From owner-freebsd-chat Tue Jan 4 15: 7:57 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from typhoon.mail.pipex.net (typhoon.mail.pipex.net [158.43.128.27]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id A2ED914E7E for ; Tue, 4 Jan 2000 15:07:54 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mark@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org) Received: (qmail 2592 invoked from network); 4 Jan 2000 23:07:52 -0000 Received: from userae76.uk.uudial.com (HELO marder-1.) (62.188.131.218) by smtp.dial.pipex.com with SMTP; 4 Jan 2000 23:07:52 -0000 Received: (from mark@localhost) by marder-1. (8.9.3/8.9.3) id XAA02352 for chat@freebsd.org; Tue, 4 Jan 2000 23:07:49 GMT (envelope-from mark) Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2000 23:07:49 +0000 From: Mark Ovens To: chat@freebsd.org Subject: Under FreeBSD it just works :) Message-ID: <20000104230749.I352@marder-1> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0pre2i Organization: Total lack of Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Since we see so many posts about "this doesn't work under FreeBSD" I thought I'd post this little anecdote. I've got an Epson ink-jet printer that worked under all 3 OSes (95, NT, FreeBSD) on my machine but haven't used it for a while. Tonight, the kids wanted to print something from one of their progs in 95 so I loaded some paper, switched it on, clicked "Print" and got a message pop-up "Out of paper". Checked the paper was loaded and confirmed it by running the printer's self test - OK. Still 95 said "Out of paper". Checked the parallel cable (I'd had a scanner on it the other day). Still "Out of paper". Thought, "Ah, Plug 'n' Pray, the printer was off when I booted 95", so re-booted (as per the M$ manual :)). Still "Out of paper". Removed the printer driver and re-installed it. Still "Out of paper". Re-booted and power-cycled the printer again. Still "Out of paper". The only thing left now was to re-install 95. "Bollocks to that", I thought and gave up. Just out of curiosity, booted FreeBSD, logged in, typed cat /etc/motd | lpr the printer whirred into life and out came the motd on paper :) Remind me again, why is Windows so good? ** FreeBSD - some day all Operating Systems will be made this way ** -- "there's a long-standing bug relating to the x86 architecture that allows you to install Windows too" -Matthew D. Fuller ________________________________________________________________ FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org My Webpage http://ukug.uk.freebsd.org/~mark/ mailto:mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org http://www.radan.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message