From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 27 20:43:29 2004 Return-Path: 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 BA4CB16A4CE for ; Mon, 27 Dec 2004 20:43:29 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mtiwmhc12.worldnet.att.net (mtiwmhc12.worldnet.att.net [204.127.131.116]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 54BBB43D39 for ; Mon, 27 Dec 2004 20:43:29 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from dwinner-lists@worldnet.att.net) Received: from [10.10.100.62] (unknown[216.113.237.29]) by worldnet.att.net (mtiwmhc12) with ESMTP id <2004122720432811200mhirie> (Authid: duanewinner); Mon, 27 Dec 2004 20:43:29 +0000 Message-ID: <41D07410.2030307@att.net> Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2004 15:44:00 -0500 From: Duane Winner User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0 (X11/20041210) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org References: <001401c4ec49$d919f020$a23db918@D1TWQX41> <20041227193742.GC22614@keyslapper.org> In-Reply-To: <20041227193742.GC22614@keyslapper.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: Printer X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2004 20:43:29 -0000 Louis LeBlanc wrote: >If it's a new printer, my best suggestion would be to return it and >get an HP anything. > >Some newer Lexmark printers do support standard protocols, but I went >and spent $80 for a Lexmark color printer several years ago that spent >more time working as a doorstop than a printer. > I'll second that. I don't recall the model (it's still running attached to the kid's computer), but it's a Lexmark color inkjet that is totally useless for computers running anything but consumer-grade Windows. >They used - and still >do for some printers - proprietary protocols, and release their own >drivers - you guessed it - for Windows only. And sometimes not even >for all versions of Windows. My one Windows system was NT, and it >wasn't supported. At the time, I was a Linux user, and even the >reverse engineered Linux drivers weren't able to get it working. > >On top of that, for the short time I did have it working (on Win98 - >blech) I found printing quality and speed to be nothing short of poor. > >I'll never buy a Lexmark again, and if given one, I'll immediately put >it on EBay or just give it to my front curb. > >Lou > >On 12/27/04 02:25 PM, Leon sat at the `puter and typed: > > >>Hi, >> >>I have a "BSD5.3" >>I'm trying to set-up a printer.(Dell AIO A960) >>I think, that this printer made by "Lexmark". >>They have one looks like what I have(Lexmark X6170) >> >>I do not know if "BSD" support this printer. >>So if you know, pleas let me know. >> >>Thanks, >>Leon. >>_______________________________________________ >>freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >>http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >>To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> >> >> > > >