PRINTER DRIVERS

[Bill]

On 04/13/2017 03:33 PM, Brian wrote:
> On Thu 13 Apr 2017 at 12:58:03 -0400, Bill wrote:
>
>> I got an old but unused printer from a friend.  I didn't want to use it
>> because it is a rather poor printer.  However, my primary printer died and I
>> want to use the printer until I get a new one.
>>
>> I set the printer up and the Linux operating system identified it as "Dell
>> Photo 48WG71".  This identification seems right but the OS was not able to
> How did you go about obtaining that identification? Post the output from
> the procedure you used.

WS=> I am using the Mate desktop and it is a GUI setup.  The model 
number printed on the printer is a Dell Photo Printer 720. The procedure is:

1. Go to Menu item System / Administration / Printers

2. Choose Add.  (I deleted my old printer so there were no other printers)

3. The choices offered were
     a. Dell Photo (48WGF71)  -  description is "A printer connected to 
a USB port"
     b. Enter URI
     c. Network Printer

4. I chose a and clicked on "FORWARD"

5.  Dell was one of the choices but this printer was not one of the 
choices.
     (No surprise here because Dell printers have poor Linux support.)

     I tried Generic printer but none of the choices offered worked.

>
>> identify what driver to use.  I visited the Dell site and they don't even
>> identify the printer they sold.  (It probably is old.)  Moreover, the Linux
>> support for Dell printers is almost nonexistent.
> We assumme you are using a USB connection. Give the output of 'lsusb'
> with the printer plugged in and turned on.
>
WS=> Yes, it is a USB 2 connection.