USB (DOT4) Printers & OS4.1 **Testing in Progress**

@Chris

My fault misread your post.

@bitman

I Just tried to connect my HP pcs 2510 - it had the same entry (7,1,2).

BUt why can I print on that printer via USB when I can't print on ther LaserJEt 2600n which also has (7,1,2)?

@Mrodfr

Are we any further on with this?? Has anyone heard from RWO with regard to possile usb printer support on 4.1?

@Amiga1200Mark

ya beat me to it ...RWO, any new news mate

@328gts

I have been unable to get hold of a dot4 printer

@rwo

can you find one new? if so that's why we want to move forward with this bounty so that you can buy one

@ ALL

anyone live close to RWO that has an old DOT4 they can send him? is so then maybe we can set up a bounty to cover the shipping costs

@328gts

First of all we need to identify a printer that for sure is a DOT4 printer. I have a Brother printer I havn't tested yet - I'll try to test it over the weekend.

@all

Here is a list to go through :

from post #4, they use software that communicates with dot4 protocol printers.

http://forum1.netgear.com/showthread.php?p=217917

NETGEAR Print Server Compatibility List (MFP)

http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1093/related/1

PS: i like Canon or HP multifuction printers myself

hope this helps

Edit: I would prefer a NEW printer for the bounty, so new users can buy a new printer, with latest functionalty and other bounties to get printer functions up-to-date.

@angelheart

we woould like to found a soultion to give to rwo a dot4 printer for a driver.

- buy new himself (bounty pay the printer).
- second hand himself (bounty pay the printer).
- a user send him his printer and take the bounty (postage).

The best is for rwo and use to found a seond hand first, a cheap on on his supermarket and last auser with a real dot4 to send to him his printer.

The first problem is to be sure a printer is a dot4 one.

Hope your netgear link could help and maybe first thing is to found a technical link like this one who printer is well checked about dot4 printer or not.

@Mrodfr

Today I got hold of a HP LaserJet 1020 and I have high hopes this is a Dot4 printer... the problem I got it from a recycle station where it had been out in the rain.

Looking at the circus when I got home, look it was dry.. but I'm leaving inside for drying for a couple of days.

Anyway I have now 6 usb printers :/

RWO

@rwo

great news! I have the HP LaserJet 1012 and its DOT4 so I'm pretty sure the 1020 will be too...so how does the bounty work now...do you have to assign yourself to the proposed bounty at amigabounty.net ?

@328gts

1. I think we let RWO testing if this printer is a DOT4 one.

2. After he could say for the bounty the prize of this recycle station printer (if not too wet) and some beers and time lost.

3. some users will fullfill the bounty.

4. RWO has some betatesters here for the time he has made the driver and would like tests from other printers.


NOTE: I haven't a printer here but I will donate little money for this bounty. I'm more here for created this kind of special bounty.

- Money for a webcam, an usb to ethernet adaptator,...for making AOS4 drivers. Sometime the hardware could be found at supermarket, or from a user or from a recycle station but It's the minimal point to offer an hardware to the developper IMHO.

Maybe the next time that will be a light and common hardware that just a user need to send to RWO by mail.


I just would like to se more often RWO asked for an hardware, for a driver, and if someone could send the hardware to him...


RWO: thanks for having actively rechearched a DOT4 printer for AOS4.X and hope you are happy by the feedback here

@Mrodfr

Just let him decide what hw he wants to mak drivers for,and we buy it for him. And make that hw you can buy now. Makes it easier for betatesters and to buy it when it is finished..

@Mrodfr

i agree

@ RWO

THANKS for digging up a printer and helping us out

Talk about DOT4 printers:

http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r18459897-F5L009-USB-Network-Hub

Quote:

We should in future think about a universal printer server/driver, using PDF.

http://www.uniprint.net/pdf/WP_UniPri ... rOptimization_May2005.pdf

Linux OpenPrinting cups docs
http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collab ... atabase/cupsdocumentation

I connected the printer this morning and it is a Dot4 printer.

Actual you can choose 3 diffrent mode to cominucate with it so dot4 is just on of them.

@rwo

Thats great and thanks for following this thread

If this printer is the good one (no last minuts surprise), just think to choose how much money do you want for this printer (for the bounty).

Don't hesitate to give to use your point of view about this bounty..

@ rwo

great news! and +1 to what Mrodfr said

@rwo

What about news for DOT4 printer ????

I'm not saying that you must do the work ASAP

But just we would like to know informations for finishing the bounty that mean give you some money for the printer and the free time loss for searching after the printer.

After you could work on the DOT4 printer when you want but give to use some appoximate period.

hanks for answering

a@ rwo
little gentle bump for a progress report please ..we all know it's a busy time of year