From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jan 18 10:20:50 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6D78F16A41F for ; Wed, 18 Jan 2006 10:20:50 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ivan.roth@free.fr) Received: from smtp6-g19.free.fr (smtp6-g19.free.fr [212.27.42.36]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 604D343D5C for ; Wed, 18 Jan 2006 10:20:49 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ivan.roth@free.fr) Received: from imp3-g19.free.fr (imp3-g19.free.fr [212.27.42.3]) by smtp6-g19.free.fr (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0ECE71817A; Wed, 18 Jan 2006 11:20:48 +0100 (CET) Received: by imp3-g19.free.fr (Postfix, from userid 33) id BCAA054201; Wed, 18 Jan 2006 11:20:51 +0100 (MET) Received: from 83.214.71.138 ([83.214.71.138]) by imp4.free.fr (Horde) with HTTP for ; Wed, 18 Jan 2006 11:20:50 +0100 Message-ID: <20060118112050.iygm56c4o4s0ksog@imp4.free.fr> Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 11:20:50 +0100 From: ivan.roth@free.fr To: tedm@toybox.placo.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable User-Agent: Internet Messaging Program (IMP) H3 (4.0.2) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: trouble installing new printer X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 10:20:50 -0000 Hi Ted, don't worry about what your mail sounds, it is ok :) You're right on every points. I do not need to print so much. In fact, I am translating the printing chapter of the handbook to french and I just wante= d to test the parallel interface. I bought this printer for 70$ (approx.). In fa= ct, it is just the cost for knowledge :) Yes I should have choose a compatible printer, but it was the cheapest one = and I am sure I will have good results. Some website pointed me to the BJC-8200 d= river and I got some results with the BJC-800 one. I am not a politic man but I think one company you may consider working for= open source is HP, especially when they give the FBSD foundation important gifts= . I worked for them and I had to change my job because of their restructuration plan (I was like a "collateral damage", not a directly "fired" guy). Everybody will have his point of view. I promised myself never buy Canon printers again after my i320. But for sure, when time will come for me to have an "everyday-printing prin= ter", I will choose it carefuly, and spend as much money as necessary. P.S: a simple PS just about USB printers: the chapter I am translating (http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/handbook/printing.html) said "USB is superior to RS-232 Serial and to Parallel for printing, but it is not as we= ll supported under UNIX=AE systems." I will test USB connection of course and maybe submit an update for this chapter. -- Regards, Ivan.