Re: [newbie] Epson printer warning!
On Sat, Mar 01, 2003 at 06:18:55PM -0500, Ronald J. Hall wrote: On Saturday 01 March 2003 02:20 pm, Technoslick wrote: Isn't it true on the newer inkjets that you need to apply a software 'patch' to reset the chip, or fool it, into thinking that the refill is brand new? A friend who refills her own told me she had to do this to get her own refils to work. This was in Windows, BTW. T Hmm, hadn't ever heard that but I guess its possible. Of course, I don't use Windows on my main comp... A month or two ago I bought a refill for the cartridges on an Epson 777i. It came with a floppy disk of software to install in WIndows to reset the chip so the printer would accept the refilled cartridge. I returned the entir package because (1) Rebooting to WIndows every time the printer runs out of ink is not acceptable (2) Without a floppy drive on my computer, installation was a dubious prospect. -- hendrik -- /\ Dark Lord \/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Epson printer warning!
On Wednesday 05 March 2003 09:23 am, Hendrik Boom wrote: A month or two ago I bought a refill for the cartridges on an Epson 777i. It came with a floppy disk of software to install in WIndows to reset the chip so the printer would accept the refilled cartridge. I returned the entir package because (1) Rebooting to WIndows every time the printer runs out of ink is not acceptable (2) Without a floppy drive on my computer, installation was a dubious prospect. -- hendrik I understand. I think (re)booting to Windows *anytime* is unacceptable! grin -- /\ Dark Lord \/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Epson printer warning!
On Wed, 2003-03-05 at 09:23, Hendrik Boom wrote: On Sat, Mar 01, 2003 at 06:18:55PM -0500, Ronald J. Hall wrote: On Saturday 01 March 2003 02:20 pm, Technoslick wrote: Isn't it true on the newer inkjets that you need to apply a software 'patch' to reset the chip, or fool it, into thinking that the refill is brand new? A friend who refills her own told me she had to do this to get her own refils to work. This was in Windows, BTW. T Hmm, hadn't ever heard that but I guess its possible. Of course, I don't use Windows on my main comp... A month or two ago I bought a refill for the cartridges on an Epson 777i. It came with a floppy disk of software to install in WIndows to reset the chip so the printer would accept the refilled cartridge. I returned the entir package because (1) Rebooting to WIndows every time the printer runs out of ink is not acceptable (2) Without a floppy drive on my computer, installation was a dubious prospect. After the previous discussions about which printers have chips in their cartridges I checked the Epson C62 manual and it only has the usual Caution about refilling the carts because of the quality problems that could ensue. It also warns against drinking the ink! Has this been a problem in the past? g Rich -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Epson printer warning!
On Wed, 2003-03-05 at 12:09, Todd Slater wrote: Not if you cut it with vodka. However, it will scare the hell out of your It's funny that you should mention him, I had an appointment with him this morning in preparation for a colonoscopy. I'll lay off the ink for a few days before the procedure. Rich -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Careful Rich--a friend went in last week for a colonoscopy and shortly thereafter came down with a terrible fever and intestinal distress. He returned home Monday after emergency surgery to remove 12 inches of his perforated large intestine. It was nearly fatal. So, good luck with that! Thanks Todd. This Dr. did a colonoscopy on me 2 1/2 years ago and I know he's good, but I guess that sort of thing can happen anytime. Rich -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] Epson printer warning!
On Saturday 01 Mar 2003 11:23 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At local computer fairs I see that a lot of refilled cartridges are available for Epson printers, but some vendors say that they are 'guaranteed chipped'. I've also read recently that the EU are trying to outlaw the practise of chipping cartridges, because it makes recycling difficult. Exactly what do you mean by chipped? I don't know anything about the technology, other than people selling them told me that it is the way that Epson machines are rigged to recognise their own cartridges. That's what I thought you meant, but now I'm confused! HP printer carts are the ones chipped here in the states and I'm not aware of any Epson carts being chipped, and I own 4 of them at the moment. Can anyone else step in here and help me out? Must be a difference in international markets. I have a price list in front of me that says stylus 680 black, not chipped for use with ILRS stylus 680 colour, not chipped for use with ILRS stylus 680 black, chipped stylus 680, colour chipped and so on... There are also Canon, HP, Lexmark and Olivetti carts listed, but none of those brands show any mention of 'chipped' Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Epson printer warning!
On Sun, 2003-03-02 at 05:20, Anne Wilson wrote: That's what I thought you meant, but now I'm confused! HP printer carts are the ones chipped here in the states and I'm not aware of any Epson carts being chipped, and I own 4 of them at the moment. Can anyone else step in here and help me out? Must be a difference in international markets. I have a price list in front of me that says stylus 680 black, not chipped for use with ILRS stylus 680 colour, not chipped for use with ILRS stylus 680 black, chipped stylus 680, colour chipped and so on... There are also Canon, HP, Lexmark and Olivetti carts listed, but none of those brands show any mention of 'chipped' You're probably right about the differences in markets. My HP 930C (Hey, maybe the C stands for Chipped) is sitting in a box right now because it's too much of a hassle to deal with the cartridges. The HP carts are too expensive and the recycled carts are not all that reliable. I tried refilling my own carts, but that's also a hassle. The book that came with the refill inks was were I got the idea for rotating three cartridges. Rich -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] Epson printer warning!
On Sunday 02 March 2003 09:06 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You're probably right about the differences in markets. My HP 930C (Hey, maybe the C stands for Chipped) is sitting in a box right now because it's too much of a hassle to deal with the cartridges. The HP carts are too expensive and the recycled carts are not all that reliable. I tried refilling my own carts, but that's also a hassle. The book that came with the refill inks was were I got the idea for rotating three cartridges. Rich Hmm, probably wrong but I always thought the C was for color... -- /\ Dark Lord \/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Epson printer warning!
On Mon, 2003-03-03 at 02:29, Ronald J. Hall wrote: Hmm, probably wrong but I always thought the C was for color... Maybe we're wrong and the C stands for CONTRAST - the black against the white, perchance? -- Mon, 3 Mar 2003 09:40:00 +1100 9:40am up 4 days, 23:43, 5 users, load average: 0.01, 0.12, 0.22 -- |____ | kuhn media australia| | / ,, /| |'-. | http://kma.0catch.com | | .\__/ || | | |=| | _ / `._ \|_|_.-' | stephen kuhn| | | / \__.`=._) (_ | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | |/ ._/ || | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]| | |'. `\ | | |icq: 5483808 | | ;/ / | | | | | smk ) /_/| |.---.| | mobile: 0410-728-389| | ' `-`' | Berkeley, New South Wales, AU | -- linux user:267497 * RH 8.0 * PC/Mac/Linux/Networking/Consulting -- You never ever volunteered. Not even if a sergant stood there and said, We need someone to drink alcohol, bottles of, and make love, passionate, to women, for the use of. There was *always* a snag. If a choir of angels asked for volunteers for Paradise to step forward, Nobby knew enough to take one smart pace to the rear. (Feet of Clay) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Epson printer warning!
On Saturday 01 March 2003 01:39 pm, Ronald J. Hall wrote: Okay, about a week ago I posted a message about problems I was having with my Epson C62 printer. Isn't it true on the newer inkjets that you need to apply a software 'patch' to reset the chip, or fool it, into thinking that the refill is brand new? A friend who refills her own told me she had to do this to get her own refils to work. This was in Windows, BTW. T Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Epson printer warning!
On Sat, 2003-03-01 at 14:20, Technoslick wrote: On Saturday 01 March 2003 01:39 pm, Ronald J. Hall wrote: Okay, about a week ago I posted a message about problems I was having with my Epson C62 printer. Isn't it true on the newer inkjets that you need to apply a software 'patch' to reset the chip, or fool it, into thinking that the refill is brand new? A friend who refills her own told me she had to do this to get her own refils to work. This was in Windows, BTW. This is true for HP printers. The usual way is to have a rotation of 3 carts to be refilled, the printer remembers the serial numbers of the last two carts it used and won't print if you refill a cart and put it back in the printer. Which is the reason that I got rid of the HP printer and replaced it with an Epson C62, the HPs are just too expensive to operate and I don't see that much of a quality difference. I've always used the cheapest replacement cartridges that I could find for my Epson printers without a problem. The C62 cart light is flashing and I'm almost out of black ink, we'll see how the replacement works very soon! Rich -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] Epson printer warning!
On Saturday 01 Mar 2003 8:03 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is true for HP printers. The usual way is to have a rotation of 3 carts to be refilled, the printer remembers the serial numbers of the last two carts it used and won't print if you refill a cart and put it back in the printer. Which is the reason that I got rid of the HP printer and replaced it with an Epson C62, the HPs are just too expensive to operate and I don't see that much of a quality difference. Not true. I've used recycled cartridges on my HP printer for ages. And I've taken one out, put a new one in, and when I got a faulty one that the printer wouldn't accept I put the old one back in until I could get a replacement. No problems at all. I've always used the cheapest replacement cartridges that I could find for my Epson printers without a problem. The C62 cart light is flashing and I'm almost out of black ink, we'll see how the replacement works very soon! At local computer fairs I see that a lot of refilled cartridges are available for Epson printers, but some vendors say that they are 'guaranteed chipped'. I've also read recently that the EU are trying to outlaw the practise of chipping cartridges, because it makes recycling difficult. -- Registered Linux User No.293302 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Epson printer warning!
On Sat, 2003-03-01 at 15:38, Anne Wilson wrote: On Saturday 01 Mar 2003 8:03 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is true for HP printers. The usual way is to have a rotation of 3 carts to be refilled, the printer remembers the serial numbers of the last two carts it used and won't print if you refill a cart and put it back in the printer. Which is the reason that I got rid of the HP printer and replaced it with an Epson C62, the HPs are just too expensive to operate and I don't see that much of a quality difference. Not true. I've used recycled cartridges on my HP printer for ages. And I've taken one out, put a new one in, and when I got a faulty one that the printer wouldn't accept I put the old one back in until I could get a replacement. No problems at all. I'm not sure what you mean by not true, but it sounds as if you have an older HP printer. I've always used the cheapest replacement cartridges that I could find for my Epson printers without a problem. The C62 cart light is flashing and I'm almost out of black ink, we'll see how the replacement works very soon! At local computer fairs I see that a lot of refilled cartridges are available for Epson printers, but some vendors say that they are 'guaranteed chipped'. I've also read recently that the EU are trying to outlaw the practise of chipping cartridges, because it makes recycling difficult. Exactly what do you mean by chipped? Rich -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] Epson printer warning!
On Saturday 01 Mar 2003 8:52 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, 2003-03-01 at 15:38, Anne Wilson wrote: On Saturday 01 Mar 2003 8:03 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is true for HP printers. The usual way is to have a rotation of 3 carts to be refilled, the printer remembers the serial numbers of the last two carts it used and won't print if you refill a cart and put it back in the printer. Which is the reason that I got rid of the HP printer and replaced it with an Epson C62, the HPs are just too expensive to operate and I don't see that much of a quality difference. Not true. I've used recycled cartridges on my HP printer for ages. And I've taken one out, put a new one in, and when I got a faulty one that the printer wouldn't accept I put the old one back in until I could get a replacement. No problems at all. I'm not sure what you mean by not true, but it sounds as if you have an older HP printer. Deskjet 990Cxi - not old by any stretch of imagination. I've always used the cheapest replacement cartridges that I could find for my Epson printers without a problem. The C62 cart light is flashing and I'm almost out of black ink, we'll see how the replacement works very soon! At local computer fairs I see that a lot of refilled cartridges are available for Epson printers, but some vendors say that they are 'guaranteed chipped'. I've also read recently that the EU are trying to outlaw the practise of chipping cartridges, because it makes recycling difficult. Exactly what do you mean by chipped? I don't know anything about the technology, other than people selling them told me that it is the way that Epson machines are rigged to recognise their own cartridges. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Epson printer warning!
On Saturday 01 March 2003 02:20 pm, Technoslick wrote: Isn't it true on the newer inkjets that you need to apply a software 'patch' to reset the chip, or fool it, into thinking that the refill is brand new? A friend who refills her own told me she had to do this to get her own refils to work. This was in Windows, BTW. T Hmm, hadn't ever heard that but I guess its possible. Of course, I don't use Windows on my main comp... -- /\ Dark Lord \/ Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Epson printer warning!
On Sat, 2003-03-01 at 17:08, Anne Wilson wrote: On Saturday 01 Mar 2003 8:52 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, 2003-03-01 at 15:38, Anne Wilson wrote: On Saturday 01 Mar 2003 8:03 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is true for HP printers. The usual way is to have a rotation of 3 carts to be refilled, the printer remembers the serial numbers of the last two carts it used and won't print if you refill a cart and put it back in the printer. Which is the reason that I got rid of the HP printer and replaced it with an Epson C62, the HPs are just too expensive to operate and I don't see that much of a quality difference. Not true. I've used recycled cartridges on my HP printer for ages. And I've taken one out, put a new one in, and when I got a faulty one that the printer wouldn't accept I put the old one back in until I could get a replacement. No problems at all. I'm not sure what you mean by not true, but it sounds as if you have an older HP printer. Deskjet 990Cxi - not old by any stretch of imagination. I've always used the cheapest replacement cartridges that I could find for my Epson printers without a problem. The C62 cart light is flashing and I'm almost out of black ink, we'll see how the replacement works very soon! At local computer fairs I see that a lot of refilled cartridges are available for Epson printers, but some vendors say that they are 'guaranteed chipped'. I've also read recently that the EU are trying to outlaw the practise of chipping cartridges, because it makes recycling difficult. Exactly what do you mean by chipped? I don't know anything about the technology, other than people selling them told me that it is the way that Epson machines are rigged to recognise their own cartridges. That's what I thought you meant, but now I'm confused! HP printer carts are the ones chipped here in the states and I'm not aware of any Epson carts being chipped, and I own 4 of them at the moment. Can anyone else step in here and help me out? Rich -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]
