installing MP -190

[NoOp]

On 12/28/2009 12:41 PM, Pastor JW wrote:
> On Monday 28 December 2009 12:02:31 pm Gary Kirkpatrick wrote:
>> > Then I'd definitely go with Turboprint;
> 
>> Most helpful!   Thanks!
> 
> I bought TurboPrint and it worked fine about three months then just quit.  
> They told me to completely remove and then reinstall TurboPrint.  It took 
> approx 26 hours to remove it.  It took just over 28 hours to re install it on 
> my 8.04 laptop but it been  hasn't ever worked again since I believe it was 
> the later part of July.  I think there was a cups update around there 
> someplace and that may have been a cause somehow.  However, removing and 
> re-installing cups only takes a couple of minutes (like it is supposed to 
> work) and does not change the deal with TurboPrint.  Installing the last 
> version of TurboPrint took another 28 hours and 18 minutes.  So then 
> TurboPrint support just says its my problem and quit talking.  I now print 
> with my printer by copying what I want to print to a USB memory stick, taking 
> the stick over to a different computer and print it from a Mandrivia 
> computer.  I really regret now ever recommending TurboPrint.  
> 

Amazing... I've been using Turboprint since feisty and have never
experienced anything like you describe. But I do remember the thread:
http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.linux.ubuntu.user/194645
I still wonder if perhaps you had other issues that was causing
Turboprint to not install.