On Sun, Jan 27, 2013 at 12:53:25PM +0000, Keith wrote: > Hi, I've tried a few times to get my Home FW / Download box to be a > print server with my Epson Stylux Photo R285 but each time I've > tried I've given up as i just couldn't figure how to get it all to > work. It seems really complicated and using Google to find tutorials > hasn't helped. > > I have been able to get cups installed and can see the web interface > before but I don't realy get any further than that.
If you want cups, make sure to read: /usr/local/share/doc/pkg-readmes/cups-* > 1. For some reason cups couldn't find my usb printer. know matter > what I try. I though it might be permissions on the /dev/ file but > am not sure. I have managed in the past to spool text to the > /dev/ulpt0/1 port and make the printer print junk. CUPS does not use ulpt but libusb (ugen). Again this is all documented in the pkg-readmes file. > 2. I think I need a driver to make it work but don't know where to > get the driver or where I should put it once I have it. You probably want the gutenprint driver which handles most epson printer. > 3. I don't know if I need a driver ? I just want machines on my > network (PC's and Kindle Tablet) to be able to print through it. I > won't want the OpenBSD box itself to print. You have 2 possibilities here. 1. install the driver on the print server and create raw queues on the clients 2. create a filter-less print queue on the print server using lpd or cups and install the print driver on all clients > Hope what I am asking makes sense as I am properly confused now :>( > and Thanks for reading. > > Thanks > Keith > -- Antoine
