Posted March 31, 201410 yr I installed Point Linux 2.3 for a buddy of mine a few months ago and he's wanting to get his printer hooked up but it's just not going as easily as it should. I had it working yesterday via USB from the Desktop then I unhooked the USB and hooked it to his laptop(also running Point LInux 2.3) and couldn't get it configured so I hooked it back up to the Desktop and it didn't work there either. I was getting the "waiting for printer to become available" deal, not sure why it stopped working. Anyway, it's an HP and I've read on the interweb that even with the added HP drivers they're still somewhat of a pain to get working under Linux. So, the million dollar question is, which Printers are more compatable with Linux and hook up easier? Thanks. Continue reading...
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