[cups.general] HP Universal Print Drivers

[Michael Sweet]

CUPS may have the necessary information via the PPD file, however none  
of the Microsoft-supported protocols will relay it.  More than likely  
these drivers also do not work with sharing between Windows systems,  
either... :(

On Apr 1, 2009, at 3:57 PM, Andy Powell wrote:

> Any ideas on how to deal with HP Universal Print Drivers? They want  
> to communicate with the printer to determine its make/model before  
> printing. From what I hear, manufacturers are moving towards these  
> "universal" drivers, exclusively.
>
> Case-in-point, the HP LaserJet P4014 only offers the PCL6 version as  
> a "native" driver. PCL5 and PS are only available as a universal  
> driver.
>
> Can CUPS be configured to pass this information along to satisfy the  
> driver?
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Michael R Sweet, Senior Printing System Engineer

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