On Monday 16 October 2006 05:25, Paul de Vrieze <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote about 'Re: [gentoo-amd64] Re: Printer Setup': > Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote: > > Probably an MFC-7420, like mine, or possibly one of it's "big > > brothers." They have cups, lpd, and sane drivers available for x86 > > linux, but no support for other arches (including x86_64) last time I > > checked. > Actually, cups drivers are binaries, so you could just use the x86 > driver on a x86_64 system. It shouldn't really be slower either.
That makes sense. I know the sane drivers are 32-bit libraries, so my 64-bit sane instalaltion refused to load them. I ran into other problems with the install (Gentoo isn't offically supported) and I've had good luck with trying alternate printer drivers on other systems (including while I was on Windows) so I just did that. I hear those issue with the install are either fixed or have been clearly documented with workarounds. -- "If there's one thing we've established over the years, it's that the vast majority of our users don't have the slightest clue what's best for them in terms of package stability." -- Gentoo Developer Ciaran McCreesh
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