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I recently got an HP OfficeJet Model 500 (integrated
Printer/Scanner/Fax/Copier) which I want to use not only under
Windows'95 but also as my default Linux printer.

The printer is basically DeskJet500C compatibel, but when accessed under
Linux the lp daemon always sees the printer "offline". There is
no possibility to set it "online" for printing from the its function
panel.

Is there any driver which works with HP OfficeJet Series printers?

Thx, Charly Wimmer

I have an OfficeJet, too, (minus the scanner) and haven't had any of the
problems you describe.  When you turn the printer on, it should come on
line immediately.  I would guess that the problem has something to do with
the lpr daemon instead, or perhaps with the device driver file.  A way to
check that is to copy something... a text file, say, to the printer
device, bypassing the lpr daemon entirely.  It's just a diagnostic to
ensure that you have a working printer connection.

Another thing, strangely, is that my lpr daemon is set up for /dev/lp1,
not /dev/lp0, so that's worth checking, too.

When selecting printer drivers from software packages, the plain-vanilla
DeskJet drivers work just fine.

HTH

Robert