On Thu, 2007-05-17 at 19:07 +0100, Anne Wilson wrote: > On Thursday 17 May 2007, Ric Moore wrote: > > On Thu, 2007-05-17 at 18:10 +0100, Anne Wilson wrote: > > > On Thursday 17 May 2007, Ric Moore wrote: > > > > On Thu, 2007-05-17 at 09:54 +0100, Anne Wilson wrote: > > > > > On Wednesday 16 May 2007, Aaron Konstam wrote: > > > > > > On Wed, 2007-05-16 at 19:40 +0100, Anne Wilson wrote: > > > > > > > I understand that hplip can perform various maintenance routines. > > > > > > > Is there any way of getting it to work on a remote printer? The > > > > > > > box with it attached is FC4, and I think hplip was not available > > > > > > > at that time. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Anne > > > > > > > > > > > > I have hplip installed on my FC4 system. It is not an rpm but > > > > > > probbably gotten from sourceforge. > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, Aaron. I'll look at that. I guess that I had simply assumed > > > > > that it wasn't possible, as I hadn't heard of it until relatively > > > > > recently. > > > > > > > > Anne, just ls /usr/bin/hp* and you should see a pile of hp utils... > > > > most are links but each option is there for your considerations. :) Ric > > > > > > Hmm... > > > > > > ls /usr/bin/hp* > > > /usr/bin/hpftodit /usr/bin/hpijs /usr/bin/hpojip-test > > > > Wow! You are missing stuff: > > > > ls /usr/bin/hp* > > /usr/bin/hp-align /usr/bin/hp-levels /usr/bin/hp-testpage > > /usr/bin/hp-check /usr/bin/hp-makecopies /usr/bin/hp-timedate > > /usr/bin/hp-clean /usr/bin/hp-makeuri /usr/bin/hp-toolbox > > /usr/bin/hp-colorcal /usr/bin/hp-print /usr/bin/hp-unload > > /usr/bin/hp-fab /usr/bin/hp-probe /usr/bin/hpftodit > > /usr/bin/hp-firmware /usr/bin/hp-sendfax /usr/bin/hpijs > > /usr/bin/hp-info /usr/bin/hp-setup > > > > There's the good stuff you want.. indeed! <winks and eyebrow > > waggles> ...using good ole smart I found all of these in hplip 1.7.2-3 > > install or re-install it to have all of these really nifty bins!! I know > > this will make an English Lady's day! Ric > > And these are all available for FC4? > > I'm not prepared to do too much work on this, as that box is due for a > rebuild. > > Anne Again many (but not all) of these are in the sourceforge HPLIP package. -- ======================================================================= Sex is like air. It's only a big deal if you can't get any. ======================================================================= Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
