Puppy Linux Discussion Forum

[jason.b.c]

[Torymon]

What printer are you trying to setup?
You may need additional "filters" like 'pnm2ppa'
Google "foomatic" and/or "generate .ppd files" and see if you can
get the proper drivers/filters/whatever..
I have a Hewlet-Packard Deskjet 820Cse. It's NOT in the puppy wizards
and Pakts CUPS script won't help by itself.
I HAVE to install "pnm2ppa" FIRST, then make sure I put the .ppd file in
my root directory, then run Pakt's CUPS script.
With "pnm2ppa" already in place, the script runs right through and
brings up a browser window with the administration page. From there,
I select 'Manage Printers' - 'Add Printer' and select the appropriate items.

Which reminds me... Does anyone know if you still HAVE to make the
name a one word entry?
I haven't tried it... I remember it used to be you HAD to make that
first one a "one-word" entry with NO spaces. I'm just curious.

(Thanks again Pakt!!! The script has really smoothed up!! Great Work!!)

But, Jason, let me know what printer you're trying to get working,
if you don't have Internet, I'll try to get the .ppd file and pnm2ppa
(if needed) and post them here in a follow-up.
PPD files are small and pnm2ppa tar file is only 187K.
Hope I can help, just let me know!

Pakt... U DA MAN!!!

[mikeb]

Firstly the solution to the address problem is try
http://localhost:631/admin

never works for me without the admin.

Anyway cups is working fine here ,can print from windows 2000 also , samba is not needed to do this just network to <host>:631/printers/<name_of_printer> with IPP installed on the client..(added in network settings)

On the subject of size....the dotput is compiled to use ghostscript 9.15 but gsview is compiled to use 8.51 or 8.53 depending on the puppy version.
This results in two sets of ghostscipt files for each version for everything to run...ie duplication of around 5mb worth of files compressed.
Could a version of gsview compiled for 8.15 be included in the package perhaps...there doesn't seem to be a way to share one of the versions (went crosseyed trying)

Thanks for the effort to make this a straghtforward and 'worth-its-weight-in-gold' package,

regards

mike

update...looked at the cups site and it seems like the two ghostscript (esp 8.15 / gpl 8.57) versions are to be merged ..available soon...not sure how this affects the puppy cups implementation but the streamlining I mentioned will happen with this change.

[lowdog]

Finally Got my Printer to work in puppy with this version thank you!!!!!!


Lowdog

[PaulBx1]

[ecomoney]

Hi, Im using 2.15ce with CUPS. I develop at home and take the resulting pup_save.sfs files over to a community centre cybercafe where I work, both locations are networked with dhcp.

Ive (think Ive) noticed that CUPS seems to automatically pick up printers that are installed on other computers on the network, and I cant seem to remove them when I take them up to the cybercafe. Is there a way of clearing all of the cups configuration and printers to make a fresh install? Would re-installing this package do it?

Also, I want to share a quick tip for creating a quick desktop shortcut for this package. Its a little batch file that will launch dillo with "localhost:631" already in the browser, and its really quick.

www.ecomoney.eu/puppy/misc/printing.sh

Perhaps it can be included in the next cups package?

[mikeb]

[ecomoney]

Thanks MikeB about the hint with the /etc/printers.conf. Were testing a new version of the software for the cybercafe so there are updates practically everyday. I assume if I symlink the printers.conf file to something outside the pup_save file, I can just run a software update by replacing the pup_save and not have to set up the printing on all ten machines!

[mikeb]