Printer Problem

Did you run the printer wizard in the Admin mode? The latest versions of Mepis automatically force you to log in as root, but earlier ones don't and you get the illusion that you have set up your printer when you haven't

Was logged in as root (assume this is what you mean by Admin mode)

Usually when I set up a printer, I just go in as user and when I bring up the printer wizard, there is an Admin Mode button at the bottom that I click. But if you are running as root it should be the same result.

Sometimes when I go to print something and nothing happens, the first thing I do is to make sure the printer I have set up is the one that is selected to print. The default setting will often result in nothing being printed.

Thanks for your hints. I am on the road. When I get back on Wednesday

I will try it again.

I use the cups driver,It is the first one listed,the default is the second one down.

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Installed Samsung ML-1750 with CUPS and the suggested options. Can print from OOo after configuring its printer options, and, after upgrading to the latest beta of Mepis, now also from Mozilla. I cannot print a PDF, though (scanned documents stored as PDF). Sometimes the printer starts heating up, sometimes not, but never prints anything except, eventually, an incomplete session time out error page.

I generally manage to use a few command lines on detailed instructions, but I am not an expert on this. Does anybody know a way to solve the problem via the graphics interface?

thx for the tip, with http://localhost:631/
i configured it with cups and now it works fine! its the first time i get my usb printer working (havent really tried yet )
im lovin mepis every day more

edit:
is there a way to clean the printhead under mepis?

greetz, ruben

gericom x5 force

Never did find this button, but I was running as root. See my comment

below about cups.

This did the trick! Thanks for your help.

Without this input, one could be wandering around in the wilderness for days (at least)