Installation instructions for the GhostScript HP DeskJet (670,850, 890, 1600) driver

  1. To install the driver you need a complete GhostScript 7.00 and GSView installation. The necessary files can be found at:  http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/

    2. You need the following files:
    gs703os2.zip (5534 KB) GhostScript 7.03
    gsv400os2.zip (879 KB) GSView Version 4.00 beta or newer version of GSView, which can be found in the beta directory on the ftp server or mirror.
     
  2. To install GhostScrip use the GSView installation programm. Therefore copy both archives ((gs703os2.zip and gsv400os2.zip) into a directory unzip gsv400os2.zip and start the program OS2SETUP.EXE. Follow the instructions.

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  3. Test your installation. If everything is OK proceed to the next step.

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  4. Unzip  GS703-586-OS2-HP.ZIP.

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  5. Copy the following files into the  X:\GSTOOLS\GS7.03\BIN archive:

    6. GSDLL2.DLL
    GSOS2.EXE
    GSPMDRV.EXE
     
  6. The file PRINTER.INI is a modified version of the GSView printer list. Copy it into the X:\GSTOOLS\GSVIEW2 directory. After this step GSView reconfigure GSView (start GSView, menu "options, configuration"). Otherwise the HP printers won't show up in the GSView printer menu!

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  7. Now GhostView should be ready to support HP DeskJet 670, 850, 890, 1600 printers
    8. List of compatibility: 
    Name of the driver: Supported HP DeskJet color printer
     CDJ670 HP 670, HP 690
     CDJ850 HP 850, HP 855, HP 870, HP 1100
     CDJ880 HP 880, 812, 815, 832, 882, 895, 932, 970
     CDJ890 HP 890
     CDJ1600 HP 1600
You can further simplify the printing process by using a 600dpi PostScript printer driver  (e.g. Apple Color LaserWriter 12/600) together with the program PRINTMON, which "pipes" the results of the PostScript printer driver to GhostScript (and your HP DeskJet). The resulting prints have a very good quality!
An installation instruction for printmon can be found on  Uli Wortmanns webpage. And I want to thank Uli for his excellent driver!
The CDJ880 driver  was written by Matthew J. Gelhaus. Thanks Matthew! Unfortunately the links to his webpage are outdated. Hints are welcome.
Further information about the driver can also be found in the GhostScript documentation. Which can be found in the X:\gstools\gs7.03\doc directory!

Helge von Hagen <von.hagen@gmx.de>
Göttingen
28. October 2001