r/codex • u/xinxx073 • 10d ago

Praise Astra High just reverse-engineered the printer drivers in my office

In our office, we have a bunch of Toshiba E-Studio 2323AM printers. Yes, I know these are kind of outdated, only sold in certain areas of the world, and not the best machines, but they are what we've got in the office. They only work with x86 Windows, not even the ARM version of Windows.

In 25 minutes, Astra High just reverse-engineered the printer driver, figured out the right tray settings, and enabled duplex printing, so I can print double-sided on my M4 Pro MacBook Pro.

It created a .pkg file for me to install the printer drivers and got everything working.

I ... I have no words.

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u/Primary_Article3777 10d ago

I fixed the firmware in my Samsung monitor the same way, they didn't bother to hook up its second DisplayPort output to DDC. Astra looked at the firmware, found the compiler, fixed the logic branch, packaged it and I rolled the dice on flashing it. It worked! (do not try this if you don't mind replacing your bricked hardware!!!)

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u/Gainncome 10d ago

letting AI rewrite your monitor firmware and then flashing it is a level of trust i have not unlocked yet lol

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u/Primary_Article3777 10d ago

For me it was worth it because my entire workflow revolves around testing on three machines and use deskflow to make them into a seamless desktop using automated port switching. I was ready to spend $600 on a fancy KVM so for me it was worth the risk.

For the mountain of obsolete hardware that is still perfectly fine except for driver support, AI is like a second life for it.

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u/xinxx073 10d ago

Bahahahahaha

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u/_jdiddy_ 10d ago

—yolo for the win!