On Wed, 10 Mar 2004 10:49:36 +1300 Patrick Dunford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >Weird thing is i could not get the goddamn drivers supplied with it to work > >under windows 2000. Its so long since I tried I cannnot remember what the > >problem looked like, but it was all so brain dead and automated that there > >didn't seem any way to fix it. The best conclusion I came to was a > >motherboard/usb chipset problem, but it works under linux, so your guess is > >as good as mine. > > > > > > > Had a lot of trouble installing a deskjet 845c on USB (Windows), on some > machines it would not be detected, on others it would be fine. No idea > really. its a pretty good reason not to go back to windows. Besides, its also difficult to run the printer over a network in windows, because their fancy driver doesn't seem to cut the mustard. its no problem sharing the printer via cups/samba when the machine is in linux. -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
