Digital BW, The Print

I am shocked!  Why would you want to do anything in OS9?  You shouldn't have
any problems printing in Panther.  If you do, come back to the list. If you
describe the specific problems you are having I am sure we can fix them.
(Printer Setup Repair is a useful app but is not the be all and end all.)


> From: Roger Smith <rbsmith252@...>
> Reply-To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2004 16:43:16 -0400
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: [Digital BW] Printer repair for OSX
> 
> 
> James,
> 
> Thanks so much for this link!  I sure have needed it as I have been
> doing all my printing in 9.2 since installing OSX 10.3 a few months
> ago.  I could never get the printer utilities to open, never clean
> nozzles or check alignment.  I also can't figure out how to set the dpi
> on the printer.  Perhaps this software will fix my problem - I just got
> sick of trying to figure it out (nothing should be this convoluted for
> the consumer) and no one I talked to had any of the answers - sure
> didn't expect to see one on this list.  Hope this fix works would like
> to print out of 10.3 and quite having to restart in 9.2.  Sorry to all
> you PC people for having to put up with all of this!  Thanks again.
> 
> Roger Smith - E. Lansing, MI 48823
> 
> On Oct 14, 2004, at 2:50 PM,
> DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com wrote:
> 
>> Message: 25
>>    Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2004 13:50:33 -0500
>>    From: James Haney <jhaney@...>
>> Subject: Re: please help - 2200 completely hosed with QTR and Epson
>> 
>> John,
>> 
>> I had the same problem, or at least very similar.
>> 
>> In the end I deleted every printer, re-installed the drivers from
>> Panther install disk 2, set up Epson printers in the printer setup
>> utility, and ONLY THEN installed QTR.
>> 
>> In my instance installing QTR before installing Epson drivers disabled
>> the ability of the Printer Setup Utility from seeing USB attached
>> printers using "Epson USB."
>> 
>> Incidentally, I used the Printer Setup Utility Repair application:
>> 
>> http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/14641
>> 
>> to actually do the driver deletion and permissions repair. I don't know
>> if this is essential, but doing a permissions repair is absolutely
>> essential to getting things working again.
>> 
>> James Haney
> 
>