Re: [gentoo-user] Print to cups printer from Windows - any good instructions?

[Mark Knecht]

On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 3:25 PM, Mark Knecht <markknecht@×××××.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 2:57 PM, Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk> wrote:
>> On Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:48:11 -0800, Mark Knecht wrote:
>>
>>> I can get to the printers page on the server's Cups' GUI:
>>>
>>> http://192.168.1.59:631/printers
>>>
>>> It gives me a long, ugly descriptive name for the printer so I tried:
>>>
>>> lpr -P HP_PSC_1600_series_USB_1 optimize_mythdb.sh
>>
>> You may want to add the printer again in CUPS, this time using a better
>> name. The CUPS web interface doesn't provide for renaming printers,
>> so either re-install it or try editing /etc/cups/printers.conf. I've not
>> tried the latter,but I expect it would work if you stopped cupsd first.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Neil Bothwick
>>
>
> Just finished doing that. Now lpr -P HP1600 file.name works fine.
>
> Still looking for info on this <RAW print queue> thing.
>
> I've tried adding a printer on my Vista laptop using Willie's
> suggested setup but so far it doesn't contact the Linux printer.
> Probably I need the RAW thing setup before that will work.
>
> - Mark
>

OK, now I'm thinking that maybe the <RAW> stuff Willie was talking
about is accomplished by uncommenting the two lines in the
mime.conv/types files.

I set up a network printer from my Windows XP box pointing at the
Linux Cups server. I told Windows it was an Apple Laserwriter II NT. I
couldn't find a Generic Postscript printer listed. I asked Windows to
print a generic printer test page an out popped what I was looking for
- A Windows XP Printer Test Page. I then tried to print an email and
the printer is complaining about ink in the cartridge. Ain't that
always the way it works? ;-)

So, definite headway. I've now printed B&W at least.

Thanks all,
Mark