<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"> <title></title> </head> <body text="#000000" bgcolor="#ffffff"> Thanks Tim Waugh,<br> This worked first try, great!<br> <br> Joe<br> <br> <br> <meta http-equiv="CONTENT-TYPE" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"> <title></title> <meta name="GENERATOR" content="OpenOffice.org 3.1 (Linux)"> <style type="text/css">  </style> <pre style="margin-bottom: 0.5cm;">> On Thu, 2009-12-03 at 10:53 +0000, Joe Feely wrote: >> I use a Dell 1720 laser printer 13 miles away (when I visit there), with >> no IN connection. > Here's a user-contributed openprinting.org entry for that device (I > think): > <a href="http://www.openprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=Dell-1720dn">http://www.openprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=Dell-1720dn</a> > > It looks like you have two main options: PCL and PostScript. CUPS in > Fedora 12 already comes with drivers for both of these languages so it > shouldn't be too hard to set up. It won't be automatic though, as far > as I can tell. This is because that device is not specifically listed > as being supported by any of the main printer drivers. >> How can I "install the required driver" while at home, from which I have >> access to the IN (and the CD I installed from, though I've no handy >> means of using this where the printer is). > First, make sure you have installed the updates. > Next, take a look at this entry in the common bugs list: > <a href="https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Common_F12_bugs#foomatic-not-installed">https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Common_F12_bugs#foomatic-not-installed</a> > As foomatic does contain some additional PCL and PostScript drivers, it > might be worth installing it. Better to have it available to try than > not, especially with no Internet connection on site. > Also worth installing: gutenprint-cups, which has some PCL drivers of > its own. > Once you have all those installed there's not a lot more you can > usefully do until you have the device connected. Once you have though > it should prompt you to select a driver for it, presuming it's a USB > device. Otherwise: > System->Administration->Printing > Click New > The printer should already be shown and selected; if not, select the > connection type (e.g. LPT #1 or whatever). Click Next. > Select Generic for the manufacturer. (PCL and PostScript are standard > languages supported by many different manufacturers, and as I said > earlier there is no driver with specific support for this model.) Click > Forward. > Select PCL Laser Printer (this is the CUPS PCL driver), for example. > Click Forward, and follow the rest of the on-screen instructions. > It will ask you whether to print a test page -- do this. If it doesn't > work, double-click on the printer icon in the printer configuration > window and click the 'Change...' button next to 'Make and Model:', and > try another driver. > Tim.</pre> <br> <br> <br> <pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">-- Joe Feely Joseph, Sandra, Shanah & Keirah Feely 17 Brook Street Blaenrhondda Treorchy Rhondda Cynon Taff Wales CF42 5SB Tel 01443 773 991 {alternative email addresses (if needed) <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:josephmfeely@hotmail.co.uk">josephmfeely@hotmail.co.uk</a> or <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:joe.feely@yahoo.co.uk">joe.feely@yahoo.co.uk</a>} See <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.mormon.org">www.mormon.org</a> I'm an FSF member -- Help us support software freedom! <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.fsf.org/jf?referrer=2442">http://www.fsf.org/jf?referrer=2442</a> Not so important - unless you want to save some money, have a look at <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.saynoto0870.com/search.php">http://www.saynoto0870.com/search.php</a> (this site will find landline and / or freephone number alternatives to 0870 and 0845 numbers (most times if not always). </pre> </body> </html>