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Chris Tooley <[log in to unmask]>
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Chris Tooley <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 8 Feb 2011 13:13:11 -0800
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On 11-02-08 6:13 AM, Mark Stodola wrote:
> Alan Bartlett wrote:
>> On 8 February 2011 03:21, Chris Tooley<[log in to unmask]>  wrote:
>>
>>
>>> I am attempting to get an HP Color LaserJet cp2025dn installed on some SL5
>>> systems.
>>>
>>> Firstly, if anyone has any experience getting these up and running I would
>>> be grateful for some hints or help :)
>>>
>>> Anyway, according to here:
>>> http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/models/color_laserjet/hp_color_laserjet_cp2025dn.html
>>>
>>> I need to have HPLIP 2.8.10 or greater installed - which seems to pan out as
>>> I have tried to get a PPD from a newer ubuntu system to work with SL5 and it
>>> has issues with a foomatic script - which implies to me that a PPD alone
>>> won't work.
>>>
>>> As far as I can see, HPLIP in the repos is version 1.6.7 - is there a repo
>>> out there that has a newer version?
>>>
>>
>> Scott Robbins has an page [1] titled "Installing HPLIP 3.10.6 on
>> CentOS 5.3" that might be worth a read.
>>
>> Alan.
>>
>> [1] http://home.roadrunner.com/~computertaijutsu/hplip.html
>>
> This might be of help:
> http://www.openprinting.org/printer/HP/HP-HP_Color_Laserjet_CP2025dn
> It looks like it is supported by the "older" HPIJS.  You probably won't
> get all of the advanced features it may have, but it will print.  The
> package is called "hpijs" in SL5.
>
> If that fails, try some of the generic PCL drivers or even Postscript.
>
> Cheers,
> Mark
>

To Follow up, the PPD located at openprinting.org worked fantastically 
with the current CUPS (I also have hpijs installed).

I have printed a test page and a couple of pages from a website and it 
looks like it's working flawlessly.

Thanks for the help everyone!
-Chris

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