend.org.uk> wrote: >> Ollie Clark <use...@ollieclark.com> wrote: >>> Andrew wrote: >>>> What RISC OS driver would I require for a HP PCL6 Postscript Level 3 >>>> emulation HP printer? The printer is ~?170 on Amazon
>>> The MW Software Postscript 3 driver, I'd imagine: >> Or there's the Postscript 2 driver included with RISC OS. At least until >> you get annoyed with it (which might never happen, depending on what you >> print). > Thanks both. The printer is a HP colour laser. Do they cause much > trouble?
I like them.
Two things to keep in mind. There is a menu option (only from the front panel on some models) to ignore "toner empty" state. It gets anywhere from 10% to 50% more from a toner cartridge. The downside is that when the cart is really empty, you get printout missing as colour. Annoying halfway through the second side of a long print run.
Some models (1600, 1017, and a few others in that family) lose the static IP address assigned to them, and revert to DHCP. It seems to happen after an extended period switched off, and in my experience of several, only about once a year. The best solution requires a DHCP server which can handle reservations, so a DHCP adress is permanently assigned to a hardware address.
Second best is a sticker on the machine with it's correct IP address, so it can be reset when it forgets.
(If the address isn't static it's difficult to impossible to set up printing from RISC OS. It works until a different address gets assigned, then blackholes all printouts.)
Alan Adams <a...@adamshome.org.uk> wrote: > Some models (1600, 1017, and a few others in that family) lose the static > IP address assigned to them, and revert to DHCP. It seems to happen after > an extended period switched off, and in my experience of several, only > about once a year. The best solution requires a DHCP server which can > handle reservations, so a DHCP adress is permanently assigned to a > hardware address.
Some broadband routers will do this, which helps. Don't ask me for a list of which ones, but the Netgear DG834 does.
> Two things to keep in mind. There is a menu option (only from the > front panel on some models) to ignore "toner empty" state. It gets > anywhere from 10% to 50% more from a toner cartridge. The downside is > that when the cart is really empty, you get printout missing as > colour. Annoying halfway through the second side of a long print run.
> Some models (1600, 1017, and a few others in that family) lose the > static IP address assigned to them, and revert to DHCP. It seems to > happen after an extended period switched off, and in my experience of > several, only about once a year. The best solution requires a DHCP > server which can handle reservations, so a DHCP adress is permanently > assigned to a hardware address.
> Second best is a sticker on the machine with it's correct IP address, > so it can be reset when it forgets.
> (If the address isn't static it's difficult to impossible to set up > printing from RISC OS. It works until a different address gets > assigned, then blackholes all printouts.)
> On 4 Nov, 22:31, Alan Adams <a...@adamshome.org.uk> wrote:
>> I like them.
>> Two things to keep in mind. There is a menu option (only from the >> front panel on some models) to ignore "toner empty" state. It gets >> anywhere from 10% to 50% more from a toner cartridge. The downside is >> that when the cart is really empty, you get printout missing as >> colour. Annoying halfway through the second side of a long print run.
>> Some models (1600, 1017, and a few others in that family) lose the >> static IP address assigned to them, and revert to DHCP. It seems to >> happen after an extended period switched off, and in my experience of >> several, only about once a year. The best solution requires a DHCP >> server which can handle reservations, so a DHCP adress is permanently >> assigned to a hardware address.
>> Second best is a sticker on the machine with it's correct IP address, >> so it can be reset when it forgets.
>> (If the address isn't static it's difficult to impossible to set up >> printing from RISC OS. It works until a different address gets >> assigned, then blackholes all printouts.) > Why would I need an IP address for a USB printer?
You didn't say which printer. A lot of the HP Lasers are network printers (as well as USB).
In message <50b5833a6bUCE...@tiscali.co.uk> "John Williams (News)" <UCE...@tiscali.co.uk> wrote:
> In article <596582b550.Alan.Ad...@laptop.adamshome.org.uk>, Alan Adams > <a...@adamshome.org.uk> wrote: >> You didn't say which printer. > He said, in article > <3a563df4-5dc3-4d61-8707-37b37cf1e...@j19g2000yqk.googlegroups.com>: >> What RISC OS driver would I require for a HP PCL6 Postscript Level 3 >> emulation HP printer?
In article <0ff016b550.And...@no.reply>, Andrew <n...@email.invalid> wrote:
> In message <Miv*BY...@news.chiark.greenend.org.uk> Theo Markettos > <theom+n...@chiark.greenend.org.uk> wrote: > > Ollie Clark <use...@ollieclark.com> wrote: > >> Andrew wrote: > >>> What RISC OS driver would I require for a HP PCL6 Postscript Level > >>> 3 emulation HP printer? The printer is ~?170 on Amazon
> >> The MW Software Postscript 3 driver, I'd imagine: > > Or there's the Postscript 2 driver included with RISC OS. At least > > until you get annoyed with it (which might never happen, depending on > > what you print). > Thanks both. The printer is a HP colour laser. Do they cause much > trouble?
I caused a problem by buying cheap 'compatible' toner which turned its insides and some of my office - not to mention the inside of the hoover - yellow. Other than that I find it very reliable though the windoze toolbox software hogs the processor and had to be uninstalled.
> In article <0ff016b550.And...@no.reply>, Andrew <n...@email.invalid> > wrote: >> In message <Miv*BY...@news.chiark.greenend.org.uk> Theo Markettos >> <theom+n...@chiark.greenend.org.uk> wrote: >>> Ollie Clark <use...@ollieclark.com> wrote: >>>> Andrew wrote: >>>>> What RISC OS driver would I require for a HP PCL6 Postscript Level >>>>> 3 emulation HP printer? The printer is ~?170 on Amazon
>>>> The MW Software Postscript 3 driver, I'd imagine: >>> Or there's the Postscript 2 driver included with RISC OS. At least >>> until you get annoyed with it (which might never happen, depending on >>> what you print). >> Thanks both. The printer is a HP colour laser. Do they cause much >> trouble? > I caused a problem by buying cheap 'compatible' toner which turned its > insides and some of my office - not to mention the inside of the hoover - > yellow. Other than that I find it very reliable though the windoze > toolbox software hogs the processor and had to be uninstalled.
How did I forget that! The general advice with HP printers is NOT to run the setup program if you can possibly avoid it. Instead, unpack the files and stop. Among the files will be a .inf file.
(If you use Start, Run, %temp%, you will probably find the unpacked files appear in there. Copy them somewhere else before clicking Cancel on the installer. To make things easy to spot, you can generally empty the temp folder at will - anything currently required will be locked.)
Plug the printer in, if USB, or use Add printer if network, and when asked to select a printer use Have Disc. Browse to the .inf file.
The result is that you only install the printer driver - not the HP Updater, which tends to stop the computer shutting down properly, or the toolbox, a CPU hog, or the image applications or...
If you are instaling the printer on a domain controller, the above process is definitely required, otherwise the whole network will be impacted.
In article <ed832ab650.Alan.Ad...@laptop.adamshome.org.uk>, Alan
Adams <a...@adamshome.org.uk> wrote: > In message <50b6152421...@invalid.org.uk> Tim Hill > <t...@invalid.org.uk> wrote:
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> > ... Other than that I find it > > very reliable though the windoze toolbox software hogs the > > processor and had to be uninstalled. > How did I forget that! The general advice with HP printers is > NOT to run the setup program if you can possibly avoid it. ...
I did just that yesterday :-(
[Snip how to avoid doing that]
> The result is that you only install the printer driver - not > the HP Updater, which tends to stop the computer shutting > down properly, or the toolbox, a CPU hog, or the image > applications or...
> In article <ed832ab650.Alan.Ad...@laptop.adamshome.org.uk>, Alan > Adams <a...@adamshome.org.uk> wrote: >> In message <50b6152421...@invalid.org.uk> Tim Hill >> <t...@invalid.org.uk> wrote: > [Snip] >>> ... Other than that I find it >>> very reliable though the windoze toolbox software hogs the >>> processor and had to be uninstalled. >> How did I forget that! The general advice with HP printers is >> NOT to run the setup program if you can possibly avoid it. ... > I did just that yesterday :-( > [Snip how to avoid doing that] >> The result is that you only install the printer driver - not >> the HP Updater, which tends to stop the computer shutting >> down properly, or the toolbox, a CPU hog, or the image >> applications or... > Can I uninstall these independently?
I haven't managed to uninstall HP updater. However you can set it to "update never", which works reasonably well.
The others can be removed, although you will probably find quite a lot of things in "add/remove programs", whose purpose isn't immediately obvious. All the ones you need to look at start "HP".
>> The best solution requires a DHCP server which can handle >> reservations, so a DHCP adress is permanently assigned to a >> hardware address. > Some broadband routers will do this, which helps. Don't ask me for a list > of which ones, but the Netgear DG834 does.
The Netgear DGN2000 does as well (we've just got one to use with the Omega). You can even configure it using RISC OS (Firefox or Oregano 2)!
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