Re: Minolta driver and management software for Linux

[Raj Kiran Grandhi <grajkiran@gmail.com>]

jekillen wrote:
> On Nov 4, 2007, at 5:07 PM, Raj Kiran Grandhi wrote:
>
> > jekillen wrote:
> > > Hello:
> > > I am trying to set up a Minolta Magicolor QMS printer.
> > > The printer is a postscript laser printer.
> > > (The actual model number is QMS 6110 and it is dis-
> > > continued). The printer is set up to connect via ether-
> > > net.
> > > I obtained the software for it  from the Konica Minolta
> > > site today. It is Page Scope for Linux but the documen-
> > > tation refers to Red Hat and Suse with 2.2.x kernels.
> >
> > If it is a postscript printer and the manufacturer has provided you 
> > with the .ppd file, you should be able use that ppd file to print to 
> > the printer. You might want to install cupsys and go to 
> > http://localhost:631 for installing and configuring your printer
> Yes, I believe I do have the ppd file, it was with the software for the 
> Mac OSX
> set up. Where would I put the file? (a particular directory for that? 
> Mac does have
> a dedicated dir for those files).
> thank you for your response.
> Jeff K

You can go to http://localhost:631 (after installing cupsys)
From there follow the steps to install a printer. On one of the pages 
you will be given the choice of selecting a driver or uploading your ppd 
file.

I don't know whether you can use the ppd file from the Mac driver in 
linux. Theoretically, I think it should work, but I never manager to get 
one of our network printers to work in linux using the windows ppd file. 
Anyway, the procedure is simple enough, so is worth a shot.

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Raj Kiran Grandhi