From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jan 4 18:02:34 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7846716A4CE for ; Tue, 4 Jan 2005 18:02:34 +0000 (GMT) Received: from extacy.homeip.net (extacy.homeip.net [67.62.48.56]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B8CB343D48 for ; Tue, 4 Jan 2005 18:02:33 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from Niy@extacy.homeip.net) Received: (qmail 80917 invoked by uid 89); 4 Jan 2005 18:02:12 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO Weasel) (Niy@extacy.homeip.net@141.157.27.194) by extacy.homeip.net with SMTP; 4 Jan 2005 18:02:12 -0000 From: "Niy" To: "'regis rampnoux'" Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2005 13:02:31 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.5510 In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Thread-Index: AcTyhoq2cx9Q34tVTnCCdrppH7sjngAANR3A Message-Id: <20050104180233.B8CB343D48@mx1.FreeBSD.org> cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: USB Bidirectional printer X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2005 18:02:34 -0000 -----Original Message----- From: regisr@regix.com [mailto:regisr@regix.com] On Behalf Of regis rampnoux Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 12:55 PM To: Niy Subject: RE: USB Bidirectional printer Thanks for your reply, On 04-Jan-2005 Niy wrote: > My printer works fine on USB, in both 4.10 and 5.3. I have an HP > Photosmart 1215, but a lot of HPs will work, along with many other > printers. |But do you read on the USB port?The problem is for utilities, not for printing. |I don't know what is the software for HP but escputil does not work. It should be used to clean the head, identify the model, make head alignement, |reports ink levels ... | | |-- |regis To be honest, I've never tried. I'm not even sure if there is a utility for HP printers that will do that. I'll do a little research and try tonight, and let you know. - Tim