Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2009 00:23:54 +0100 From: Luigi Rizzo <rizzo@iet.unipi.it> To: Roland Smith <rsmith@xs4all.nl> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Samsung SCX-4200 printer Message-ID: <20090105232354.GA85619@onelab2.iet.unipi.it> In-Reply-To: <20090105222623.GA52838@slackbox.xs4all.nl> References: <20090104221422.GA3114@pollux2.free.local.net> <20090105173635.575e32ff.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> <20090105164403.GE3756@trusted-logic.com> <20090105222623.GA52838@slackbox.xs4all.nl>
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On Mon, Jan 05, 2009 at 11:26:23PM +0100, Roland Smith wrote: > On Mon, Jan 05, 2009 at 05:44:03PM +0100, Erwan David wrote: > > On Mon, Jan 05, 2009 at 05:36:35PM CET, Torfinn Ingolfsen <torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> said: > > > On Sun, 04 Jan 2009 23:14:22 +0100 > > > Harald Weis <hawei@free.fr> wrote: > > > > > > > Is there a way to install the SCX-4200 printer on a FreeBSD box ? > > > > The printer is delivered with the install software required for Linux. > > > > And CUPS does not seem to "know" it. ... > > It is not always sufficient. My Brother DCP-540 CN is said to work > > perfectly, but only with brother binary linux drivers, under linux. I > > did not find any way to make it work under freeBSD. > > This should be a FAQ: do yourself a favor and get a printer that > supports postscript. It will work with little effort with most > UNIX-based program (because they usually support postscript output) and > with most spoolers. Actually, this is debatable. If everybody were following your suggestion we wouldn't have support for a lot of devices (printers, disk controllers, scanners, wireless and network devices, embedded systems) that now do work with FreeBSD or other Open Source systems. We are talking about a 70euro laser printer here -- it is not unreasonable to take a bit of a risk and try it out, and it is also good for the community to have people willing to test new hardware and report success or failure. cheers luigihome | help
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