USB Printer in Linux

starfury6 · Oct 13, 2004, 02:04 PM

I am running Debian Linux (WOODY-stable) on my server and and wondering how to set up printing with my Epson C62 USB printer? Does anyone have a guide they could direct me to or maybe point me in the right direction?

At the moment it's shared from Windows XP workstation but I want ti samba shared through the server since it's running 24x7.

I have no other usb devices installed and have been in and compiled myself a kernel with usb support (I hope I go all the right stuff in there!) but I have no idea what else to do. Is it a matter of just plugging the thing in now!?

Thanks.

Linux noob aka

Malus · Oct 14, 2004, 06:15 AM

I would install CUPS and set it up so CUPS is the printer server, not Samba. Then, just have your client machines print to the CUPS server. Try http://www.linuxprinting.org/ for more information on the subject.

starfury6 · Oct 14, 2004, 10:13 AM

thanks malus

JLP · Oct 16, 2004, 10:34 PM

I had to use Gimp-print 5.0 beta drivers for my C84. With current stable ones I couldn't print. I also have CUPS and foomatic installed for printer support.

Oct 13, 2004, 02:04 PM	#1
starfury6 Dark Jedi Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Essex, England Posts: 334 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	USB Printer in Linux I am running Debian Linux (WOODY-stable) on my server and and wondering how to set up printing with my Epson C62 USB printer? Does anyone have a guide they could direct me to or maybe point me in the right direction? At the moment it's shared from Windows XP workstation but I want ti samba shared through the server since it's running 24x7. I have no other usb devices installed and have been in and compiled myself a kernel with usb support (I hope I go all the right stuff in there!) but I have no idea what else to do. Is it a matter of just plugging the thing in now!? Thanks. Linux noob aka __________________ [color=DeepSkyBlue][/color] [color=DeepSkyBlue] Intel Q6600 / Dual 8800 GTS 512/ Asus Striker II Formula OCZ 4GB DDR2 1066 / Scythe Ninja / Hyper 880w 3 x Maxtor 750GB total SATAII / LG Multi Blu[/color]

Oct 14, 2004, 06:15 AM	#2
Malus BSD SMASH! Join Date: May 2002 Location: A rabbit hole. . . Posts: 1,170 Rep Power: 0	I would install CUPS and set it up so CUPS is the printer server, not Samba. Then, just have your client machines print to the CUPS server. Try http://www.linuxprinting.org/ for more information on the subject. __________________ quad (FreeBSD/amd64 8-CURRENT): Intel Q6600 - Asus P5E-VM HDMI - 2x2 GB Kingston PC6400 DDR2 Ram - Seagate 320GB 7200RPM HD - 2xSeagate 1TB 7200RPM HD in RAID 1 via ZFS - Lite-On 20x DVD Multi Recorder - Coolermaster Centurion 5 router (FreeBSD/amd64 8-CURRENT): Intel E4500 - Intel D945GCNL - 2 GB PC6400 Mushkin Ram - Lite-On 48x24x48x16 - Seagate 320GB 7200RPM HD - Silverstone SST-SG02-F wanderer (FreeBSD/i386 7-CURRENT): Lenovo Thinkpad T61p mini (OS X 10.5): Intel Core 2 Duo @ 1.8Ghz, 4 GB Mushkin PC5400 Ram - Headroom MicroDAC Portable sound: Rockboxed iPod Video -> Westone UM2's Not-So-Portable Sound: Headroon MicroDAC -> Singlepower PPX3-SLAM -> Grado RS-1's or Beyerdynamic DT-880's Very-Not-Portable-Sound: Squeezebox v3 -> Denon AVR-1507 -> B&W 683's & Sunfire HRS-10

Oct 14, 2004, 10:13 AM	Thread Starter #3
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Oct 16, 2004, 10:34 PM	#4
JLP DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Slovenia Posts: 249 Rep Power: 0	I had to use Gimp-print 5.0 beta drivers for my C84. With current stable ones I couldn't print. I also have CUPS and foomatic installed for printer support. __________________ Get Firefox! Get Thunderbird!