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Our Brother MFC 3100c died a little while ago. It kept coming up with "Machine Error 41"
Anyway, that AIO was the only reason I still had a solo winblows machine on my home network. After looking on LinuxPrinting.org I found that an Epson that I liked was supported by gimp-print. Actually the one I was looking at wasn't listed, but since it was just a recently released "upgrade" I figured it should work.
A few people had posted problems they had had getting the Stylus CX6400 (I have the CX6600) working with a earlier kernel than 2.4.21. However I'm running Fedora Core1 with kernel 2.4.19, and everything just worked.
Now the issue I'm about to try, but want to find out everything I can on first is, how to have the printer hooked up to the ex-X-Box downstairs in the basement and be able to print to it from the other computers through out the house.
Most everything I came across so far only addresses linux to winblows or winblows to linux printing using Samba. I refuse to have windows on anything except the dual-boot laptops we use for school (damn institutions still strictly use that crap).
I'm going to be running Gentoox Pro v1.4, after I wipe out Gentoox Home that I screwed up testing some things out on. Which is the reason Dave'sVersion has been down for quite a while.
Suggestions/recommendations that don't involve anything M$ related will be greatly appreciated.
USB-Controller Adapter?
They make USB adapters for the controller slots so you can use a usb mouse and keyboard for games, you could try one of those.
-Les
-Do you ever walk alone like a drifter in the dark?
adapter?? I have a soldering iron
If I remember correctly, we had the same rate in the USCG/Navy. RM??
I made my own little adapter at the same time as I was attaching the mod-chip, although it was via removing the fourth controller connection and putting a tiny four port USB hub in it's place.
My issue is with getting the laptop to talk to the printer via the eX-Box.
Dave
You're just more hardcore than me
I haven't modded my x-box for fear of screwing it up. I'm handy and soldering isn't rocket science but... I get hesitant.
I get confused at times and didn't realize you were talking about the software layer of your x-box mod.
Yeah, I was RM, so what electro-boy?!
-Les
-Do you ever walk alone like a drifter in the dark?
epson printers
They are well supported by gimp-print, but damn, they sure don't last long. The 785EPX that I bought and barely used is already screwed up; it won't feed paper correctly anymore. HP probably isn't any better.
Save your pennies and buy a color laser. They're pretty cheap these days. You'll thank me for it.
too late
I already bought the thing and have been using it.
I'm just tired of having to plug the thing and re-boot in order to get the laptop to print to it.
Besides wanting to be able to move it downstairs out of the way.
I WAS looking at the laser's to begin with (network card already installed, no computer to have to setup for it) but Evy looked at me like I was crazy.
So I went for the one for $150.
Dave