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aus9:
hi

try the driver ML-4500

from http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/fedora-35/fedora-7-samsung-printer-installation-working-588757/

Neo:

--- Quote from: aus9 on October 15, 2010, 10:08:47 PM ---hi

try the driver ML-4500

from http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/fedora-35/fedora-7-samsung-printer-installation-working-588757/



--- End quote ---

Thanks AUS9, but unfortunately I can't even get that far.
Localhost:631 asks me for a path for the printer but I have no idea what to enter.

Some additional information which hopefully will be helpful:

I right clicked on the desktop and selected "Services".
DCHP was selected but nothing else, not even CUPS.
I enabled CUPS, and tried to repeat the steps in the CUPS.TCZ file but no joy.
I tried rebooting but CUPs was disabled again in the Services.

I actually have a PPD file which I am told is the correct file for my printer, but have no way of using it.

What the heck is the path that CUPS on localhost:631 is asking for???
It fails to find my printer.

I am stumped.

gerald_clark:
If you don't understand CUPS, you might want to spend some time at cups.org.
USB printers will probably use parallel:/dev/YourUSBdeviceHere

Neo:

--- Quote from: gerald_clark on October 15, 2010, 10:48:56 PM ---If you don't understand CUPS, you might want to spend some time at cups.org.
USB printers will probably use parallel:/dev/YourUSBdeviceHere

--- End quote ---

I have poked around on their website and did not find anything which helped.

In localhost:631 when I select add a printer I am met with:


--- Quote ---Add Printer
Local Printers:    SCSI Printer
CUPS-PDF (Virtual PDF Printer)
Serial Port #1
Discovered Network Printers:    
Other Network Printers:    LPD/LPR Host or Printer
Windows Printer via SAMBA
Internet Printing Protocol (http)
AppSocket/HP JetDirect
Internet Printing Protocol (ipp)
--- End quote ---
   
Now I select AppSocket/HP JetDirect and am confronted with:

--- Quote ---Add Printer
Connection:    
   Examples:

    http://hostname:631/ipp/
    http://hostname:631/ipp/port1

    ipp://hostname/ipp/
    ipp://hostname/ipp/port1

    lpd://hostname/queue

    socket://hostname
    socket://hostname:9100

See "Network Printers" for the correct URI to use with your printer.
--- End quote ---

I didn't find anything which helped on their website.
It's possible that I missed it, but unlikely.

I tried your suggestion too but without any luck.
   

aus9:
not sure if you are using real cups or cups1311 but for both....cups is a deamon or service and needs to be running

1) what version of cups are you running

cups1311 does not need root powers to use localhost stuff but cups (real) does....I assume you know that?

start it manually or have it run from bootlocal script.

I have a wiki for cups1311 and a manual command would be


--- Code: ---sudo /etc/init.d/cups start
--- End code ---

try changing start to status to see if its running

2) since I have not bothered to read your printer.details...pls confirm is it a usb only device or can you use a different connection?

b) if its usb only....highly recommend to install lsusb as prev mentioned.

then turn on printer and run


--- Code: ---sudo lsusb
--- End code ---

and post the results

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