Oy--sorry Gordon, I don't remember anything else. I've installed the printer several times since then, but it's always been as part of a full Mandrake installation :-( Miark ----- Original Message ----- From: Gordon Burgess-Parker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, September 24, 2001 12:46 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Installing Samsung ML4500 printer on 7.1 - Not! > Miark wrote: > > >Gordon, > > > >Have you tried following the instructions that came with printer? I have a ML-4600, >and > >following the directions on the driver CD, I had the printer working in less than 5 > >minutes. > > > >Miark > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Gordon Burgess-Parker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: "Newbie List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Monday, September 24, 2001 2:20 AM > >Subject: [newbie] Installing Samsung ML4500 printer on 7.1 - Not! > > > > > >>Hi list, > >> > >>I've just bought a Samsung ML4500 printer to replace my windoze printer, > >>and I'm having great difficulty in installing the driver for it. I have > >>followed the instructions in the Readme file, and it appears that > >>something has happened but I'm not sure what. > >> > >>Using kpackage, it's showing the new ghostscript has been installed in > >>/rpm/ but when I go to configure printer, it doesn't show up in the > >>list. When I go to use drakrpm, the new ghostscript doesn't show, in > >>fact the directory tree is completely different from that shown by > >>kpackage. > >> > >>I presume i have missed some major part of the install procedure. Can > >>anyone help? > >> > >>Thanks > >> > >>Gordon > >> > >> > >> > > > > > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > >>Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > >>Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > >> > > > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > > message.footer > > > > Content-Type: > > > > text/plain > > Content-Encoding: > > > > 8bit > > > > > yes, I folowed the instructions,but discovered that the the shell > script didn't work properly,. I managed to add the printer definition to > the printerdb file and the printerdb.gdi file using copy and paste from > the file on the cd,so that when I went to "configure printer" at least > it was in the list, but the printer still won't print. How do i check > that the driver hasbeen installed in the correct place? > >
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