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I need the device url for a Dell Printer(A960) or

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Posted 24 January 2007 - 03:05 PM

a dell printer a922 to setup CUPS for my mac. Maybe also generic device url's that work the same. Anything that can get my printer working.
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Posted 25 January 2007 - 01:02 AM

Dell printers are usually just re-branded from another printer supplier.
If you do some research online I am sure you can find out what type of printer this "really" is.
Some of Dell's earlier printers were actually manufactured by Lexmark, but I am unsure about the "A960".
This printer is an "all in one" multifunction printer, which you should have mentioned in your question.
This makes finding a driver much more difficult.
A standard printer is one thing but when you add scanning into the mix you also add in complexity.
By the looks of the printer (yes I looked it up) it may be a Brother printer kind of hard to tell though.
If you really want to know you could take it apart and actually search online by component numbers and names.
I.e. serial numbers and the like.
Jim
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Posted 25 January 2007 - 09:57 AM

what url do I put under the device url? do I put the driver url or what?
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Posted 25 January 2007 - 10:08 AM

Yea, you have got to give me more info than you are here.
How are you physically connecting the printer? USB, Ethernet?
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Posted 25 January 2007 - 03:06 PM

As far as I know, there is no driver for OS X available for that printer. And no one has figured out how to use an equivalent driver (like if you know for certain it's a Lexmark re-brand).
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Posted 25 January 2007 - 04:29 PM

oh sorry jpmhughes, I'm connecting with USB
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Posted 25 January 2007 - 04:31 PM

gsahli,
So this is problem that others have tried to resolve?
I wasn't aware of this.
As I mentioned above to Jamalkan, I do not know if this particular printer is a re-branded Lexmark or Brother etc.
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Posted 25 January 2007 - 04:43 PM

I think this may be a re-branded Lexmark X5270.
Try using the driver on the link for OS X.
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Posted 25 January 2007 - 04:50 PM

In general, no one has figured out how to use ANY inkjet Dell printer on OS X (or on linux). (postscript and HP PCL-compatible lasers aren't a problem.)
http://www.linuxprinting.org/show[/u]printer.cgi?recnum=Dell-PhotoAIOPrinter922
http://www.linuxprinting.org/showprinter.cgi?recnum=Dell-Photo924
more info:
http://www-1.ibm.com...6256d43005680a0
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