You get that error if you aren't using cups -- in which case there isn't a lot of point running the cups init script. What does '/usr/sbin/alternatives --display print' say as the very first two lines of the output? Tim. Thanks, I've found out that those are the binaries installed by Samsung's setup script. Once I remove all those and use stock gdi driver, my new laser printer works like a charm, albeit with minimal features provided by the gdi driver. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now http://companion.yahoo.com/