[ale] Lexmark Z12 & RH 9

[Dow Hurst]

Also, I went ahead and got the duplex option on the printer and it is 
really nice to have for saving on paper cost.  SUSE 8.2 just supported 
the HPs on install by setting up CUPS queues for every type of possible 
print the printer could make.  It was fantastic to see a grayscale high 
quality queue as well as a low quality queue and so on.  I am using RH9 
and it is using CUPS to interface with the lab printers.  My SGI CUPS 
server is a bit limited since it is running an old CUPS and has only a 
few basic PPDs, but it still cranks out the jobs to the printers.

Epson is completely supported by CUPS with extremely high quality 
printer drivers thru the GIMP printing project.  However, the printheads 
are builtin to the printer which means if you let the ink dry out in the 
head by not printing regularly, the printer is worthless.

HP has separate print heads from the printer carriages so you have to 
buy new ones every once in a while, but you'll never ruin the printer by 
not printing for a couple of months.



tfreeman at intel.digichem.net wrote:

>  My girlfriend's computer died a while back, and after much futzing
>  around on my part, I have assembled a replacement (and moved her over
>  to Linux in the process - so far so good). The challenge is getting
>  the printer to work...
>
>  I have the printer connected by USB, although I could switch to
>  parallel if that proves to be necessary. The printer is seen
>  correctly by the USB subsystem, or appears to be using usbview. RH's
>  printer config tool claims to know how to set up for the printer, but
>  I have yet to get a test sheet printed.
>
>  A google search hasn't shown anything usefull so far, and I'm not a
>  printer guru by a country mile plus. Anybody got a clue they want to
>  share??
>
>  Thanks in advance
>

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