Re: Xerox Phaser 6110 printer
On Tuesday 12 August 2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Does anybody have a Xerox Phaser 6110 printer working with > > > FreeBSD? > > > > I've never had any trouble with my 6120, but I guess the crucial > > difference is the PostScript support in the 6120. > > The 6130 "just works" -- it internally supports lpr/lpd, not even > needing CUPS -- but it, too, is PostScript. I'd be very cautious > about any printer that doesn't support PostScript or at least PCL, > even one from a first-rate supplier like Xerox. That's the problem, the 6120 and 6130 both talk Postscript and PCL but the 6110 only uses Samsung Printer Language. The splix port lists 13 Xerox printers of which only the 3117 and 6100 are known to work, the rest are "Untested". -- Mike Clarke ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Xerox Phaser 6110 printer
> > Does anybody have a Xerox Phaser 6110 printer working with FreeBSD? > > I've never had any trouble with my 6120, but I guess the crucial > difference is the PostScript support in the 6120. The 6130 "just works" -- it internally supports lpr/lpd, not even needing CUPS -- but it, too, is PostScript. I'd be very cautious about any printer that doesn't support PostScript or at least PCL, even one from a first-rate supplier like Xerox. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Xerox Phaser 6110 printer
On 11/08/08 17:33, Mike Clarke wrote: > Does anybody have a Xerox Phaser 6110 printer working with FreeBSD? My > current inkjet is on it's last legs and the 6110 looks like a good deal > at only 90 GBP for a colour laser. It's listed in the OpenPrinting > database as working "mostly" but I'm not sure if that applies to > FreeBSD as well as Unix and how good "mostly" is. > > I've never had any trouble with my 6120, but I guess the crucial difference is the PostScript support in the 6120. -- Chris Hastie Find tree care advice at http://www.tree-care.info/ ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Xerox Phaser 6110 printer
On Monday 11 August 2008, Warren Block wrote: > Printers with sole-source drivers like that make me nervous. If the > driver or certain features doen't work on your system, it doesn't > leave a lot of options. > > foo2qpdl doesn't appear to be in ports, but probably it'll build okay > anyway. If it were me, I'd make sure that builds and runs first, > making a port of it. Then test the output on a sample printer before > buying. I'm using CUPS which seems to support the Phaser 6110 via the SpliX port so I assume I wouldn't need foo2qpdl. But rather worryingly pkg-descr lists the 6110 as "Untested". I don't have the necessary skills to hack the driver if things don't work so it looks like I'll probably have to eliminate this model from my list unless I can get any feedback from anybody who is successfully using one with FreeBSD. -- Mike Clarke ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Xerox Phaser 6110 printer
On Mon, 11 Aug 2008, Mike Clarke wrote: Does anybody have a Xerox Phaser 6110 printer working with FreeBSD? My current inkjet is on it's last legs and the 6110 looks like a good deal at only 90 GBP for a colour laser. It's listed in the OpenPrinting database as working "mostly" but I'm not sure if that applies to FreeBSD as well as Unix and how good "mostly" is. Printers with sole-source drivers like that make me nervous. If the driver or certain features doen't work on your system, it doesn't leave a lot of options. foo2qpdl doesn't appear to be in ports, but probably it'll build okay anyway. If it were me, I'd make sure that builds and runs first, making a port of it. Then test the output on a sample printer before buying. -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Xerox Phaser 6110 printer
Does anybody have a Xerox Phaser 6110 printer working with FreeBSD? My current inkjet is on it's last legs and the 6110 looks like a good deal at only 90 GBP for a colour laser. It's listed in the OpenPrinting database as working "mostly" but I'm not sure if that applies to FreeBSD as well as Unix and how good "mostly" is. -- Mike Clarke ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
