On Fri, 23 Apr 2010 19:25:44 +0200 angelo <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello everyone, is there anyone who can suggest me an inkjet color > printer that is available now for which there is the YDL 6.2 driver ? > Maybe HP or Epson USB printer. I bought an Epson Stylus S20 , but it's > not compatible. I also had a look at CUPS, but the latest Epson driver > is of August 2008. Please help me ! Thanks in advance, Angelo Hi Angelo: I recall that back in March (between March 10 - 12, 2010) a number of people commented on this problem you reported. I'm not sure that you read what was posted back then but the general idea is that YDL as open source Linux relies upon CUPS which collects drivers from HP, Epson and other companies which also contribute open source version of the commercial drivers they make. The commercial drivers prepared for Windows or the Mac OS have all the features associated with a particular printer. You can expect to have the printer's scanner and other components to be fully supported within Windows or the Mac OS. However, it is best to be very clear and understand that under no circumstances can you expect to have every feature supported within either x86 or ppc based Linux even though you are the same owner of the printer and that printer is connected to the same computer. It may be useful to keep in mind that the entire Linux market is so small that companies find it more economical (and financially sensible) to support Windows, and Macs. This means that any consumer looking to have the full functional capability of a printer available needs to be using almost exclusively either Windows or the Mac. CUPS, which is available for Linux, is very flexible and useful however there is no way that the drivers available can have the features or capabilities of drivers available for commercial operating systems. Some open source drivers are designed, on purpose, to allow a printer to have standard or basic printing capability for a range of printer models sometimes across several manufacturers. Commercial drivers are specialized for one model printer often emphasizing the special components of that one model, maybe one or two within one company. Hopefully, this won't frustrate you. You may indeed have a great printer, just remember to use that printer within Windows if you want the full features of that printer to be utilized. As you are using a PS3, you could build or install (using yum) Wine or other programs which allow you to run Windows from within YDL. Using Wine (or similar programs) you would have the full capabilities of the printer available to you as the printer would believe that it was connected to a Windows machine. If this idea interests you, I recommend that you consult with and become a member of the YDL Board community. There are some really saavy and skilled people there who could help you explore this idea and even guide you. Implementing this idea isn't easy but it isn't impossible either. As a project it's an interesting means of exploiting the PS3's potential in a direction which few take advantage of. All the best...
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