I am having a problem printing in Linux. I am obviously a newbie. I tried doing
echo "test" > /dev/usb/lp0
There was no feedback. The printer warmed up (It is a laser printer,
Samsung ML-1710) but did not print. I tried a Lexmark Z515 in its
place but again, nothing. Obviously the computer is communicating with
the printer. What needs to be done to get this working? Please don't
tell me to install CUPS or whatever, I tried that. It should still
print SOMETHING without anything else installed, right? I tried the
above on an installation of Debian 3.1 without any packages installed.
I am going to try a different distro tomorrow so please don't say to
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Request for Question Clarification by
leapinglizard-ga
on
18 Jun 2005 20:50 PDT
I also have a Samsung ML-1710 and had some trouble setting it up under
Fedora Core 3. I finally solved the problem by running /usr/sbin/kudzu
as root. Kudzu configured the printer without further ado. I was then
able to print using the lpr command and view the print queue with
lpq. Let me know if the same works for you.
leapinglizard
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Clarification of Question by
waynesimonsen-ga
on
19 Jun 2005 09:29 PDT
Did your printer warm up but not print before you ran kudzu? I will
try it later today, I have to reinstall Linux.
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Clarification of Question by
waynesimonsen-ga
on
19 Jun 2005 09:59 PDT
Is kuduzu only in RH and Fedora because I do not have it on Slackware 10.1?
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Clarification of Question by
waynesimonsen-ga
on
19 Jun 2005 10:10 PDT
kudzu is not on Damn Small Linux either, although running
echo "test" > /dev/usb/lp0
makes the printer warm up on DSL and Slackware, just like Debian.
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Request for Question Clarification by
leapinglizard-ga
on
19 Jun 2005 16:36 PDT
Kudzu is indeed a Red Hat product, although I've seen a Debian package
for it. It's actually a front end for a large number of configuration
tools.
The crucial part of setting up a Linux system to use the Samsung
ML-1710 is to ensure that you have the gdi driver installed. See the
following for details.
Linux Printing: Samsung ML-1710
http://www.linuxprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=Samsung-ML-1710
If your system is already talking to the printer to some extent,
you're in good shape. The driver will ensure that it's speaking the
right language. On my previous system, a Red Hat 9 installation, I
installed the gdi driver from scratch instead of using kudzu.
Probably the first thing to try, however, is to run the proprietary
driver installation package provided by Samsung. The printer comes
with a CD-ROM that contains Linux packages. Perhaps you left the
CD-ROM in the box? If you find it, mount it on your system and look
for a README file. If the Samsung installation doesn't work too well
-- it didn't for me -- your next step is to undo it and proceed with
the manual gdi installation. It's a multistep process, but it does
work if you follow the instructions carefully.
Option number three is to download and install the latest Fedora
package, which will run kudzu and take care of all the dirty work.
This may be your best bet if you have flexibility in the choice of
distro to use. We're up to Fedora Core 4 by now.
Fedora: Download
http://fedora.redhat.com/download/
Keep plugging away, and you are sure to succeed.
leapinglizard
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Clarification of Question by
waynesimonsen-ga
on
19 Jun 2005 20:09 PDT
Im downloading Fedora tonight. I will try Debian with the gdi Drivers
in the morning before I install Fedora. I tried the Samsung drivers
already with no success.
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Clarification of Question by
waynesimonsen-ga
on
20 Jun 2005 13:00 PDT
It works under Fedora. You can post that as an answer.
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Clarification of Question by
waynesimonsen-ga
on
21 Jun 2005 13:08 PDT
I also got it working in Debian with the gdi drivers.
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