Natty 64bit Philips Laser MFD LFF 6050

[Nils Kassube]

Mirto Silvio Busico wrote:
> I'm using Kubuntu Natty 10.04 AMD 64Bit.

I don't know if it matters for your problem, but 10.04 would be Lucid
and Natty would be 11.04.

> I'm looking for the updated drivers for the Philips Laser MFD LFF
> 6050 multifuncion printer
> 
> Anyone knows how to install this printer/scanner?
> 
> What I tried up to now:
> 
> Philps claims that the multifunction is compatible with M$ Windows,
> MAC and Linux.
> 
> In the MAC/Linux CD there are two folders (printer and scanner) for
> Ubuntu (but from the docs seems for the 8,04 version or something
> similar)

I found a driver package [1] on the philips site which is for Gutsy
(7.10), so it is even older. But looking at the contents, I would at
least try to install the printer the way it is described in the readme
file. Even though it isn't meant for your Kubuntu version, it is quite
likely that the installer works with the current version as well. First
run the installer for their proprietary driver and then install the
printer in CUPS. However the CUPS menues are different in the new
version, so you will probably have to search a bit for the right pages.

> I tried to install this software. When I connect the USB cable the
> "installing a new printer" notification appears but the printer is
> not installed.

I would just ignore that message - if it doesn't work, the automatic
installer probably doesn't know how to handle the proprietary driver for
this printer, which is necessary to make it work.


Nils

[1] <http://download.p4c.philips.com/files/l/lff6050_inb/lff6050_inb_dlx_eng.zip>