On Sunday 17 Oct 2004 19:53, Björn Olsson wrote: > > > > Bjorn: > > I don't mean to send you on a wild goose chase, but have you asked > > Epson? Way back when I first thought about installing Mandrake 7.0, I > > got prompt and useful responses from Creative (sound card), Zoom > > (modem) and Matrox (video). OTOH, Brother (printer) came back with > > "Huh?". I learned elsewhere that my printer would work if I set it up > > as some kind of HP Laser at the cost of reduced resolution; since then > > cups sets it up right out of the box.-- cmg > > Carroll, > > No, I haven't asked Epson yet. Asking the manufacturer och vendor is > always the last resort, isn't it? ;-) > However, I have gone over their website without finding anything > worthwhile. But you are right, It _is_ worth asking, so I'll give them a > call tomorrow. > Epson used to have a page on their website where it listed printers that work with linux, and giving a download of the package iscan - rather like xsane - but it doesn't seem to be there now. Perhaps iscan hasn't been recoded for 2.6 kernels, so they pulled the plug. It's definitely worth asking them. I wouldn't expect the knee-jerk 'what's linux' reaction from Epson.
Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet?
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