Ok, I'm desperate. I've sunk to a record low. I need to turn my current Lexmark Z51 paperweight into something useful...like a printer. I have been experimenting for months with different print managers; currently I'm trying CUPS. So far, no joy. I also just tried PDQ and LPRng. No go. Yes, I know it's a crappy winprinter. It came with the marriage. :( But I have been taunted by reports on the 'net saying that such-and-such managed to get their Z51 working. Apperently, it works great in Mandrake. But I'm running Debian. (Although I am tempted to switch over to the Dark Side: if I get Mandrake, then I can get the Sims and make my wife happy, too...) Lord knows I have tried. Anyone who remembers me from the InstallFest (guy with the green case) knows that I spent half the bleedin' time trying to get the printer to print. I've tried everything I can think of, and yet it still doesn't print! I don't want to get a new printer, because I am not entirely sure that the problem is not with my system. If you're willing to have a go at it, write back ASAP! Thanks, :Peter