My Kodak printer doesn't work with Yosemite

SOOOOO Williamfromriverdale are you going to share with us what you did?????? in sure there are a lot of interested people hanging on your every word!!!!

Thanks

Frank

Try the

sudo sh -c 'echo "Sandboxing Relaxed" >> /etc/cups/cups-files.conf' method

in Re: Printing on Yosemite is anyone haveing problems?

I've tried downloading new software which seems to install but then, if you click on "about Eastman Kodak", it shows that the software actually being used is Apple's 'proxy printer'.

Proxy printer is the name of the underlying application, it doesn't have anything to do with the software you've installed. It's always like that.

Opened KodakAIO Home Center. Under Printer resources I clicked on Check for Software Updates. It appeared as if nothing happened, but when I checked the download folder the software was there KODAK_AiO_Printer_v7_7-2.dmg. I opened the package and installed. Printer worked after that.

Can someone explain to me in detail how to go into terminal and change the sandbox settings, i have no idea what I'm doing and I need to get this printer working, thanks

The terminal is: /Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app

Should be accessible from the application icon on your dock bar.

Then in the terminal:

sudo sh -c 'echo "Sandboxing Relaxed" >> /etc/cups/cups-files.conf'

sudo launchctl stop org.cups.cupsd

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Another option rather than using the teminal is to edit with your favorite text editor the file

/etc/cups/cups-files.conf

It is a text file.

Just append

Sandboxing Relaxed

at the end of the file.

Reboot, and it should do the trick, doing the same as the command in the terminal.

(restarting the whole mac instead to only the printer service, but again, this is the easy path).

Hi I found Werner P's post the most helpful I am copying her as searching for it on this community is not so easy.

Remove the last line which Says Sandboxing Relaxed

Changing the Sandbox

1. in Spotlight Type Terminal and then press enter.

This should bring up the terminal window/program.

2. In the Terminal type sudo sh -c 'echo "Sandboxing Relaxed" >> /etc/cups/cups-files.conf'

It will ask for your password.

3) After that type following: sudo launchctl stop org.cups.cupsd

After that if you are lucky the printer driver should start to work. (which it did in my case)

I hope this works out for you, if not then you can do following to revert the changes:

In case you want/have to revert the changes:

1) Open the terminal as usual (Spotlight type Terminal hit enter and wait for the terminal window to appear)

2) then type: cd /etc/cups

3) then type: sudo nano cups-files.conf

4) 'type in your password'

This brings up a command line editor which you can use to edit the file

5)

6) press 'ctrl x'

And then confirm with y when being asked if you want to save the changes

7) after that type sudo launchctl stop org.cups.cupsd

After that the changes should be reverted and you are back to stock behavior.

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When you are in terminal and promoted to enter your password it dose not show on the screen ( its hidden) so just type it and press return, this stumped me so passing on the tip.

Best of luck

Frank

Better copy

Changing the Sandbox

1. in Spotlight Type Terminal and then press enter.

This should bring up the terminal window/program.

2. In the Terminal type sudo sh -c 'echo "Sandboxing Relaxed" >> /etc/cups/cups-files.conf'

It will ask for your password.

3) After that type following: sudo launchctl stop org.cups.cupsd

After that if you are lucky the printer driver should start to work. (which it did in my case)

I hope this works out for you, if not then you can do following to revert the changes:

In case you want/have to revert the changes:

1) Open the terminal as usual (Spotlight type Terminal hit enter and wait for the terminal window to appear)

2) then type: cd /etc/cups

3) then type: sudo nano cups-files.conf

4) 'type in your password'

This brings up a command line editor which you can use to edit the file

5) Remove the last line which Says Sandboxing Relaxed

6) press 'ctrl x'

And then confirm with y when being asked if you want to save the changes

7) after that type sudo launchctl stop org.cups.cupsd

After that the changes should be reverted and you are back to stock behavior.

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So I put in sudo sh -c 'echo "Sandboxing Relaxed" >> /etc/cups/cups-files.conf'

and it didn't do anything or ask me for a password

I also can't find that file in finder to edit it

Hi did you press return??

You just need to type into terminal.

Frank

Last login: Sun Oct 26 19:49:35 on ttys000

Lindas-iMac:~ lindamacmillan$ sudo sh -c 'echo "Sandboxing Relaxed" >> /etc/cups/cups-files.conf'

Lindas-iMac:~ lindamacmillan$ sudo sh -c 'echo "Sandboxing Relaxed" >> /etc/cups/cups-files.conf'

Lindas-iMac:~ lindamacmillan$

everytime I hit return it just says "Lindas-iMac:~ lindamacmillan$" again

It actually asked me for a password one time but when i keyed it in it wouldn't even show me typing it out and when I hit return it showed "Lindas-iMac:~ lindamacmillan$" again

Why is this so hard haha

nevermind I got it, i'm an idiot haha

Hello Howard

Have you managed to fix your problem I have the same issue with my Kodak printer since I upgraded to Yosemite it won't work.

Have you heard anything about software updates. Sorry for the late interest in this thread.

Best

David

Have you tried any of the workarounds offered above?