[Warty] - Printer drivers and installation - Linz

[david]

On Thu, 2005-04-21 at 14:54 +1200, Lindsay wrote:
> I went to the site William.  It's all a bit beyond me at this stage.
> 
> On Wed, 2005-04-20 at 00:37 -0500, William F Pearson III wrote:
> > Lindsay I can vouch for poor all-in-one device support in Linux. It's
> > frustrating but this is mainly due to hardware vendors that design
> > with only windows in mind. You should at least be able to get the
> > print features of your hardware working. linuxprinting.org should be
> > able to generate a cups print driver for your printer if you head to
> > the site that Mike suggested.
> > 
> > On 4/20/05, Lindsay <judenlinz at orcon.net.nz> wrote:
> > > OK.  I can live with that and have a way around it.   Thanks for the
> > > time and support.
> > > 
> > > On Wed, 2005-04-20 at 00:16 -0400, Michael R Head wrote:
> > > > On Wed, 2005-04-20 at 15:00 +1200, Lindsay wrote:
> > > > > Just did that.  The printer still does not appear on the list.
> > > >
> > > > I searched for your model. Sadly, it's a multifunction device. These
> > > > have poor support in linux at the moment.
> > > >
> > > > Still, I did find this:

For the record, dual printer scanners are only a problem under 
Linux if there's no driver. I use Epson CX3200's at work and 
they install and work flawlessly under Linux. Linux printer support 
is somewhat patchy. An example being an office I migrated over to 
Linux recently and their £700 networked Epson laser printer has absolutely 
no Linux support at all. Linuxprinting.org described it as "a large, expensive 
paperweight". Had to sell it and replace it with a Lexmark one instead.

Not much help to your current situation, just had to set the record
straight.

nux