need help connecting to network printer using xfce and cups

keratos · 2008-07-26 22:05:02

Hello

please can someone assist me with setting up a printer.

I am running arch and xfce desktop.
I have an Epson Stylus Photo R800 USB printer connected to a wireless Belkin all-in-one Print Server.
I do not know how to connect to this printer.
I am not conversant in CUPS or network printing and would very much like to use the printer.
My arch box is connected through cable to a wireless router.
The print server is connected to the wireless router and the router confirms the print server is attached to the network.
The print server IP address is 192.168.0.100.

The printer server has a web interface which I used to set wireless and TCP settings. I should say that I went into this interface and configured the print server which is totally usable and fine from a Vista laptop using wireless - vista laptop "sees" the print server and prints over wireless, therefore I know the server and printer are working together and all the print server settings are fine. I dont know how Vista connects, it just does!

I tried installing gutenprint and foomatic, went into the CUPS server page (localhost:631) and found my printer but I'm not sure if my connection string (socket://192.168.0.100:9100) is correct. I've tried several values and several Epson drivers from the CUPS web interface, all to no avail. I just get this message:

bash-3.2# lpstat -t
scheduler is running
system default destination: Epson
device for Epson: socket://192.168.0.100:9100
Epson accepting requests since Sat 26 Jul 2008 22:53:35 BST
printer Epson now printing Epson-0.  enabled since Sat 26 Jul 2008 22:53:35 BST
    /usr/lib/cups/filter/pstoraster failed

I have no desire to be a CUPS expert nor a networking expert - I was rather hoping someone could guide me through the process, I have tried reading web links (google) but do not understand various pages and instructions.

bash-3.2# cat /etc/cups/printers.conf
# Printer configuration file for CUPS v1.3.8
# Written by cupsd on 2008-07-26 22:34
<DefaultPrinter Epson>
AuthInfoRequired username,password
Info Epson
DeviceURI socket://192.168.0.100:9100
State Idle
StateTime 1217108079
Accepting Yes
Shared Yes
JobSheets none none
QuotaPeriod 0
PageLimit 0
KLimit 0
OpPolicy default
ErrorPolicy stop-printer
</Printer>

any ideas good folk?

Last edited by keratos (2008-07-26 22:07:45)

fukawi2 · 2008-07-26 22:50:06

keratos wrote:

socket://192.168.0.100:9100

That sounds right to me... Unless maybe the print server uses a CUPS server in which case you would need :631 on the end instead of :9100 (which is HP JetDirect)

keratos · 2008-07-26 22:51:57

yes , but it doesnt work!

keratos · 2008-07-26 23:00:19

EDIT:

SOLVED!

the problem was that gutenprint needed to be installed.

I looked at the rastertops file in /usr/lib/cups/filter and it was very small, handfull of lines, but refered to gutenprint (whatever that is).

"pacman -Q gutenprint" revealed it was not installed.

All is fine now.

GREAT!

Arch Linux

#1 2008-07-26 22:05:02

need help connecting to network printer using xfce and cups

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