hazelorned
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Q: iBook 10.4.11 print FAIL!

Hi! I'm trying to print on a Dell 1100 from an iBook G4 with OS X 10.4.11 and having no luck at all. Any ideas?

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Posted on Feb 29, 2012 1:08 PM

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Q: iBook 10.4.11 print FAIL!

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  • by John Galt,

    John Galt John Galt Feb 29, 2012 1:22 PM in response to hazelorned
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    Feb 29, 2012 1:22 PM in response to hazelorned

    Dell didn't care to supply Mac drivers. Their loss.

    Any ideas?

     

    Yes, but not much more than an idea.

     

    Go to this page: http://forums.macrumors.com/archive/index.php/t-218267.html

     

    and read.

     

    The first link doesn't seem to direct to the correct Linux Printing page, but if you read further down the list some respondents indicated you can use a Samsung driver.

     

    Try those two Samsung links toward the bottom of the thread. Good luck!

  • by John Galt,

    John Galt John Galt Feb 29, 2012 1:29 PM in response to John Galt
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    Feb 29, 2012 1:29 PM in response to John Galt

    The Samsung links are broken. Try this one:

     

    http://www.samsung.com/us/support/owners/product/ML-2010?

     

    Click "manuals and downloads", then "driver". You will see one for OS X 10.3 - 10.7. Download that and use it for the Dell's driver.

     

    I am assuming from the old discussion the Dell 1100 is a rebranded Samsung ML-2010.

  • by hazelorned,

    hazelorned hazelorned Feb 29, 2012 2:08 PM in response to John Galt
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    Feb 29, 2012 2:08 PM in response to John Galt

    Thanks John. Not working though. Neither Samsung nor Dell are coming up in my driver list though when I try to add a new printer!

  • by John Galt,

    John Galt John Galt Feb 29, 2012 4:36 PM in response to hazelorned
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    Feb 29, 2012 4:36 PM in response to hazelorned

    You ran the installer package and the driver does not appear in System Preferences > Print & Fax?

     

    The printer cable is connected directly to the MacBook with a USB cable, you're certain the cable is OK?

     

    Finally, to be sure, you downloaded and installed the driver from this page?

     

    Screen Shot 2012-02-29 at 7.26.48 PM.png

     

     

    There was a reference in the macrumors thread about using an open source driver from the Linux Foundation. Although I searched for one there, I could find nothing immediately evident. From the pictures it does look like a rebranded Samsung ML-2010, so I would concentrate on making that driver work.

     

    Samsung's user manual: http://downloadcenter.samsung.com/content/UM/200602/20060216163720484_ML-2010_En glish.pdf

     

    It is very comprehensive, and I doubt I can offer much more than that. I won't bother posting Dell's user manual link because I already looked at it and it is not helpful.

     

    I have no doubt you can make that printer work, but it's going to be a challenge due to its age and Dell's apparent lack of support for it.

     

    Let me know what, if any, progress you make from here.