3 years no print with Linux

Lindsay judenlinz at orcon.net.nz
Wed Apr 27 14:22:53 UTC 2005


On Tue, 2005-04-26 at 19:17 +0930, squareyes wrote:
> Hi all,
> have just realised that in the 3 years I have been
> using Linux (various distro's) I have never managed to
> print a single page . I have 2 Epson dot matrix printers
> (LQ 500 and LX 300) both listed in the list of printers
> when adding "New Printer" but neither work.  I and many
> others have tried, but the best I can get is the left hand 2
> thirds of a page of text. The right hand 1 third just goes into
> the ether. Linux printing says that LQ 500 works with 24
> pin driver but fails to include the magic incantation that is required.
> Posted to the Cups list 3 times, not a single reply. Early in my
> Linux use this very nearly caused me to write Linux off as a bad
> joke. Thank God it didn't. One of the best things I have done so far.
> 
> The point I wish to make is :- Do the developers give any consideration into
> removing, or not including things like this that do not work? I appreciate
> that it is a Cups driver and as such is beyond their control, but I have
> always been under the assumption that no info is better than bad info.
> It's bad for Ubuntu, new users who try things like this will automatically
> lable the fault as being one of Ubuntu's.
> I would be happy to pay for a driver that would enable me to use these
> printers under Linux, would allow me to use space currently being
> used by Windows, which is only used to print, or the magic incantation
> that would make the current driver usable.
> Can't afford a new printer, and have 3 boxes of continuous
> paper. The printers are getting on, but so am I, hope no one thows me
> out just yet, some of the older things work better than the new. :-)
> Thanks, Take Care
> Winton
> 
I know the problem Winton.   None of my printers are even listed and I
revert to Windows for that function as well.
Linz






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