• 1 m2300w for Mac OS X
  • 1.1 Downloads Required
    • 1.1.1 Foomatic-RIP for Mac OS X 10.3.x (Panther) - Mac OS X 10.7.x (Lion)
    • 1.1.2 Ghostscript for Mac OS X 10.3.x (Panther) - Mac OS X 10.7.x (Lion)
    • 1.1.3 Foomatic-RIP for Mac OS X 10.2.x (Jaguar)
    • 1.1.4 Ghostscript for Mac OS X 10.2.x (Jaguar)
  • 1.2 Package Description
  • 1.3 Installation Notes
  • 1.4 Printer Set Up Instructions
  • 1.5 Printers
  • 1.6 More Info

• m2300w-0.51-1.uni.dmg  (622KB)
• The m2300w package requires, but does not include, Foomatic-RIP or GPL Ghostscript for Mac OS X. Download these items from the links below, if necessary.
  source code

• Foomatic-RIP 4.0.6  (668 KB)
• The Foomatic-RIP package installs the necessary core runtime components to enable printing with Foomatic machinery in Mac OS X. This package is generally not useful without Ghostscript and at least one foomatic PPD. Please see the usage instructions below for more details.
  

source code included on disk image

• gplgs-8.71.dmg (33 MB)
• GPL Ghostscript is an open-source PostScript interpreter that includes integrated support for the CUPS printing system in Mac OS X. It is the replacement for ESP Ghostscript.
  GPL Ghostscript is required for all users.
  source code

• Foomatic-RIP 3.0.2  (224KB)
• The Foomatic-RIP package installs the necessary core runtime components (the foomatic-RIP CUPS filter and the foomatic-gswrapper) to enable printing with Foomatic machinery in Mac OS X. This package is generally not useful without Ghostscript and at least one foomatic PPD. Please see the usage instructions below for more details.
  

source code included on disk image

• gplgs-8.61-jaguar-ppc.dmg (17.1 MB)
• GPL Ghostscript 8.61 is an open-source PostScript interpreter that includes integrated support for the CUPS printing system in Mac OS X. It is the replacement for ESP Ghostscript.
  GPL Ghostscript is required for all users. It is not necessary to install Ghostsccript more than once.
  source code

Please note: all packages require Mac OS X version 10.2 or newer.

 
Package Description

Release Date: December 30, 2006

The m2300w package contains universal binaries that will work on either PowerPC or Intel Macs. m2300w is an open-source printer driver for Ghostscript supporting the 2300W and 2400W Konica Minolta color laser printers. On Mac OS X Jaguar and later, printing with m2300w requires Foomatic-RIP (a CUPS filter script) and Ghostscript (an open-source PostScript interpreter), and a foomatic PPD for each supported printer. The foomatic PPDs are included in the installation package. Installation Notes

• Pleae make sure that you have downloaded and installed the Foomatic-RIP and Ghostscript packages. The m2300w drivers will not work with these being installed.

Printer Set Up Instructions

To add a USB printer, Tiger (OS X 10.4.x) users should open the Printer Setup Utility and click on the Add icon at the top of the Printer List window. A new window will open. In that window, click the Default Browser icon at the top left. Highlight your printer in the section below. Use the “Print Using” pop-up menu near the bottom of the window to select the correct PPD for your printer and click Add.

Jaguar (OS X 10.2.x) and Panther (OS X 10.3.x) users should open Print Center (Jaguar) or Printer Setup Utility (Panther), hold down the Option key, and click the Add Printer button in the Print Center toolbar. Within the setup sheet, choose Advanced from the top popup menu; then in the “Device:” popup menu select your printer by name (it should be the last item in the menu list). Finally, select the correct PPD from the model browser and click Add. Printers

The m2300w installer for Mac OS X ncludes support for 2 printers.

• Konica Minolta magicolor 2300w
• Konica Minolta magicolor 2400w

More Info

Package license: GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE (GPL)

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