On 11/04/13 21:56, Phill Whiteside wrote: > +1 > > Phill. > > On 11 April 2013 16:52, Jones, Victor <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2013 19:00:48 +0100 > > From: Barry Drake <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > > To: UK Ubuntu Talk <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > > Subject: [ubuntu-uk] Advent Touch Print printer .... > > > > My wife needed a new printer. I went in to PC World intending > to get an HP > > Deskjet 2510 all-in-one printer. The Nottingham branch of PC > World doesn't > > stock it, and showed me instead an Advent Touch Print printer as > this was > > the same low price - ?30. > > > > I'm really pleased with everything except the lack of help with > Linux. > > PC World completely stonewall questions about Linux, and the Kodak > > website is less than helpful. After a lot of research on the > internet, I have got > > the printer up and running OK and as I say, I am pleased with it. > > > > If anyone wants to try, I had to do the following: > > Add as USB printer - use Kodak ESP C310 driver. > > Add as network printer - look up network address on printer menu - > > probably 192.168.2.11 - use Kodak ESP C310 driver. > > > > Setting up to use scanner. Scanner does not seem to be > recognised as a USB > > device. Edit /etc/sane.d/kodakaio.conf as follows: > > > > comment out the line net autodiscovery as it doesn't find the > scanner. > > > > Add the line net 192.168.2.11 0x4041 and the scanner will be > located. > > > > It also works as a cloud printer and it prints from my netbook, > laptop and > > phone so really versatile. Nice quality. But I wish folk were > just a bit more > > helpful when I want to use Linux. > > > > Regards, Barry. > > That sounds like a perfect example of why manufactures and vendors > don't provide better support for linux. They basically tell us up > front that they don't support linux, then people go ahead and give > them their money regardless. > > Whenever I'm looking at buying hardware, I check for linux > compatibility first. I'll often also email manufacturers directly > to let them know I am about to make a purchase and ask if they > support linux, just to raise awareness that they may be loosing sales. > > I appreciate the debugging info to get it working, however we'd be > better off in the long term if we used our money to support those > who do provide (at least some level of) linux support. > Victor > Agreed, my Brother j616w printer works great under Ubuntu & Lubuntu.
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