Re: Problem with printer HP Deskjet 1120

[Camaleón <noelamac@gmail.com>]

On Sun, 14 Mar 2010 12:17:31 +0100, Bernard wrote:

> My printer has been running under Debian Linux for years, without
> problem, except this : I have not found how to align the heads when
> replacing ink cartridges. You are supposed to do this each time you
> install a new cartridge, or else high quality color printing is not
> obtained.

HPLIP driver seems *not* to be able to achieve that:

http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/models/deskjet/deskjet_1120.html

Time to think in buying another printer or setting it up in another OS to 
perform the required maintenance tasks, I guess :-(

> On my newer PC, I also have a Windows partition (XP), but, so far, I
> have been unable to install an HP driver that would work. The one that I
> got when I bought the printer (back a number of years ago), which was
> meant for Win 95 and Win 3.1, refuses to install on 'XP'.

Try to install the w2000 driver or even vista:

<http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/DriverDownload.jsp?
prodNameId=14497&lang=en&cc=us&taskId=135&prodTypeId=18972&prodSeriesId=25522>

Quite strange there is not 32 bits driver for XP >:-? Have you contacted 
HP?

Greetings,

-- 
Camaleón