Am 06.05.2009 um 05:34 schrieb Cavan Mejias:
Its odd that this says it supports Linux, but following the
specifications link on the LHS brings you to a page with no mention
of Linux support.
Cav
If they state that, the drivers should be within the kernel or on cd?
Isn't it? Ask them. And if your able to find "Linux" in the specs,
you're able to find the GDI Linux driver in xerox driver and support
section. I have. They say they offer drivers for debian 4, Fedore
Core 7 & 8, Red Hat 9, OpenSuSE 10,2, Ubuntu 7.10. And they even
support the scanner with Linux!
Don't know if that works:
http://www.support.xerox.com/go/results.asp?
Xlang=en_US&XCntry=USA&prodID=3100MFP&ripId=&Xtype=download
After some bad experiences with HP and Canon, I'm back with HP but
not the cheap once. Their linux driver is very good and it's the
reason I bought 2 printers from HP. Their Linux support sold them,
not the quality on hardware.
And up to my experience I would rate the HP Linux printer driver is
the best driver from HP, more powerful and usable than the Windows
and Mac OS X drivers for their products. And more up to date over
time. Have I said that I only use printers in my network? Should have
said that. I don't hook printers with USB.
It is _very_ important to look about linux connectivity _before_ you
buy the product. And _ask_ very detailed questions on Linux support
especially when they state they have Linux support. Don't count on
closed source binary driver. That's as good as nothing on your next
dist upgrade. Look for Postscript, that's something that works with
Linux. Or brief: Don't buy GDI.
Just my 2 cents.
