
My ES 1Printer now works from my MAC Book Pro 17 ins running os X 10.9.5. Verify that the Use pop-up menu at the bottom of the windows shows the name of the printer, followed by a string similar to "CUPS+Gutenprint v5.2.10". Select the printer with the Kind showing "gutenprint52+usb".
(You may need to wait a few seconds for all the listings to appear on OS 10.5, it may take several minutes, and your system may appear to be frozen.) It will likely show two listings - one with a Kind of "gutenprint52+usb", and one with a Kind of "USB".
In the new window that appears, look for your dyesub printer in the list of found printers. Click the + (plus) button below the list. If so, remove the print queue by clicking the - (minus) button below the list. Examine the printer list (on the left-hand side of the dialog) to see if your dyesub printer has already been added. Under the Apple menu, go to System Preferences, then click the Printers & Scanners icon (for OS X 10.5, the Print & Fax icon). Make sure your dyesub printer is connected via USB, turned on, and ready to print. If necessary, install the installer package for Gutenprint 5.2.10 or above. You will need to add a new printer and explicitly specify the backend by doing the following:
If you are using one of these printers and use the standard backend, it will add successfully, but will fail to print. The specific models include: We do not presently have an automatic way of forcing Gutenprint to use the correct backend.
Certain models of dyesub printers need a special manual configuration in order to select a custom "backend" driver in Gutenprint 5.2.10 and above. Download the Gutenprint 5.2.10 is released! version.