I need fax! I wanna go the printer/scanner/software route instead of a
dedicated fax machine. I have a printer (bro-1440) and a modem card
(somewhere around here) and so need a scanner to complete it. Anyone have
any recommends for a cheap linux compat scanner? Feel free to toss in a app
recommendation. Thnx.

nb

On Fri, 05 Nov 2004 15:56:05 +0000, notbob wrote:

> I need fax! I wanna go the printer/scanner/software route instead of a
> dedicated fax machine. I have a printer (bro-1440) and a modem card
> (somewhere around here) and so need a scanner to complete it. Anyone have
> any recommends for a cheap linux compat scanner? Feel free to toss in a app
> recommendation. Thnx.
>
> nb

There are three decent companies with decent Linux support for scanners.
They are: Epson, Epson, and Epson. Check the docs for the linux iscan
software to make certain the model you want is covered. I recently bought
a Perfection 2400 PHOTO for $75 with free shipping from the Epson online
store (refurb). This one will also scan negatives and slides. The iscan
software works fine, and sane support is good, as well.

On Fri, 05 Nov 2004 15:56:05 +0000, notbob wrote:

> I need fax! I wanna go the printer/scanner/software route instead of a
> dedicated fax machine. I have a printer (bro-1440) and a modem card
> (somewhere around here) and so need a scanner to complete it. Anyone have
> any recommends for a cheap linux compat scanner? Feel free to toss in a app
> recommendation. Thnx.
>
> nb
www.sane-project.org
all will be revealed grasshopper

On 2004-11-05, ray <ray@zianet.com> wrote:

> There are three decent companies with decent Linux support for scanners.
> They are: Epson, Epson, and Epson.

Eeeuwwww!

Because of their rip-off printers, I absolutely dispise Epson. OTOW,
scanners require no ink, Epson's primary scam. I'll check them out, though.
Their customer support is quite good.

nb

On 2004-11-05, prodigal1 <prodig@al.com> wrote:

> www.sane-project.org
> all will be revealed grasshopper

Grazie!

nb

notbob wrote:

> On 2004-11-05, ray <ray@zianet.com> wrote:
>
>> There are three decent companies with decent Linux support for scanners.
>> They are: Epson, Epson, and Epson.
>
> Eeeuwwww!
>
> Because of their rip-off printers, I absolutely dispise Epson. OTOW,
> scanners require no ink, Epson's primary scam. I'll check them out,
> though. Their customer support is quite good.
>
> nb

HA! That's funny. I feel the same way. Their printers print nice though. I
also switched a bro-1440 (bought with office max coupons )

On 2004-11-07, Miguel De Anda <miguel@thedeanda> wrote:

> also switched a bro-1440 (bought with office max coupons )
>

Oh, really? Howz it working? What did you use, lprng or cups? What
driver did you use?

I went with lprng and the included hl1250 driver. It works ok, but I get
huge text, about 14-17 point. I've been so busy I haven't had time to tweak
it. Any suggestions?

nb

notbob wrote:

> On 2004-11-07, Miguel De Anda <miguel@thedeanda> wrote:
>
>> also switched a bro-1440 (bought with office max coupons )
>>
>
> Oh, really? Howz it working? What did you use, lprng or cups? What
> driver did you use?
>

http://www.linuxprinting.org/show_pr...rother-HL-1440

I used cups. Its also the 1250 driver and it works fine here. I did have to
manually set the margins though. Setting margins on cups seems a bit weird
and I haven't spent much time on it. I think I just set 0.25 inches all
around and left it like that. The printer manual says what the margins are
but from kprinter, it lets you set the margins at about 3 different spots
and I'm not too sure about it. Its working and I don't mess with it.

> I went with lprng and the included hl1250 driver. It works ok, but I get
> huge text, about 14-17 point. I've been so busy I haven't had time to
> tweak
> it. Any suggestions?
>
> nb


I'm not sure. How are you printing? Maybe the program is printing at that
size. Or are you just doing an "lp ... file.txt" command? Either way, I
can't help you much since I've only had a little bit of experiences using
cups (3 printers total), and none using lprng. I use kde as my main desktop
environment and usually print from that editors or word processor.

Good luck.

On 2004-11-07, Miguel De Anda <miguel@thedeanda> wrote:
> notbob wrote:
>
>> On 2004-11-05, ray <ray@zianet.com> wrote:
>>
>>> There are three decent companies with decent Linux support for scanners.
>>> They are: Epson, Epson, and Epson.
>>
>> Eeeuwwww!
>>
>> Because of their rip-off printers, I absolutely dispise Epson. OTOW,
>> scanners require no ink, Epson's primary scam. I'll check them out,
>> though. Their customer support is quite good.
>>
>> nb
>
> HA! That's funny. I feel the same way. Their printers print nice though. I
> also switched a bro-1440 (bought with office max coupons )
>

I hope it goes on working. I had an earlier Brother (1040) which was
fine when it worked but then I found the drums kept failing after about
20 pages from new. After the fifth drum I gave up and bought a Kyocera
Mita FS1010, which works well with Linux and doesn't need drum
replacements at all.

Anthony
--
Using Linux GNU/Debian - Windows-free zone
http://www.acampbell.org.uk (book reviews,
Assassins, homeopathy, and skeptical articles).
Email: replace "www" with "ac@"

Anthony Campbell <me@privacy.net> wrote:
> On 2004-11-07, Miguel De Anda <miguel@thedeanda> wrote:
> > notbob wrote:
> >
> >> On 2004-11-05, ray <ray@zianet.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> There are three decent companies with decent Linux support for scanners.
> >>> They are: Epson, Epson, and Epson.
> >>
> >> Eeeuwwww!
> >>
> >> Because of their rip-off printers, I absolutely dispise Epson. OTOW,
> >> scanners require no ink, Epson's primary scam. I'll check them out,
> >> though. Their customer support is quite good.
> >>
> >> nb
> >
> > HA! That's funny. I feel the same way. Their printers print nice though. I
> > also switched a bro-1440 (bought with office max coupons )
> >
>
> I hope it goes on working. I had an earlier Brother (1040) which was
> fine when it worked but then I found the drums kept failing after about
> 20 pages from new. After the fifth drum I gave up and bought a Kyocera
> Mita FS1010, which works well with Linux and doesn't need drum
> replacements at all.
>
I had a Brother 1060 and found that the drums didn't last too. I now
have a cheap[ish] HP laser printer and that has gone through lots of
toner already without problem.

--
Chris Green