From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1GXgs2-0000nf-Hs for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Wed, 11 Oct 2006 16:23:51 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.8/8.13.6) with SMTP id k9BGKB1m032571; Wed, 11 Oct 2006 16:20:11 GMT Received: from vms042pub.verizon.net (vms042pub.verizon.net [206.46.252.42]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.8/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k9BGKAdG020574 for ; Wed, 11 Oct 2006 16:20:11 GMT Received: from [192.168.0.11] ([71.255.112.144]) by vms042.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-4.02 (built Sep 9 2005)) with ESMTPA id <0J6Z002ISBPNRSB0@vms042.mailsrvcs.net> for gentoo-amd64@lists.gentoo.org; Wed, 11 Oct 2006 11:12:59 -0500 (CDT) Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 12:13:03 -0400 From: sean Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] Printer Setup In-reply-to: <59541ff30610110847l7badd7d9i808ef3d91c32ab5@mail.gmail.com> To: gentoo-amd64@lists.gentoo.org Message-id: <452D180F.7010201@verizon.net> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-amd64@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-amd64@lists.gentoo.org MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit References: <452C547E.2090509@verizon.net> <59541ff30610110847l7badd7d9i808ef3d91c32ab5@mail.gmail.com> User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.7 (X11/20061010) X-Archives-Salt: d41c596a-8236-4ebf-ba66-098fbba751eb X-Archives-Hash: 4e5e4a286369808b39687ed77050bb21 Joaquim Quinteiro Uchoa wrote: > 2006/10/10, sean : >> Why is printing from a Unix type box so painful!?!?! > > I think I'm a very lucky guy, because I have no problems with Linux > printing before CUPS. And I had several problems with Windows > instalation of printer drivers. I recently installed > a Okidata in 2 minutes in Linux and 15 minutes in Windows. And in > Windows I need to install a diferent port, with a reboot (of course). > It was a painfull process. > > I'm happy you've resolved your problem... by the way: driver > instalation isn't a simple process, in any OS. A good approach is look > the support of the equipment after buying it. About printers, > www.linuxprinting.org is a good place to search for information about > printer suport in Linux. > > It would seem I spoke to soon, printer and Gimp once again not working together. -- gentoo-amd64@gentoo.org mailing list