The box said it had Linux support on it, and when I looked, it said to use the HP LaserJet drivers. Apparently it uses the same protocol as the HP LaserJet (I even tried using the HP drivers on Windows and they worked) so the HP LaserJet drivers are what I use, and have no problems. Jay On Thursday 11 July 2002 9:28 am, Austad, Jay wrote: > I'm using Gentoo. I'd like to get the PostScript card for the printer, but > I can't find it anywhere. No one sells the damn thing. Then I could set > it up just as a standard postscript printer and not worry about all that > other crap. > > I got the latest version of cups, but it doesn't have a driver for the > printer. Where did you get the driver for your ML-1250? > > Jay > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jay Kline [mailto:list at slushpupie.com] > > Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 12:57 AM > > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > Subject: Re: [TCLUG] printer drivers and stuff > > > > > > Are you using RedHat? If so make sure that when you use the > > lp* commands, > > they are going to Cups. By default they are for LPRng. I > > know the latest > > versions anyway use the alternitives system (from debian) to > > allow switching > > easily. > > > > I have the ML-1250 and like it a lot. I use Cups, because I > > like the nice web > > interface for it.. and management under cups with a network > > makes more > > logical sence to me than the lpr style. > > > > I have mine set up on Debian, and had all sorts of troubles with USB > > permissions screwing things up, so I went to using Paralell > > (I dont do that > > much printing so the speed difference dosnt bother me) > > > > Jay > > > > On Wednesday 10 July 2002 11:15 pm, Austad, Jay wrote: > > > Ok, so I got a shiny new Samsung ML-1450. Pretty sweet printer for > > > $237. Laser, 1200x1200dpi, 15ppm, and a network and > > > > postscript option > > > > > (neither of which I could find anywhere). > > > > > > What's the best printing system to use for it? CUPS or > > > > lprng? I set > > > > > up cups, but there's no driver for it, so I had to use the > > > > HP LaserJet > > > > > driver. It's not really a driver, more of a config file for > > > > it. The > > > > > driver itself is the printer.o module for usb printers. > > > > > > Anyway, I can print a test page, but when trying to print > > > > using lpr or > > > > > through Konqueror, I get a bunch of garbage. > > > > > > Anyone have any pointers for making my sexy new printer work nicely? > > > > > > Jay > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Twin Cities Linux Users Group Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, > > > Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > > https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Twin Cities Linux Users Group Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. > > Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org > > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > https://mailman.mn-> linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > _______________________________________________ > Twin Cities Linux Users Group Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, > Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list