On Sat, 2004-04-03 at 11:09, Michael J. Sherman wrote: > Ok, let me preface this by saying I've used Linux since 1993, so I'm no newbie. > But setting up a printer is driving me insane. Have you looked here for help? http://www.linuxprinting.org > Please help. Why is it so difficult? Very, very good question. (Out of the 4 printers I've set up using CUPS, only one was straightforward and as simple as it should be: an old HP 4ml I tried out of desperation.) Though it is unlikely to help get your printer working, this is worth a read to restore your sanity [at least it did mine] : http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/cups-horror.html And so is the follow up piece: http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/luxury-part-deux.html -Craig