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| The printers in r3 are | The printers in r3 are | ||
| - | * a HP LaserJet 8000 in room#1 in the backflat. | ||
| - | * served by the BeagleBone printerserver on the LAN: ''drucker.realraum.at''. | ||
| - | * a HP Business Inkjet 2250tn in room#1 in CX. | ||
| - | * please use USB | ||
| - | * a HP Colour Laserjet CP2025 (by Ernst) in the backflat | ||
| - | * please use USB or connect to LAN | ||
| + | ^ Printer ^ Where ^ Papersize ^ Colour ^ Tech ^ cost ^ recommended connection ^ | ||
| + | | HP LaserJet 8000 | W2 hallway | A4/A3 | no | laser | cheap | via drucker.realraum.at | | ||
| + | | HP Business Inkjet 2250tn | W1 CX | A4 | yes | ink | ~ | via USB | | ||
| + | | HP Color Laserjet CP2025 | W2 hallway | A4 | yes | laser | less cheap | via USB (LAN untested) | | ||
| + | ==== Printing via drucker.realraum.at ==== | ||
| - | * The BeagleBone drucker.realraum.at will automagically switch the big printer on and off. | + | To view status of or cancel print-jobs use the [[http://drucker.realraum.at:631/jobs/|CUPS Administrative Interface]] |
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| + | The BeagleBone drucker.realraum.at will automagically switch the big printer on and off. | ||
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| + | * any system (experimental): | ||
| + | * goto http://drucker.realraum.at | ||
| + | * upload a ''.pdf'' or ''.ps'' or ''.png'' or ''.jpg'' file with A4 paper size | ||
| + | * wait up to 20 seconds | ||
| * on Linux: | * on Linux: | ||
| * CUPS will automagically list the available printers without installing it in your printing dialog. | * CUPS will automagically list the available printers without installing it in your printing dialog. | ||
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| - select the desired printer when printing something | - select the desired printer when printing something | ||
| * on Windows: | * on Windows: | ||
| - | * | + | - Browse to ''\\drucker.realraum.at\'' |
| - | + | - Right click on ''HP Laserjet 8000 PCL fast'' and choose ''install''. | |
| - | To cancel print-jobs use the [[http://drucker.realraum.at:631/jobs/|CUPS Administrative Interface]] | + | - Choose to select a custom printer driver |
| + | - Select ''HP Laserjet 5200 Series PCL 5'' or ''HP LaserJet PCLm Class Driver'' or download original Driver | ||
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| ==== Details ==== | ==== Details ==== | ||
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| | CUPS Driver PCL | ''hp-laserjet_8000_series-pcl3.ppd'' | | | CUPS Driver PCL | ''hp-laserjet_8000_series-pcl3.ppd'' | | ||
| | CUPS Driver PS | ''HP-LaserJet_8000-Postscript.ppd'' | | | CUPS Driver PS | ''HP-LaserJet_8000-Postscript.ppd'' | | ||
| + | | rec. Windows Driver | ''HP Laserjet 5200 Series PCL 5'' | | ||
| | ------------ | ------------ | | | ------------ | ------------ | | ||
| | Model | HP business injket 2250tn | | | Model | HP business injket 2250tn | | ||
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| | CUPS Driver PCL | '''' | | | CUPS Driver PCL | '''' | | ||
| | CUPS Driver PS | '''' | | | CUPS Driver PS | '''' | | ||
| + | | rec. Windows Driver | '''' | | ||
| | ------------ | ------------ | | | ------------ | ------------ | | ||
| | Model | HP Colour Laserjet CP2025 | | | Model | HP Colour Laserjet CP2025 | | ||
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| | CUPS Driver PCL | '''' | | | CUPS Driver PCL | '''' | | ||
| | CUPS Driver PS | '''' | | | CUPS Driver PS | '''' | | ||
| + | | rec. Windows Driver | '''' | | ||
| === known Problems with drucker.realraum.at BeagleBone === | === known Problems with drucker.realraum.at BeagleBone === | ||
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| * It's printing garbage: Use the correct autodiscovered CUPS printer. Don't configure something yourself. | * It's printing garbage: Use the correct autodiscovered CUPS printer. Don't configure something yourself. | ||
| - | === Windows === | + | * on a recent test, a 32 page paper printed, though on some pages only 66.6% text was printed. We assume it was the devils work, as no other possible reason or log entry came forth and plead guilty |
| - | If the printers are NOT automagically discovered in Windows, try installing [[https://support.apple.com/kb/DL999?locale=en_US|Bonjour for Windows]] | ||
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| - | **DO NOT** choose a printer driver matching the printer-name. CUPS expects standard Post-Script, not some special commands only understood by that printer. You are talking to CUPS not to the printer directly. | ||
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| - | **DO** Choose any of the simplest and generic post-script drivers windows can offer you. e.g. ''Generic Post-Script Driver'' or ''HP Laserjet 4 PostScript'' | ||
| === Trouble shooting=== | === Trouble shooting=== | ||
| In the unlikely case that the printer does only print PS or PCL commands, abort the print job directly on the printer or you might end up with hundreds of useless pages. | In the unlikely case that the printer does only print PS or PCL commands, abort the print job directly on the printer or you might end up with hundreds of useless pages. | ||
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| + | === Todo === | ||
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| + | * Test | ||
| + | * see if its necessary / better to use https://github.com/alberanid/httprint | ||
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