Thanks for responding Grumpy_Penguin; Sorry for the tone of my post, but I am getting a little frustrated. In response to your question', I have an HP psc 1315 All-in-one, connected to my dual boot Linux and WindowsXp; shared with another WidowsXp computer There is a calmer, more rational explanation of my problem in an earlier post today "My Printer has quit; suggestions appreciated" On Tue, 2006-10-10 at 20:40 -0700, Grumpy_Penguin wrote: > On Tuesday 10 October 2006 07:31 pm, William Case wrote: > [snip] > > FC5 has both their own printer-config gui and supplies the CUPS > > http://name/631/ thingy. Which takes prescedence? If I am playing > > around trying to get a printer configured which do I use? If temptation > > gets the better of me and I play with both which config dominates? > > > > I got the bit about hpijs being a driver for some HP's and contained > > within HPLIP but why does CUPS have HPLIP - fax (how fax gets into it I > > don't know) and the Fedora printer-config only has hpijs? > Because HPLIPS was developed for the HP All in one [print Scan Copy Fax units > > > One set of instructions said that HPLIP can get things like cartridge levels > which > > is a feature of my HP PSC 1315 and shows them in my 'device manager'. > > What is my device manager?. > When you install HPLIPS it also installs a HP specific device manager applet > > > > It works without a burp in Windows??? > Just what printer do you have ? > > > > -- > > Regards Bill > -- Regards Bill
