O cool... I guess the support has now been added to Linux. Thanks! -Mark
On Mon, 15 Nov 2004, Edward Elliott wrote: > Mark - a note on the Lexmark issue. I also happen to have a Lexmark, a > Z51. I never got it working under Gentoo. But just a day or two ago I > installed Fedora Core 3 (and updated it via Yum). I was pleasantly > surprised to find that it was listed in the printer list for Lexmark and > printed with no problems. No need for any special commands or editing of > config files, just clicked on the Z51 in the dialog box and it worked > just like. This is the ease of use that will make the Linux desktop very > appealing to the general person. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mark K. Kim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "lugod's technical discussion forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [vox-tech] Printer Recommendation? > Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2004 16:13:48 -0800 (PST) > > Re: > Re: Yeah, I agree with the others. HP's inkjet quality is not as good as some > Re: of the other vendors. When I was working, we had an old Xerox > Re: printer and the latest greatest HP all-in-one printer and the Xerox > Re: beat HP in printer quality hands-down no contest oh-so-obvious when > Re: we tried to print business cards on glossy paper. > Re: > Re: I'd buy HP inkjet only because it's easier finding compatible Linux > Re: driver, but since Rod and Rick has some good references for other vendors > Re: I wouldn't even think about HP inkjet. HP *laserjet* (1100) has been > Re: really good for me, though, except for that one time but it turned out to > Re: be a manufacturing defect and HP took the first step to contact me before > Re: I thought about contacting them (one of the good things about registering > Re: your product.) Everything's working peachy now, and I'm still using a > Re: toner from ~3 years ago that I got from OfficeMax at discounted price > Re: because it was mispriced and I called it on them... =) > Re: > Re: For my parents, I got them a Lexmark all-in-one (inkjet) printer, but it > Re: has absolutely no Linux suport. Lexmark is generally bad with Linux > Re: support, apparently. But I could still print to that printer from my > Re: Linux box via the LAN using some postscript wrapper driver. That still > Re: needs the printer to be hooked up to a Windows box, though. > Re: > Re: For me, the hardest part about shopping for inkjet printers is that most > Re: computer places that I shop at lack choice. Since I look for printers > Re: other than HP, that limits my choice quite a bit. These days I look for > Re: all-in-one (with fax capability if at all possible) since the price > Re: difference is so little and you get all other stuff with the printer. > Re: That limits the choice to about 2-3 printers per store (with half of them > Re: without fax capability), none of which are listed in the Linux > Re: compatibility chart I take with me (if I take one.) So I generally pick > Re: one based on the vendor, which usually turns out to be incompatible with > Re: Linux. That seems to be same with every piece of hardware these days. > Re: It's much easier if you buy online, though. Anyway, something to think > Re: about! > Re: > Re: -Mark > Re: > Re: > Re: On Sun, 14 Nov 2004, Robert G. Scofield wrote: > Re: > Re: > I was wondering if someone could recommend an inkjet printer for Linux > use. > Re: > > Re: > My printer will cost more to repair than it will cost for me to buy a > Re: > new one. I'm not using Linux now because of a motherboard problem. I'm > Re: > a 100% Windows98 user. But I will get a new computer as soon as I get > Re: > the money, and so need to plan for future Linux use. > Re: > > Re: > As a Windows user I'm leaning toward Epson. I've heard that the inks > Re: > are better than HP inks in that they do not run as much if the paper > Re: > gets wet. In addition, Epson has 3 or 4 separate color ink cartridges. > Re: > So if you run out of yellow you get a yellow cartridge instead of having > Re: > to pay $40 or so for one color cartridge like you have to do with an HP. > Re: > > Re: > As a past and future Linux user I'm leaning toward HP because HP makes > Re: > Linux drivers. SuSE 9.0 had the HP drivers and it was nice being able > Re: > to easily choose different printing options. I don't know whether or > Re: > nor there is as much driver support for an Epson. > Re: > > Re: > So what do people recommend for Linux? > Re: > > Re: > Thank you. > Re: > > Re: > Bob > Re: > > Re: > _______________________________________________ > Re: > vox-tech mailing list > Re: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Re: > http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech > Re: > > Re: > Re: -- > Re: Mark K. Kim > Re: AIM: markus kimius > Re: Homepage: http://www.cbreak.org/ > Re: Xanga: http://www.xanga.com/vindaci > Re: Friendster: http://www.friendster.com/user.php?uid=13046 > Re: PGP key fingerprint: 7324 BACA 53AD E504 A76E 5167 6822 94F0 F298 5DCE > Re: PGP key available on the homepage > Re: _______________________________________________ > Re: vox-tech mailing list > Re: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Re: http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech > Re: > > > > Ed Elliott > (707) 428-6620 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _______________________________________________ > vox-tech mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech > > -- Mark K. 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