From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Dec 28 06:05:42 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 8DB7C16A4CE for ; Tue, 28 Dec 2004 06:05:42 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mail.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com (mail.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com [65.75.192.90]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2274943D1F for ; Tue, 28 Dec 2004 06:05:42 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from tedm@toybox.placo.com) Received: from tedwin2k (nat-rtr.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com [65.75.197.130]) iBS65ev82581; Mon, 27 Dec 2004 22:05:40 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from tedm@toybox.placo.com) From: "Ted Mittelstaedt" To: "Leon" , Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2004 22:05:39 -0800 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.6604 (9.0.2911.0) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1441 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: <001401c4ec49$d919f020$a23db918@D1TWQX41> 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: Tue, 28 Dec 2004 06:05:42 -0000 Hi Leon, I hope you didn't buy this THEN try using it under FreeBSD. The Dell AllInOne A960 printer is exactly the same as the Lexmark X6170. Dell commonly rebrands other people's stuff as their own. By doing this they charge more money for the Dell branded device, as you would pay if you just bought it off the street from a retailer. It is worth it to note by the way that the A960 is now in the Dell discountinued list, and can be purchased from a link on Dell's website for "refurbished" printers, here: http://www1.us.dell.com/content/products/compare.aspx/printers?c=us&cs=22&l= en&s=dfh The Lexmark X6170 is NOT supported under ANY version of UNIX, whether Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris, etc. The X6170 communicates with the computer ONLY via USB and it does NOT have any kind of emulation of other printer. It will NOT print ASCII if you send text to the printer. You must understand that the way that these printers operate is that the print engine and page rendering is entirely done by the software driver that runs on the PC. In short, all the PC does is send a series of commands to the printer that position the print head and print out dots on the paper for where the 1's are and no dots for where the 0's are. These commands are proprietary to the manufacturer and are different for each make and model of printer. There are UNIX printer drivers such as gimp print that can do this, for example I have an Epson C84 printer where the driver is entirely built by compiling gimp on my computer, and works similarly to the X6170 driver under Windows. I can print color Postscript files, and printouts from the Netscape web browser on my FreeBSD system and whatnot on this printer. (even though this printer is not a Postscript printer) In the future you should go to the website: http://www.linuxprinting.org before purchasing a printer. Anything that is listed as a supported printer on this website will work under FreeBSD. It is also not necessary to run CUPS or the Foomatic driver as the site claims. Ted > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Leon > Sent: Monday, December 27, 2004 11:26 AM > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Printer > > > 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" >