----- "alan c" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Matthew Macdonald-Wallace wrote: > > This didn't make it last time :o( > > -------- Forwarded Message -------- > >> From: Matthew Macdonald-Wallace <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> To: British Ubuntu Talk <ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com> > >> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Lexmark 4300 and woe is me (and him) > >> Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2008 18:56:44 +0000 > >> > >> On Mon, 2008-01-14 at 18:29 +0000, alan c wrote: > >> > Lexmark 4300 > >> > > >> > I help an elderly person with their PC use and they run two dual > boot > >> > machines - a dell desktop XP/Kubuntu and a newer Dell laptop > >> > XP/Kubuntu. (7.10) > >> > > >> > Some time ago, with a lot of good intentions this person spotted > a > >> > good all in one printer copier scanner deal, and snapped it up. > >> > Too late. I was not involved with the purchase, and unfortunately > I > >> > now find (as sort of expected) that it is next to impossible to > use > >> > with K/Ubuntu. Although I have not given up completely just yet. > >> > > >> > However, the unit does have a MAC install CD as well as the > windows one. > >> > Does this give any hope I wonder? > >> > > >> > I would appreciate any comments - tia > >> > >> Alan, > >> > >> Chances are that if it works with OSx, it'll work with Linux > because OSX > >> uses CUPS to print. > >> > >> The Scanner could be an issue, but check out SANE and the tools > that > >> surround it. > > Thanks Matthew > It does not appear to work with linux (kubuntu that is) because the > model does not appear in the offered list during printer > configuration, and also, pretending it is another model - so far - has > > also not helped. I wondered if the availablity of MAC install software > > might be useful somehow in linux.
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