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>HP HOWTO:
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Configuration Guide and Use of HP Products under Linux
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(Version 0.94)</TH
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>Chapter 1. Introduction</A
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>1.1. <A
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>Presentation</A
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>1.2. <A
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>1.1. Presentation</A
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This document is a guide on the use of products proposed by the hardware manufacturer
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>Hewlett-Packard</A
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(HP)
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under Linux.
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It's a quick reference guide, covering all what you need to know to size, install and configure your products under Linux, or which complementary software will be useful for their use.
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Frequently Asked Questions find answers, and references are given concerning other sources of information related to HP technologies and applications. </P
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Opinions expressed here are those of the author, and don't commit both
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HREF="http://www.medasys.fr"
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>Medasys</A
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or
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>Hewlett-Packard</A
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Informations are provided in the aim to be useful to the readers.
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However, there can't be, through this document, any warranty of any kind either from Medasys or HP on these systems under Linux, as well as from myself.
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Neither Medasys, nor HP, nor the author could be responsible for any problem caused by the use of this information.
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However, software editors don't guarantee you a lot either (re-read the contracts). </P
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>1.1.1. New versions of this document</A
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New versions of this document will be announced regularly on the Usenet groups
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>news:fr.comp.os.linux.annonces</A
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> and <A
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>news:comp.os.linux.annonces</A
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They will also be updated on the various anonymous ftp sites which archive such information, mainly
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>ftp://ftp.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/</A
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Hypertext versions of this and other Linux HOWTO are available on many web sites, including
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>http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO</A
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> and <A
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>http://www.freenix.org/unix/linux/HOWTO</A
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Most Linux distributions on CD-ROM include the HOWTO, often under the
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directory, and you can also buy printed copies from several vendors.
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Sometimes the HOWTO available from CD-ROM vendors, ftp sites or printed format are out of date.
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If the date on this HOWTO is more than 6 months in the past, then a newer copy is probably available on the Internet.
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The site of reference for this HOWTO is
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>http://www.hyper-linux.org/HP-HOWTO/current</A
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Old versions of this document are also available at
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If you make a translation of this document into another language, please let me know so that I can include a reference to it here. The following versions are currently available :
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>French</A
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> As english isn't a native language for me, I would really appreciate any correction on the english version. </P
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I rely on you, the reader, to make this HOWTO useful.
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If you have any suggestions, corrections, or congratulations :-) don't hesitate to send them to me
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and I will try to incorporate them in a next revision.
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I've created a mailing-list dedicated to this document. Every person interested to contribute can register at
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>mailto:sympa@eurolinux.grenoble.hp.com?subject=subscribe%20hp-howto</A
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I am also willing to answer general questions on HP hardware and software with Linux, as best I can.
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Before doing so, please read all of the information in this HOWTO, and then send me detailed information about the problem.
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If you publish this document on a CD-ROM or in hardcopy form, a complimentary copy would be appreciated; mail me for my postal address. Also consider making a donation to the Linux Documentation Project to help support free documentation for Linux. Contact the Linux HOWTO coordinator,
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Guylhem AZNAR <TT
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