1. R201206.zip Driver
2. ReadMe_EN.txt File Contents

ReadMe_EN.txt Driver File Contents (R201206.zip)

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 DELL V505 README  
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1. Minimum System Requirements:
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  500 MHz Processor Speed
  256 MB RAM
  100 MB free Hard Disk Space


2. Supported Operating Systems:
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  Ubuntu (6.06 LTS, 7.10, 8.04 LTS)
  OpenSuSE (10.2, 10.3)
  Debian 4 

  Note: 32-bit support only. 

3. Supported Languages:
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  English
  Simplified Chinese


4. License Agreement:
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   Please remember to review the license agreement (License_EN.txt)
   at /usr/dellinkjet/dldw/docs/ before using this software.


5. Installation:
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  Note: For some linux distributions, you may have to reboot to detect the machine.

  For RPM package (OpenSuse):
   1. Login as root.
   2. Install the RPM package: rpm -ivh <package filename>
        e.g. #rpm -ivh dell-v505-driver-1.0-1.i386.rpm


  For Debian (Debian/Ubuntu) package:
   1. Login as root.
   2. Install the DEB package: dpkg -i <package filename>
        e.g. #dpkg -i dell-v505-driver-1.0-1.i386.deb



6. Adding the Printer in CUPS:
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   1. Run a browser and open "http://localhost:631"
   2. Click "Add Printer" and fill out the details, such as name and description.
   3. In the Device dropdown list, select "Dell V505 USB #XXXXXX". Make sure you 
      select the correct device. The printer is not detected by the machine if you cannot 
      see the "Dell V505 USB #xxxx". On some distro, you may have to reboot the 
      machine so it can be detected.
   
      You can also Browse for the PPD file if the device is not on the list. 
      The ppd file is located in /usr/dellinkjet/dldw/etc/dlV505.ppd.
   4. Select "Dell V505" as model. After adding the printer, you should see the 
      "Printer Options". Click  the "Set Printer Options" (optional) or proceed to the next step.
   5. You can access the printer admin directly by typing this address in the browser:             
      http://localhost:631/printers/<name of printer>. The name of the printer is what 
      you entered in step 2.
   6. Print a test page to make sure the software was successfully installed.


7. Uninstallation:
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  For RPM package (OpenSuse):
   1. Login as root.
   2. Uninstall the RPM package: rpm -e <package>
        e.g. #rpm -e dell-v505-driver

  For Debian (Debian/Ubuntu) package:
   1. Login as root.
   2. Uninstall the DEB package: dpkg -r <package>
        e.g. #dpkg -r dell-v505-driver


8. Frequently Asked Questions:
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  Q: What causes the USB printing problems in Ubuntu 6.06 LTS?
  A: These are CUPS printing issues, you need to upgrade using the following steps:
        NOTE: You need root permission.
        1. Upgrade CUPS to version 1.2.2 or higher
              #apt-get install cupsys
        2. Add cupsys to shadow group.
              #adduser cupsys shadow
        3. Restart CUPS.
              #/etc/init.d/cupsys restart
  
  Q: Why I can't display the Simplified Chinese in the CUPS web services(http://localhost:631)?
  A: In order to properly display Simplified Chinese characters in the CUPS web services site, you need
     to upgrade CUPS to version 1.3. These are the steps:
        1. Go to http://www.cups.org and download CUPS 1.3.0 source code. 
        2. To compile CUPS, you will need to install gcc, g++, and make. You can use synaptic package manager to do this. 
        3. In Terminal, untar the downloaded CUPS source code. Change into the unpacked CUPS source directory. 
        4. To compile, use the following command: 
                # ./configure && make 
        5. To install, change to the root user and: 
                # make install 
        * Note: Firefox needs additional packages for Simplified Chinese support (download and install those 
           packages in the same manner) 

  Q: How to upgrade Ubuntu 8.04/7.10/6.06 OS in order to support Simplified Chinese language? 
  A: These are the steps in updating for Simplified Chinese language support: 
        1. Launch  Synaptic Package Manager. 
        2. Configure online repositories.
        3. Click Reload button (network settings had been configured for internet access). 
        4. Click Search button, type in "language-support-zh" (metapackage for Chinese Language support) 
        5. Right-click to that package and select "Mark for Installation" option. 
        6. "Mark Additional required changes?" dialog will prompt  to confirm the installation of other packages 
           dependent to the selected one. Click "Mark" to confirm. 
        7. Click "Apply" button to start downloading and installing packages. 
        8. After installing all packages, then restart the PC. 
        9. Then select "Options" then select Languages [Chinese mainland]. 

  Q. In Ubuntu, why is the default media size set to A4 after creating a print queue in CUPS?
  A. The default media size setting in Ubuntu is determined by the /etc/papersize configuration file. 
     This is set to A4 by default. Change this to Letter to make it the default media size everytime a printer 
     queue is created.
     
  Q. Why is it when scanning with larger resolution takes too long finish?
  A. The resulting scan image is very big. The recommended memory requirement for scanning is at least 
     512MB of RAM and 1GB of swap.
     
  Q. Why is it when printing a very large image with higher resolution in GIMP/ImageViewer in Ubuntu 8.04,
     sometimes my print job ends immediately without print output?
  A. This is an application limitation. Using GIMP/ImageViewer in such resolution requires adequate memory (RAM).