Title: gutenprint.tcz Description: printer drivers for most printers Version: 5.3.3 Author: see -doc/AUTHORS Original-site: https://sourceforge.net/projects/gimp-print/ Copying-policy: GPL v2 Size: 5.0M Extension_by: aus9 Tags: cups printer ppd Comments: Not for scanning. To know if gutenprint is suitable see http://gimp-print.sourceforge.net/p_Supported_Printers.php Optional dependencies ################## colord.tcz reduce log warnings or if printing colour images evince.tcz for print preview readline.tcz for Epson ink levels librest.tcz for reduced errors for gimp2 gimp2, I recommend you use print preview to resize images please. Wireless (WL) Printing ############# I recommend you set up your router to reserve an IP for your WL printer first. Be aware that some printers advertised as wireless printers may not have full hardware. WL ink levels can be checked by using your web browser eg url= 192.168.1.7 -- once the printer IP is set. Epson ink levels, once printer is set up ############ tested on TX100 $ tce-load -wi readline $ escputil --raw-device=/dev/usb/lp0 --ink-level ^ if that fails....repeat...if fails try as root. Extra printer calibration ################### $ sudo cups-calibrate (and enter only numbers as directed after viewing the test page) How to use after reading above ########### $ tce-load -i gutenprint $ [ -f /var/run/cups/cupsd.pid ] || sudo /usr/local/etc/init.d/cups start $ sudo passwd # to set up a root passwd, if not already set as /usr/local/etc/cups is root owned Next, open your web browser to http://localhost:631/admin Do NOT click on "Find New Printer", instead click on Add Printer Then make your selection. Remember to click the "Add Printer" button to then get options to change paper size etc. At the end of that process a popup (ensure you allow popups in browser settings) will ask for user, input root and your new password please. I did not need locale set. After setup (recommended) pulldown administration and make your printer the server default. During first setup, sharing will fail. YMMV. We fix then after defaults setup go back to http://localhost:631/admin Tick the box for sharing and any other changes you wish -> cups server will restart. Then click on printers button click on the printer you just set up status (ideally should show) Idle, Accepting Jobs, Shared, Server Default Then test printer. If printer not found for WL printers run $ tce-load -i avahi For my Canon and my Epson I did not need to run next command Only run it if you can not find your printer PPD or maybe if you are runnng avahi. $ sudo generate-ppd.sh For persistence ################ (1) Add these lines to /opt/.filetool.lst etc/shadow usr/local/etc/cups/cupsd.conf usr/local/etc/cups/printers.conf usr/local/etc/cups/ppd ### ^ this dir contains all your printer PPDs (2) You can choose to add gutenprint.tcz to your boot.lst depending on how frequent you think you might do printing. You can also command to start cups by $ sudo echo '/usr/local/etc/init.d/cups start' >> /opt/bootlocal.sh On reboot ########## Assuming you have done the persistence suggestions, load gutenprint and then start cups with $ sudo /usr/local/etc/init.d/cups start and if you are using a WL printer and need avahi $ sudo /usr/local/etc/init.d/avahi start ####################### NO MATCHING MODEL FOUND ###################### If you are not sure which PPD is best for you, uncompressed PPDs are created at /usr/local/share/cups/model/gutenprint/5.3 after running $ sudo generate-ppd.sh Before rebooting and losing all of them except your persistent ones, you may like to copy some into your home dir. CUPS allows you to try a PPD from a non-system pathway.....but for gutenprint it needs to have been designed for that version of gutenprint. It may take a few tries where you can not find your exact model listed. Good Luck! eg you have make Z model 142 so try model 140 then 100 etc cups also supplies generic models but these tend to be a bit limited Use the forum if you have any issues please. Change-log: 2018/06/17 first version 2019/01/04 v 5.2.14 -> 5.3.1 add simplified PPD option for 10x Current: 2020/04/21 v 5.3.3 for 11x