Printer Installation & Printing on redhat
Larrys Account
larry.cotton at ntlworld.com
Thu Sep 23 19:23:06 UTC 2004
Thanks very much for this comprehensive reply Rick.
I guess I'll start by upgrading to a newer version of redhat. Do you know
if it's possible to upgrade to Fedora Core directly, or do I have to take
a complete backup and do a complete re-install ?
Cheers
Larry
At 22:46 21/09/2004, you wrote:
>Larrys Account wrote:
>>Does anyone know anything about this ? Have I got the wrong mailing list
>>? Could someone tell me where I might be able to get hold of this information ?
>
>We'll try.
>
>>Hi
>
>Hi, yourself! :-)
>
>>I've just got an Epson stylus C66 printer and I'm trying to set it up as
>>a local printer.
>>I'm using red-hat 8, kernel version 2.4.18-14.
>
>First, RH8.0 is TOTALLY discontinued (not even Fedora Legacy will
>provide updates any longer). Fedora Core 1 has been moved to legacy now,
>since FC3 test 2 has been released. So, Fedora Legacy is providing
>updates for RH7.3, RH9 and FC1. The Fedora Project is supporting FC2.
>As a result, I have to recommend you upgrade to Red Hat 9 or one of the
>Fedora Core releases ASAP. Believe me, FC2 is worth it. And the
>fedora-list is a _very_ active support group.
>
>>I would like to use CUPS as my printing system and the printer uses a USB
>>port.
>>I have the usb-uhci usb driver installed.
>>/sbin/lsmod | grep usb gives:
>>usb-uhci 26188 0 (unused)
>>usbcore 77024 1 [printer hid usb-uhci]
>>I've tried to add the printer using the Printer configuration too (System
>>Settings->Printing) using the following entries:
>>Queue name: epsonC66
>>printer device: /dev/usb/lp0
>>driver: Epson->Stylus C60->gimp-print(*)
>>But when I do a Test print I get a dialog with the message:
>>There was an error trying to print the test page.
>>Could someone help me with how to go about troubleshooting this.
>>I don't really know anything about the printing process, so I'm not sure
>>exactly what components are involved and therefore what components I need.
>> From what I've read I need to have some sort of spooling software
>> daemon (I'm wanting to use cups - I'm currently using one that came with
>> redhat), a filter that can translate the print job data into printer
>> commands (apparently a filter, foomatic, is used with CUPS) and a driver
>> that is compatible with the printer (gimp-print, I think should work).
>>I have a few questions (listed below) that have come up while I've been
>>trying to get printing to work. Does anyone has any answers, or can tell
>>me where I can start looking to get the information ... ?
>>1) It seems the epson stylus C66 is not explicitly listed in
>>linuxprinting.org. This was an oversight on my part, having looked and
>>thought that all the C6* series were listed. My searches over the
>>internet, however, have suggested that the C66 works using gimp-print. Am
>>I correct in that assumption or is it not possible to use C66 with linux ?
>
>I think it works, but I can't be certain since it's not explicitly
>stated.
>
>>2) Could anyone tell me how CUPS, foomatic and the gimp-print driver fit
>>together. Am I likely to need to install new versions of them ? And if so:
>> Where are they located on redhat ?
>> How to I find out what versions I have ?
>> Where can I get compatible versions from with instructions on how to
>> install them ?
>
>CUPS is the overall system. It's made up of a number of programs,
>lpq-cups, lpd-cups, lpstat-cups, etc. CUPS uses foomatic to actually
>talk to the printers, and foomatic uses PPD files to define how the
>printers work.
>
>>3) The CUPS documentation talks about PPD files that describe the
>>capabilities of the printer. Where are these stored under redhat and
>>where might I be able to get hold of one for the C66 ?
>
>The PPD files for your installed printers will be located in
>/etc/cups/ppd. I can tell you now that the C66 is not directly
>supported under either FC1 or FC2, so you may have to use the next best
>thing. There is support for the C60, C61, C62, C63 and C64, so you may
>have to try one of those drivers instead and see how it works. My guess
>is that the C64 driver will work, but don't quote me on that.
>
>>4) Are there any log files I can look at that might give me some more
>>error information ?
>
>First, do an "lsusb" and make sure your printer is seen on the USB bus.
>You can also look at /var/log/messages to see if there are any error
>messages. The "dmesg" command may also be of some help.
>
>Again, I HIGHLY recommend you update your system to AT LEAST Red Hat 9,
>Fedora Core 2 would be even better.
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