[arachne] Re: handheld printer

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On Sun, 24 May 2009 03:14:29 -0400, Samuel W. Heywood wrote:

> Yes I've looked at CUPS.  No drivers for it.  The particular printer in
> question ia a SiPixA6.  Very nice printer and super-portable too.  It
> will work with serial ports and IR ports, but with Window$ only.  I
> suppose it could be made to work also with linux if there were a linux
> driver available for it.  I know from experience that it works great
> with Win98SE and Win2K.  Also I know from experience and also from the
> manufacturer's fine manual that in order to get it to work with an IR
> port, the IR port must be set up and configured to use COM4.

 Just because a model is not on current list does NOT mean it will not
function.  The list is for models already tested. I believe you need the
.ppd file (linux gurus may correct) of printer and add to CUPS config.
Also another driver model from same manufacturer often functions.

  Cal
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