Snow Leopard and printing

Ok so Im in the boat of having upgraded to 10.6 only to discover the driver
from the Toshiba e-studio 281c printer I use at work wont install - so no
printing. Toshiba of course should provide an update but who knows when
that will be.

The driver itself gets to the last part of installation and fails but I
don't know why. I have tried
- changing permissions on the /library/printers/toshiba and /PPD folders
(as they seemed wrong compared to other printer folders and an apple
discussion thread mentioned this might work)
- using pacifist to manually install the files
- copying the old PPD etc files from my time machine backup.

None of this works

Anyway any suggestions appreciated. I presume apple changed the file
printer driver architecture of some such in 10.6 and yes I should have done
a bit more research and yes I could or should downgrade to 10.5.8 and will
if I cant solve this.

Nigel
Downunder

On 16/11/09 11:32 AM, in article
walterwego-, "Matt Broughton"
<> wrote:

> In article <C726D3B0.4F407%>,
> Nigel <> wrote:
>
>> The driver itself gets to the last part of installation and fails but I
>> don't know why. I have tried
>> - changing permissions on the /library/printers/toshiba and /PPD folders
>> (as they seemed wrong compared to other printer folders and an apple
>> discussion thread mentioned this might work)
>> - using pacifist to manually install the files
>> - copying the old PPD etc files from my time machine backup.
>>
>> None of this works
>>
>
> I have also posted this reply to your inquiry on the Apple Discussion
> boards --
>
> The installer does indeed indicate an error at the end of the
> installation. Fortunately, it is not a fatal error and all the files doe
> get installed. Toshiba just failed to include a .bom (bill of materials)
> file with the installer and the system fails to create a receipt for the
> installation.
>
> Not knowing exactly the state of your computer, I would suggest that you
> start over.
> 1. Delete the /Library/Printers/toshiba folder.
> 2. Reset the printing system following the directions in the article
> http://docs.info.apple.com/article.h.../en/14001.html
>
> Now install the Toshiba printer drivers. Just tell the installer to
> Close when you get the error message. Then use the Terminal
> (/Applications/Utilities) and copy and paste the following command:
>
> sudo chown -R root:admin /Library/Printers/toshiba/
>
> Hit the Return or Enter key. Enter you password when prompted. Please
> note that nothing will appear on the screen when you enter your
> password. After you enter your password, hit the Return or Enter key
> again.
>
> Now you can set up the printer using the Print & Fax preference pane.
> You will most likely have to select the printer driver. The PPDs that
> get installed will most likely not match up with your printer. You want
> to choose the TOSHIBA e-ST451c/453cSeries or the TOSHIBA
> e-ST451c/453cSeries UK.
>
> You should then be able to print. There will be some limitations. The
> functions that are under the Print Mode section will only be available
> for PPC or 32 bit Intel applications. If these are needed, you will need
> to force the Apple applications (or any other 64 bit application) to
> open in the 32 bit mode.
>
> Matt
Yup got it and now its all good - you're a genius. And once I forced
Preview into 32bit mode all was good there too.

Nigel