Using Lexmark X6170 with FC1

[James Drabb]

On Sun, 2003-12-07 at 06:13, Graeme Willox wrote:
> On 07/12/2003 11:55 James Drabb wrote
> 
> > On Sat, 2003-12-06 at 19:06, Graeme Willox wrote:
> >   
> > > On 07/12/2003 01:47 James Drabb wrote
> > > 
> > > I'm quite happy with the Lexmark printer.  If it won't work with Linux
> > > then unfortunately perhaps, Linux will be what has to go.
> > >     
> > Wow!  Your going to give up on Linux because of one poorly made,
> > proprietary printer?  Oh well.  Is Linux running on a separate PC?  You
> > could try to print to it using samba.  Though I don't know if that will
> > work because Lexmark uses their own proprietary protocol to talk to the
> > printer.
> > 
> > Jim Drabb
> >   
> I'd like to give Linux a fair go, but given that I can't return the
> printer, what you're suggesting is that I effectively throw away a
> $500 printer.  In answer to your question, Linux isn't running on a
> separate PC.  At the moment, I'm using grub to choose between Linux
> and Windows XP Pro.

Is that $500 in AU?  I see this printer is $179 now
http://store.yahoo.com/4cheapc/lex6alfacopr.html.  Does Lexmark mark up
the prices that much for non-USA sales?

> I'll have a look at samba.  I guess my biggest problem with Linux at
> the moment is that I still know absolutely nothing about it.  I didn't
> even download it myself.  I can't get broadband internet access in my
> area.  I got a copy of Fedora from someone else who uses it.

If you are dual booting, samba won't help you.  Samba allows a Linux PC
to talk to an MS PC, mount shares and printers.

You could buy some really cheap inkjet and connect it so you can print
when your in Linux.  Get some cheap Epson, Cannon or HP.  Most of them
work fine, especially the HP printers.  I had a Lexmark X83 and sold it
to a co-worker so I could get a printer/scanner/copier that worked well
in Linux.  I am very happy with the HP PSC 2110 that was about $150 US.

> I considered it a major achievement when I managed to have my fat32
> partitions mount automatically each time the machine is booted.  :-)

It is a learning process.  Give it time : )

Best,

Jim Drabb
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James Drabb
Senior Programmer Analyst
Davenport, FL USA