Re: Lexmark is less than helpful : <
I had the same conversation with Lexmark about a year ago. However, I
recall reading a post in this list re: someone who had hacked a driver.
My solution was to give the printer to my kids (win-machine) and buy a Canon
BJC-610 - that I found was compatible via the supported hardware page.
Let the buyer beware. I had a conversation with a dealer, and he assured me
that Lexmark supports Linux... I repeat, Let the buyer beware :~{
----- Original Message -----
From: John Gay <John_Gay@eur.3com.com>
To: <ilug@linux.ie>
Cc: <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Sent: Friday, May 28, 1999 9:27 AM
Subject: Lexmark is less than helpful : <
>
>
> This is a reply I received in response to a request for Linux drivers for
the
> Colour Inkjet 3200 printer from Lexmark. I guess I should have checked
printer
> compatibility a bit better before I bought it : (
>
>
> In reference to your e-mail of 25/05/99, unfortunatly at present we do not
have
> the drivers to work with Linux and have no plans to introduce it in the
near
> future. If there is any move to introduce a range of drivers for Linux, we
will
> inform all customers.
>
> If any othrer problems arise with your printer you can contact our
technical
> support line on 01812801701, Monday to Friday 9am to 5.30 pm.
>
> Best regards,
>
>
> I especially like the 'Best regards,' bit. Rather Ironic, I think. On a
related
> note, does any one have any experience with attempting to get this printer
to
> work from Linux? I'd have thought that 'a printer was a printer, was a
printer'
> But apparently not. I am not a programmer/hacker type, just an ex-Windows
user
> who is trying to move to something better. I have WindowsNT on a 2G
partition,
> while I learn the ropes of Linux. I hope to re-format that partition
within the
> year, though. I don't want to see what happens with WindowsNT come Y2K.
Thanks
> again for all your help in the past, and all the help I'm sure you will
continue
> to provide in the future.
>
> Cheers,
>
> John Gay
>
>
>
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