Printer Installation & Printing on redhat
Rick Stevens
rstevens at vitalstream.com
Thu Sep 23 19:56:23 UTC 2004
Larrys Account wrote:
> 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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