On 08/12/2003 09:20 James Drabb wrote
On Sun, 2003-12-07 at 06:13, Graeme Willox wrote:
On 07/12/2003 11:55 James Drabb wrote
On Sat, 2003-12-06 at 19:06, Graeme Willox wrote:
On 07/12/2003 01:47 James Drabb wrote
I'm quite happy with the Lexmark printer. If it won't work with Linux
then unfortunately perhaps, Linux will be what has to go.
Wow! Your going to give up on Linux because of one poorly made,
proprietary printer? Oh well. Is Linux running on a separate PC? You
could try to print to it using samba. Though I don't know if that will
work because Lexmark uses their own proprietary protocol to talk to the
printer.
Jim Drabb
I'd like to give Linux a fair go, but given that I can't return the
printer, what you're suggesting is that I effectively throw away a
$500 printer. In answer to your question, Linux isn't running on a
separate PC. At the moment, I'm using grub to choose between Linux
and Windows XP Pro.
Is that $500 in AU? I see this printer is $179 now
http://store.yahoo.com/4cheapc/lex6alfacopr.html. Does Lexmark mark up
the prices that much for non-USA sales?
No. As you would have seen, its regular price on that site is quoted
as USD299.00. That equates to AUD409.00. One Aussie dollar buys 73 US
cents at the moment. So it is a bit more expensive. I didn't say as
much, but the price I mentioned is Aussie dollars. Its RRP is $499,
but you can buy it for less if you're good at haggling.
I'll have a look at samba. I guess my biggest problem with Linux at
the moment is that I still know absolutely nothing about it. I didn't
even download it myself. I can't get broadband internet access in my
area. I got a copy of Fedora from someone else who uses it.
If you are dual booting, samba won't help you. Samba allows a Linux PC
to talk to an MS PC, mount shares and printers.
You could buy some really cheap inkjet and connect it so you can print
when your in Linux. Get some cheap Epson, Cannon or HP. Most of them
work fine, especially the HP printers. I had a Lexmark X83 and sold it
to a co-worker so I could get a printer/scanner/copier that worked well
in Linux. I am very happy with the HP PSC 2110 that was about $150 US.
I'm not sure what the deal is with that particular printer at the
moment. Is it a new model in the US? Or perhaps an old one? I've
seen it for sale on a few Australian retailers' sites, but HP Australia
don't even give it a mention on their website. Obviously, it's not the
only one they produce.
I considered it a major achievement when I managed to have my fat32
partitions mount automatically each time the machine is booted. :-)
It is a learning process. Give it time : )
I'll try. I have to say I'm a little surprised at this group. It's
nice to see so many people being helpful, even if some are perhaps a
little more fanatical than others about Linux. :-)
Best,
Jim Drabb
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