Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 18:19:47 -0500 From: ajm <ajm91qw@sbcglobal.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: HP OfficeJet OJ5610 Message-ID: <20070328231947.GB786@powerfull.bsd> In-Reply-To: <20070328191720.d8ba40f0.lists@interpool.ca> References: <20070328191720.d8ba40f0.lists@interpool.ca>
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On Wed, Mar 28, 2007 at 07:17:20PM -0400, Gerry Freymann wrote: > Hello list members! > > The last time I bought a new printer I had to right away as the old one > kicked the bucket and I had work related printed material I just had to > print out, so I picked up a cheap Lexmark from Canadian Tire which was on > sale. > > To this day the Lexmark is working great! Except since purchasing it, I > haven't been able to print directly to it from my FreeBSD machine because > it just isn't (or at least wasn't) supported. > > Today I see Staples has a HP OfficeJet OJ5610 Colour 4-in-1 printer on at > a reasonable price. It's all I need. Since I am soon due to replace both > of my print cartridges in the Lexmark, I figure I could just as easily > buy the HP printer instead, but I thought I would run this model by the > list members to see if it's compatible with FreeBSD, likely through CUPS? > > Anybody know off hand? > > Thanks! > > -gerry Try this site: http://openprinting.org/printer_list.cgi Just type in your printer info. and see how compatible it is. This is how I make my choice on the HP photosmart 7660 -- Alexander FreeBSD 6.0 i386
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