David Johanson wrote:
Lucky me, I got a new color laser (Panasonic KX-CL500) for Christmas, but it only ships with drivers for you know what OS. So I am requesting some advice on how to set it up under Linux, in particular the 9.x (0,1,and 2) of SuSE.
It's connected directly to my router and has it's own address, but I'm totally at a loss as to which options I use to set it up using YaST2.
I've read the Administration Guide materials but it's not clear to me what to do and a Google search hasn't helped me any either. Sure would appreciate any and all advice on how to get the beauty running under SuSE. ;-(
TIA,
dave
Well, nothing in the manuals was of value, the 7 pages of linux stuff ALL relating to printing via lp or lpd and NOTHING to do with cups which is what I want(ed). Soooo, I turned to an old favorite, TurboPrint, to see if it would support the KX-CL500 but not a single Panasonic printer was supported. But, I did find that there were 3 HP color lasers supported, so I tried the driver for the HP_ColorLaserJet4500. BINGO, perfect color. In fact, the colors laid down on plain old recycled general everyday copier paper are amazing. I can't wait to see what I'll get with photo quality paper. All features of the printer appear to be supported well! One more time TurboPrint to the rescue!!! Thanks everyone for all the suggestions!! dave -- David C. Johanson Linux Counter # 116410 Powered by SuSE Linux 7.3 People who behold a phenomenon will often extend their thinking beyond it; people who merely hear about the phenomenon will not be moved to think at all. -- Goethe