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Re: Howto add firewire printer ???



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helices wrote:
> * Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net> [2006:07:08:19:12:57-0500]
> scribed:
>> helices wrote:
>>> I have a printer and a workstation that are both
>>> firewire/ieee1394 capable.  dmesg shows that ieee1394 is
>>> resident.
>>> 
>>> Setting up cupsys, I have not been able to find the printer.
>>> Nor have google searches led me to a solution.
> <snip />
> 
>> I think I didn't even know that firewire printers existed...
>> 
>> What is the printer's brand and model?
> 
> Epson Stylus Photo R1800.  I know that I can use USB; but, being
> a high falutin' photo printer, I hope that the throughput will be
> better with ieee1394 ...

Well, sure ieee1394 is faster.  That's why I only use ieee1394
external HDDs.

Truthfully, though, I wonder if "fast USB 2.0" is the printer's
bottleneck.

>> You'll probably have to go over to the CUPS mailing lists to
>> get more detailed help.
> 
> O, goody, another mailing list ... Thank you.

My pleasure... :P

- --
Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA  USA

Is "common sense" really valid?
For example, it is "common sense" to white-power racists that
whites are superior to blacks, and that those with brown skins
are mud people.
However, that "common sense" is obviously wrong.
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