HP Color LaserJet 3000n with Linux (Mandrake/Mandriva, Fedora)

Is the HP Color LaserJet 3000n compatible (i.e., relatively trouble-
free)
with Linux in general? Has anyone had any notable difficulties?

I'm most interested in hearing about its compatibiity with Mandriva
2007.1 and Fedora Core 6 (and up).
TIA.

The Derfer wrote:
> Is the HP Color LaserJet 3000n compatible (i.e., relatively trouble-
> free) with Linux in general? Has anyone had any notable difficulties?

First, linux has nothing to do with it. It is the drivers that come with the
distribution which are maintained separately. There is a URL for what works with
which FC distribution but I don't have it at hand. Someone here certainly will.

If it is their latest and greatest printer, there probably will not be a driver
for it for a few months. The simplest trick is to tell the computer it is the
previous version in the same line of printers. That should give you all but the
new features added to this model. I did it when an Epson C80 was new and simply
told the computer it was a C60. It didn't give me everything but I did get
everything I wanted to use it for including photo quality prints.

> I'm most interested in hearing about its compatibiity with Mandriva
> 2007.1 and Fedora Core 6 (and up).

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> Is the HP Color LaserJet 3000n compatible

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hplip.sf.net

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from: http://hplip.sourceforge.net/support...lor_laser.html

Model: Color Laserjet 3000n
Minimum HPLIP Version: 0.9.7
Parallel: No
USB: Yes
Network(1): Yes
Print Class: LJColor
Scan(3): No
Photo(4): No
Fax(5): No
Copy(6): No
Services/Status(7): Yes

1 Network support indicates built-in ethernet and/or wireless networking.
Alternatively, many devices may be operated on the network using an
external JetDirect print server. Not all network configurations are
supported. Please refer to the HPLIP FAQs for more information.

3 Scan supported means that PC initiated scan using a SANE compatible
software application is supported over parallel, USB, or network
(depending on I/O connection).

4 Photo supported means that the printer's photo card slots are readable
using either USB mass storage (usb only) or hp-unload.

5 Fax supported means that PC initiated fax send is supported using hp-
sendfax, once an appropriate CUPS fax queue is set up.

6 Copy supported means that PC initiated copying is supported using hp-
makecopies.

7 Services/status means that ink/toner levels, error reporting, and
services such as alignment, and color calibration are available.

The Derfer wrote:
> Is the HP Color LaserJet 3000n compatible (i.e., relatively trouble-
> free)
> with Linux in general? Has anyone had any notable difficulties?
>
> I'm most interested in hearing about its compatibiity with Mandriva
> 2007.1 and Fedora Core 6 (and up).
> TIA.
>


firstly: it comes with a built in network PrintServer, and Ethernet NIC,
so when you connect to the network hub, switch, it is ready to print
from any system on the network!

http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en...85-500094.html

secondly: Many hardware pages, and sale pages, that are NOT HP pages,
report it is ready to go on all PC's, Macs, and Linux systems! Well,
those third parties only sell them, like in the UK and don't speak for
HP, but, most vendors tend to be truthful about capabilities as
advertised. Do the Google search and see for yourself, it's true!

thirdly, HP just works, even though CUPS has no record of a driver for
that model 3000n. As suggested elsewhere, run a generic HP laserjet
driver for the prior model.