[ale] Multifuncion printer/scanner/fax, etc.

[Scott Castaline]

Paul Cartwright wrote:
> On Mon February 27 2006 5:10 pm, James P. Kinney III wrote:
>   
>> However, it has one function that has been used and loved: the
>> autofeeder scan to PDF and send by email a multi-page, 2-sided
>> document.
>>     
> I have an HP5620 all-in-one unit. I use it mostly for outgoing faxes, 
> and scanning to PDF, I LOVE that feature! I scan hotel receipts, etc, 
> from trips and send them to my boss as PDF, which is the way he wants 
> it.
> on XP the HP software works great. I have emailed HP about NOT being 
> able to use it on my SUSE box, they actually replied to my email, 
> saying they will test it in their lab....
>
>   
>> HP is sponsoring a programmer to write the HP backend code for their
>> entire line of printers. While this pile of code _seems_ like a
>> great thing, I have never been able to get it to work with this
>> printer. In fact, this is the 3rd one I have had replaced under
>> warranty. The fist one simply wouldn't work. The second one kept
>> crashing half-way through a print job using the windows drivers on
>> XP. The third one kept reporting the printheads were worn out and
>> had to be replaced (total pages on printheads: <30. It hadn't
>> started working well enough yet to use). The 4th one works OK as
>> long as I don't try to use the HP supplied Linux drivers (other than
>> the PPD, which is great BTW).
>>     
>
> As soon as they get that working, I can start booting into SUSE on my 
> laptop, and NOT XP !
> that, and I need a Visio alternative for Linux...
>
>   
I have an HP PSC2610v using the ntwk intfc with 2 SuSE 10.0 boxes and a 
MickeySoft 2K box. All seem to be happy with all functions. The latest 
driver from sourceforge.net now allows me to use all functions on the 
printer/scanner/fax, including the  memory card reader. I was also able 
to get the HP All-in-one Control Center working on my SuSE Box....