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USB Printer Help
voidmain:
I assume you have already shared it on your Windows machine. If you have Samba configured properly (so you can connect to your Windows machine using smbclient) then you can use smbspool command. It can be used with CUPS. Search the google for info on "smbspool" and "CUPS". You might also find info on http://www.samba.org/ or http://www.cups.org/
I use JetDirect print servers on my home network so I can print directly to the printer from any box (although I spool most everything through a Linux server which in turn sends the output to the JetDirect).
Stryker:
The thing is, I want to get rid of the windows machine and have it run linux. Getting samba to print to it through windows shares isn't going to help me. I had it running from a windows printer share before, wasn't all that difficult. But I need to get rid of windows.
choasforages:
then as voidmain said, sell it and buy a new one on ebay. hell, do you really need very high end solutions, cuase for about $200 on ebya, i could probably have a decent printer, and a scanner supported by xsane.
voidmain:
Sorry for the confusion Stryker, the smbspool/CUPS reply was to chaosforages. My reply to you was to sell the printer and get a compatible one, otherwise, don't think I can help you any further. Can't even offer to write a driver for it since it is a proprietary printer language.
Stryker:
I suppose I could slap together some old parts and make a windows 3.1 machine to serve it, I dont really scan things so it should work fine. I just thought there might be some way to get it in linux... The source code for drivers should always be public, so that we can fix our own if necessary. (I've had bad luck with ebay)
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