On Wed, 27 Jun 2007 03:08:54 +0000, Thufir wrote: > if it follows the pattern, it won't install correctly I stand corrected, this time the software downloaded from samsung said that it installed after I yummed that file and SANE. then CUPS shows: ID Name User Size Pages State Control ml2510-2 Samsung Test Page root 15k Unknown stopped Reprint Job Cancel Job Move Job ml2510-3 Jobs - CUPS 1.2.10 root 201k Unknown pending since Tue 26 Jun 2007 08:31:29 PM PDT Reprint Job Hold Job Cancel Job Move Job and, under printers shows: ML-2510_Series Description: Samsung ML-2550 Foomatic/Postscript Location: Make and Model: Samsung ML-2550 Foomatic/Postscript (recommended) Printer State: idle, accepting jobs, published. Device URI: usb://Samsung/ML-2510%20Series Print Test Page Stop Printer Reject Jobs Move All Jobs Cancel All Jobs Unpublish Printer Modify Printer Set Printer Options Delete Printer Set As Default Set Allowed Users ml2510 (Default Printer) "/usr/lib/cups/backend/mfp failed" Description: printer Location: arrakis Make and Model: Samsung ML-2510 Series Printer State: stopped, accepting jobs, published. Device URI: mfp:/dev/mfp4 any data I can provide? -Thufir