▲ 810 ▼ Dualboot is evil, use only linux (programming.dev) submitted 3 months ago by calango@programming.dev to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev 145 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 3 months ago (10 children) My Epson inkjet is a paperweight without w*ndows permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] bonn2@lemmy.zip 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children) I was able to get mine working by setting it up as a network printer via windows and then just accessing it like that through Linux. But yeah, if I ever change wifi ssids I would need to factory reset it go back into windows and configure it again. (ET2400) Edit to be clear the windows instance is only needed for setup, it can be shut down or removed entirely after setup permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Ghoelian@piefed.social 1 point 3 months ago (1 child) If I were already using Linux when I bought a printer like that, it would be returned immediately lmao permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] bonn2@lemmy.zip 1 point 3 months ago Lol I would have too, but unfortunately I had owned it for probably 5 years before I switched to linux permalink fedilink source parent [–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 3 months ago I also had a windows server for that for a little bit, but dumped it in the end. Realistically only my wife is using it, and she is still stuck with windows on her Thinkpad permalink fedilink source parent [–] DaTingGoBrrr@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 months ago (1 child) Epson seems to supply Linux drivers according to their website and some Linux users when I searched around permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 3 months ago Yeah, there's some drivers but I never could get it quite work. permalink fedilink source parent [–] vividspecter@aussie.zone 1 point 3 months ago (3 children) How old is it? Almost all relatively recent printers should support driverless network printing by now. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 3 months ago* (2 children) Maybe 5 years old, haven't tested in a while but it's USB only with no network connectivity permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] The_Decryptor@aussie.zone 3 points 3 months ago (1 child) It's actually the same protocol over network or USB, as long as the printer is new enough that is. Check for your model here, if it's listed then you shouldn't need any drivers and it should "just work". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 months ago Unfortunately not :( permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bonn2@lemmy.zip 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children) I was able to get mine working by setting it up as a network printer via windows and then just accessing it like that through Linux. But yeah, if I ever change wifi ssids I would need to factory reset it go back into windows and configure it again. (ET2400) Edit to be clear the windows instance is only needed for setup, it can be shut down or removed entirely after setup permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Ghoelian@piefed.social 1 point 3 months ago (1 child) If I were already using Linux when I bought a printer like that, it would be returned immediately lmao permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] bonn2@lemmy.zip 1 point 3 months ago Lol I would have too, but unfortunately I had owned it for probably 5 years before I switched to linux permalink fedilink source parent [–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 3 months ago I also had a windows server for that for a little bit, but dumped it in the end. Realistically only my wife is using it, and she is still stuck with windows on her Thinkpad permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ghoelian@piefed.social 1 point 3 months ago (1 child) If I were already using Linux when I bought a printer like that, it would be returned immediately lmao permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] bonn2@lemmy.zip 1 point 3 months ago Lol I would have too, but unfortunately I had owned it for probably 5 years before I switched to linux permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bonn2@lemmy.zip 1 point 3 months ago Lol I would have too, but unfortunately I had owned it for probably 5 years before I switched to linux permalink fedilink source parent
[–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 3 months ago I also had a windows server for that for a little bit, but dumped it in the end. Realistically only my wife is using it, and she is still stuck with windows on her Thinkpad permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DaTingGoBrrr@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 months ago (1 child) Epson seems to supply Linux drivers according to their website and some Linux users when I searched around permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 3 months ago Yeah, there's some drivers but I never could get it quite work. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 3 months ago Yeah, there's some drivers but I never could get it quite work. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] vividspecter@aussie.zone 1 point 3 months ago (3 children) How old is it? Almost all relatively recent printers should support driverless network printing by now. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 3 months ago* (2 children) Maybe 5 years old, haven't tested in a while but it's USB only with no network connectivity permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] The_Decryptor@aussie.zone 3 points 3 months ago (1 child) It's actually the same protocol over network or USB, as long as the printer is new enough that is. Check for your model here, if it's listed then you shouldn't need any drivers and it should "just work". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 months ago Unfortunately not :( permalink fedilink source parent
[–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 3 months ago* (2 children) Maybe 5 years old, haven't tested in a while but it's USB only with no network connectivity permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] The_Decryptor@aussie.zone 3 points 3 months ago (1 child) It's actually the same protocol over network or USB, as long as the printer is new enough that is. Check for your model here, if it's listed then you shouldn't need any drivers and it should "just work". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 months ago Unfortunately not :( permalink fedilink source parent
[–] The_Decryptor@aussie.zone 3 points 3 months ago (1 child) It's actually the same protocol over network or USB, as long as the printer is new enough that is. Check for your model here, if it's listed then you shouldn't need any drivers and it should "just work". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 months ago Unfortunately not :( permalink fedilink source parent
[–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 months ago Unfortunately not :( permalink fedilink source parent