From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Giovanni Biscuolo Subject: [OT] Free software compatible Multifuncion printer Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 18:20:17 +0200 Message-ID: <87sggvmr0e.fsf@roquette.mug.biscuolo.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="=-=-="; micalg=pgp-sha512; protocol="application/pgp-signature" Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:33948) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1jRI7S-0003JJ-Eu for help-guix@gnu.org; Wed, 22 Apr 2020 12:21:02 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1jRI7H-0001I0-7v for help-guix@gnu.org; Wed, 22 Apr 2020 12:21:02 -0400 Received: from ns13.heimat.it ([46.4.214.66]:39610) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1jRI7G-0000jX-IP for help-guix@gnu.org; Wed, 22 Apr 2020 12:20:50 -0400 Received: from localhost (ip6-localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ns13.heimat.it (Postfix) with ESMTP id 342BB3000D0 for ; Wed, 22 Apr 2020 16:20:46 +0000 (UTC) Received: from ns13.heimat.it ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (ns13.heimat.it [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 24IBZ8SqEH_R for ; Wed, 22 Apr 2020 16:20:25 +0000 (UTC) Received: from bourrache.mug.xelera.it (unknown [93.56.169.211]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by ns13.heimat.it (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 684043000CE for ; Wed, 22 Apr 2020 16:20:25 +0000 (UTC) Received: from roquette.mug.biscuolo.net (roquette [10.38.2.14]) by bourrache.mug.xelera.it (Postfix) with SMTP id 584BF1988CC for ; Wed, 22 Apr 2020 18:20:20 +0200 (CEST) List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-guix-bounces+gcggh-help-guix=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Sender: "Help-Guix" To: help-guix@gnu.org --=-=-= Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello guix users! sorry for this OT, I know there are other community channels to search for this kind of information but they are really scarce: https://h-node.org/printers/catalogue/en/1/1/undef/undef/undef/undef/compat= ibility/undef?search_string=3DMFP&submit=3DSearch Please do you have a suggestion on a MFP (Multifunction Printer) that can print _and_ scan using just free software, without additional proprietary blobs? This is somewhat a follow-up on Chris Marusich help request... more than one year later: https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-guix/2019-03/msg00113.html I'm too much sad about the hardware compatibility with free software in 2020... since 2003 :-(... and this is _not_ a free software community fault. I just got a brend new HP LaserJet MFP M227sdn, HP ships hplip & co. since long ago and they have a pretty informative list of supported printers https://developers.hp.com/hp-linux-imaging-and-printing/supported_devices/i= ndex Column 3 of that list is about "Driver Plug-in" and that column says "No" for my printer [1], so my printer and scanner should be fully supported. ...but I just found that if I do not install the proprietary binary (via "sudo hp-plugin") the scan function just does not work; I've also opened a bug report via the only official channel availabre from HP: https://developers.hp.com/hp-linux-imaging-and-printing/support ...that means a bug report on Ubuntu Launchpad :-S https://bugs.launchpad.net/hplip/+bug/1874254 I'm considering opening an official complaint with HP and returning the MFP printer, but I'd also like to know how can I solve my issue: I'd really like a printer and scanner in one appliance. The alternative oprion is to continue like I did since yesterday: keep printer and scanner separate, so I'll have more options to find a completely free software compatible scanner via SANE Project Any hit is appreciated Thanks! Giovanni [1] ("Required") A downloadable driver plug-in is required for printing support. ("Optional") A downloadable driver plug-in is optional for printing support and may increase the speed, quality, or other aspect of printed output. ("No" or "None") A driver plug-in is not required nor available. Driver plug-ins are released under a proprietary (non-open) license and are not part of the HPLIP tarball release. For more information, please refer to this https://developers.hp.com/hp-linux-imaging-and-printing/binary_plugin.html =2D-=20 Giovanni Biscuolo Xelera IT Infrastructures --=-=-= Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQIzBAEBCgAdFiEERcxjuFJYydVfNLI5030Op87MORIFAl6gbsIACgkQ030Op87M ORI0eBAAk5LPx8QK4vxkw5egiayw9KY6E6xlJRqZTnFqpezpwpHirnbj3/HJy9XS H7FSmzW8JVE+01EUH2Q28tKFnjJbwQWQqTurfd8jGuk0lc5suPBZ+FK4Qbz5piWf 54AmUUugN1Rg0G/2GkV4AXpc1Kxla3HCv0NfbrNV1WrSnSwBRQbOl5U2a6Q6wZ1b HAqNtZ6fnsQxVhkkJ/i8U+ppSzoSe+cT2kV436nAmn/QfNU1uFkOVFCNchUjUcGC LlYCGl0uTD7cYSm2KBs+sP/pFInfyiQm/7azq9C6qKQUpR5kz57DLYTYKDJ/VolO bmg7VzwJA2BOTNv3+2n+0jKXoM/BOKXhNM9ZHBJKoGv0EM5u/t9JRgp6/4axrAlt Oc70sG2stLRYqNu/rMnhjytVH1INPjqx3jsZLQIA/OHeS+dbRMRqZhnjR4OJqMzC fNsDU/clpn6MMSSATuYy3KzhXpKtnyqLOPNGkeGlhsvrdov5Nn5j6qhCnfvqBHoX aDRiPlRWtzk4blJN3BMr5nmyLlRaG6Qs29HvNN9t3/PvfD6JvgnCIJPrBkjN5eol HVVjRBZfXV6TT0i6vQRzAwY4ISJ/h/EhKKyfoAIg0YU42I33o6BuR6ueQMM1xaxP g6CCE+d/pRaipMs27GwDR4kexh9dCXK29AnVTkX6Rb5TI4itGfU= =wBBM -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-=-=--