Utilities for checking Xerox Printers

[Robin Laing]

Gene Heskett wrote:
> On Monday 22 November 2004 00:49, James McKenzie wrote:
> 
> 
> While I am not a Lexmark expert by any means James, given their 
> attitude regarding their IP, I'd be surpised if there was an mtink 
> workalike for Lexmark printers that ran under linux.  If one were to 
> be written they would probably sue the author for IP theft.  The last 
> time I tangled with them, the warranty on the product was canceled 
> instantly when they heard the word linux in the conversation.  At 
> that point, they lost even the infamous snowballs chance in **!! of 
> ever selling me one personally.  That was some 6 years ago and one of 
> their better $1500+ laser units.  We replaced it with an HP-4050, and 
> HP had no problems with what we drove it with.
> 
> Epson seems to support us (linux users and coders) well enough that 
> the linux drivers can give better output that the windows drivers do.
> HP may also be helping kinux in some small way.
> 

We needed a new printer at home and purchased a Lexmark after reading 
some good reviews and seeing the Lexmark had drivers on their site. 
The printer was used for only a few months and then replaced with an 
Epson again.

Check the Lexmark site and see if their driver works.
-- 
Robin Laing