Lexmark Z645 Printer

[David McGlone]

On Saturday 01 December 2007 11:00:37 pm D. Michael McIntyre wrote:
> On Saturday 01 December 2007, Chuck Adams wrote:
> > I searched the web and read all the horror stories about this
> > printer from Lexmark and what a paperweight it can make.
> > But is SO cheap at Wal*Mart, so I'm on a quest to get it to
> > work.
>
> Oh, the memories. I went on a quest like this for the Z25, with alien and
> everything.  I published a recipe that worked, briefly, and I've had people
> coming to me for help for years afterwards.
>
> I got lucky, but I was a one trick pony.  I never got it to work again, for
> me, or anybody else, and I finally destroyed the thing with great gleeful
> delight.
>
> Do you want to be the Lexmark Z645 poster boy for rest of the life of your
> email address?
>
> Want to borrow a sledge hammer?  Smashing Lexmark printers is really fun!
>
> But good luck anyway!  You have a different printer, a different set of
> circumstances, and maybe the experience won't destroy your optimism bone
> the way it did mine.
>
> Maybe.
>
> If not, there's always the sledge hammer.

About a month ago I convinced my mother-in-law to try kubuntu, so I set out 
installing it on her computer. It's been so long since I have had a piece of 
hardware that doesn't work, so I never gave it any thought, but unfortunately 
she bought a brand new Lexmark all in one with fax about 3 months prior and I 
can't get it to work. Although she is liking kubuntu. So for now she is dual 
booting XP so she can print. Still I feel a little upset that I had to tell 
her that her printer wouldn't work because Lexmark is shady.

-- 
David M.

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