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sing_ecgroup
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 Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2007 6:29 am Post subject: |
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Since I have not setup any X windows, so I can't use the print manager in kde or gnome..
I would like to know how to get the printer name for the lpr command?
Here is the backend of CUPS.
| Code: | ls /usr/libexec/cups/backend/
beh http ipp lpd parallel scsi serial smb snmp socket usb |
and I have already put the ppmtospl2 to the correct filter place
| Code: | locate ppmtospl2
/usr/libexec/cups/filter/ppmtospl2
/root/Xerox/bin/Linux/x86/filters/ppmtospl2
/root/Xerox/bin/Linux/ppc/filters/ppmtospl2 |
cups can access and call to the ppmtospl2 without any error, at least no error return as the last the error_log I posted.
I will try to emerge the ghostscript-esp and see if it really solve the problem.
I will let you know the result later as I can't access to the printer right now.
Thank you for your help. |
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queen
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| Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2007 8:58 am Post subject: |
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| Quote: | [quote="sing_ecgroup"]Since I have not setup any X windows, so I can't use the print manager in kde or gnome..
I would like to know how to get the printer name for the lpr command? |
I think that it should be xerox. Whatever name you added to cups, that's the name of the printer.
| Quote: | Here is the backend of CUPS.
| Code: | ls /usr/libexec/cups/backend/
beh http ipp lpd parallel scsi serial smb snmp socket usb |
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In my case I have | Code: | ls /usr/libexec/cups/backend/
beh canon epson hp http ipp lpd parallel scsi serial snmp socket usb
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and I have already put the ppmtospl2 to the correct filter place
| Code: | locate ppmtospl2
/usr/libexec/cups/filter/ppmtospl2
/root/Xerox/bin/Linux/x86/filters/ppmtospl2
/root/Xerox/bin/Linux/ppc/filters/ppmtospl2 |
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Now this is weird. I don't have anything under /root related to the printer. |
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sing_ecgroup
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| Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 4:31 am Post subject: |
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I have emerge the app-text/ghostscript-esp 8.15.4 as I just can't emerge the 8.15.3, but with no luck.
The reason why there is ppmtospl2 under /root is because I untar the files under root folder.
And then I tried to use the Samsung MF-1410 ppd from the foomatic again ( I have tried 1410, 1450, 1610 before), but luck back to me again. I can print with the MF-1410! I think it maybe related to ghostscript-esp, as I have not change much of the setting. And for the backend issue, the CUPS just using the usb backend straightly, so I think it maybe really the program of Xerox ppd file.
Please try to use the MF-1410 ppd and I think you can your Xerox printer.  |
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queen
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| Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 9:49 am Post subject: |
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| sing_ecgroup wrote: | I have emerge the app-text/ghostscript-esp 8.15.4 as I just can't emerge the 8.15.3, but with no luck.
The reason why there is ppmtospl2 under /root is because I untar the files under root folder.
And then I tried to use the Samsung MF-1410 ppd from the foomatic again ( I have tried 1410, 1450, 1610 before), but luck back to me again. I can print with the MF-1410! I think it maybe related to ghostscript-esp, as I have not change much of the setting. And for the backend issue, the CUPS just using the usb backend straightly, so I think it maybe really the program of Xerox ppd file.
Please try to use the MF-1410 ppd and I think you can your Xerox printer. |
Here is what I have
| Code: | ls /usr/local/linuxprinter/ppd/C/
CLP-300splc.ppd ML-1210spl.ppd ML-1450spl.ppd ML-1740spl2.ppd ML-2250spl2.ppd ML-3560spl2.ppd cms
CLP-500splc.ppd ML-1430spl.ppd ML-1510spl2.ppd ML-1750spl2.ppd ML-2550Sps.ppd ML-6060pcl.ppd
CLP-510splc.ppd ML-1440spl.ppd ML-1520spl2.ppd ML-2010spl2.ppd ML-2550Sspl2.ppd ML-6060ps.ppd
CLP-550ps.ppd ML-1450pcl.ppd ML-1610spl2.ppd ML-2150ps.ppd ML-2550ps.ppd ML-7300pcl.ppd
CLP-600splc.ppd ML-1450ps.ppd ML-1710spl2.ppd ML-2150spl2.ppd ML-2560ps.ppd ML-7300ps.ppd
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| Code: | locate ML-1410
/usr/share/ppd/Samsung/Samsung-ML-1410-gdi.ppd
/usr/share/ppd/Samsung/Samsung-ML-1410-gdi.ppd.gz |
Did you ran the setup.sh script? In my case it installed in /usr/local/linuxprinting but the samsung ML-1410 appears in other place. I think I have a mismatch of places and not sure where exactly the files should be.
I have app-text/ghostscript-esp 8.15.3 installed, the stable version.
I will try also the unstable version as long as it will work.
I will be probably next week to check the printer. |
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sing_ecgroup
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| Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 5:43 pm Post subject: |
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I did not run the setup.sh script, actually my ML-1410 ppd is provided by the foomatic package, not the one on Samsung website.
You can copy the ppd to /usr/share/cups/model/ and then create the printer by using that Samsung ML 1410 ppd.
Please have a try and let me know the result. |
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queen
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| Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 10:44 pm Post subject: |
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| sing_ecgroup wrote: | I did not run the setup.sh script, actually my ML-1410 ppd is provided by the foomatic package, not the one on Samsung website.
You can copy the ppd to /usr/share/cups/model/ and then create the printer by using that Samsung ML 1410 ppd.
Please have a try and let me know the result. |
Thanks for all the tips. I went by the book and tried with the script and all the instructions that xerox gave in their README.
I will check it next week and tell you. I really want to solve it. |
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queen
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| Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 11:56 am Post subject: |
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| sing_ecgroup wrote: | I did not run the setup.sh script, actually my ML-1410 ppd is provided by the foomatic package, not the one on Samsung website.
You can copy the ppd to /usr/share/cups/model/ and then create the printer by using that Samsung ML 1410 ppd.
Please have a try and let me know the result. |
Finally, I managed to print. 
Now lets get to a party. It was very frustating.
One weird thing that happened with cups is the following:
1. If I add printer and give a name xerox (so it will be faster if i want to do lpr -Pxerox file) it takes out an empty page.
2. However If i use "add this printer" (and the detected name of the printer, but it's a longer name) it prints without problems.
I use the same ppd as you mentioned to copy in both cases to | Code: | | /usr/share/cups/model |
it prints everything.
The ML-1410 was a very good hint. And I use ghostscript-esp 8.15.3. |
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sing_ecgroup
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| Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 11:11 am Post subject: |
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| queen wrote: |
One weird thing that happened with cups is the following:
1. If I add printer and give a name xerox (so it will be faster if i want to do lpr -Pxerox file) it takes out an empty page.
2. However If i use "add this printer" (and the detected name of the printer, but it's a longer name) it prints without problems.
I use the same ppd as you mentioned to copy in both cases to | Code: | | /usr/share/cups/model |
it prints everything.
The ML-1410 was a very good hint. And I use ghostscript-esp 8.15.3. |
Well, how about use "add this printer" to create a printer and then modify it to give it a shorter name?
So now, we are quite sure that the ML-1410 ppd is the key factor for using Phaser 3116 in Gentoo environment.
I hope our experiences can help the other phaser user. |
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queen
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| Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 2:04 pm Post subject: |
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| sing_ecgroup wrote: | | queen wrote: |
One weird thing that happened with cups is the following:
1. If I add printer and give a name xerox (so it will be faster if i want to do lpr -Pxerox file) it takes out an empty page.
2. However If i use "add this printer" (and the detected name of the printer, but it's a longer name) it prints without problems.
I use the same ppd as you mentioned to copy in both cases to | Code: | | /usr/share/cups/model |
it prints everything.
The ML-1410 was a very good hint. And I use ghostscript-esp 8.15.3. |
Well, how about use "add this printer" to create a printer and then modify it to give it a shorter name?
So now, we are quite sure that the ML-1410 ppd is the key factor for using Phaser 3116 in Gentoo environment.
I hope our experiences can help the other phaser user. |
I tried to use modify but for some reason the name was fixed and i couldn't change it. I could change only the location and description (the 2nd and the 3rd field). I am curios if you have first option also disabled. But that's a piece of cake. I can use copy paste in the case I want to use lpr. From firefox or other application I just use print and the name is already selected. I am glad I can print. It was a real pain in the ............... 
Maybe a small howto will be useful for other users. Also I think it's important that we used ML-1410 from foomatic and not from samsung web site. |
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