I will try to help but I did this some time ago and being an old man, my memory
is failing me.
Using CUPS I can print to my HPLJ printer from my BBB but not from Windows.
Windows seems to need a driver to print to a networked printer and it does not
have one for the HPLJ 1012. A friend had no problem printing from an iPad.
I installed CUPS probably with apt-get install. I have CUPS version 1.6.2. I
also installed hplip. I plugged my HPLJ 1012 into a USB port and did lsusb.
It listed "Bus 001 Device 005: ID 03f0:0d17 Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 1012".
From my Windows PC, using Chrome, I connected to CUPS on my BBB with
http://bbb:631 where bbb is my BBB and 631 is the port used by CUPS. From
there it's easy. I just did Add printer and my HPLJ 1012 was listed so I
selected it. I selected "HP LaserJet 1012 - CUPS+Gutenprint v5.2.9". I can
print from the console on bbb with lp file.
If your printer is connected via USB, you probably need some driver for it.
When it is plugged in, try lsusb. If it is not listed, try to find a driver
for Ubuntu and ARM.
Good luck
Yves
From: Chintan Kapadia
Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2014 12:14 AM
To: beagleboard@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: [beagleboard] Re: BBB is a great home server but printing is a
challenge
Hello, thnx for communicate,
using CUPS are u able to print some other printer...? (if avoid this
two..)
because I was try to communicate printer canon mf4450. but not get succeed. bcs
of driver issue.
if u done other printer please guide me. how to follow the procedure. I am new
with bone.
Thank you.
chintan k.
On Tue, Mar 4, 2014 at 9:51 PM, wrote:
Hi Chintan
Thks for the reply. I assume that when you say Linux, you mean Ubuntu Linux
13.10? Since posting this question, I have switched to Ubuntu 13.04, console
only. I installed CUPS and it works fine. However I have not been able to
find drivers for my 2 printers, an HPLJ 1012 and a Lexmark S400. For the HP,
there was a semi compatible driver that I am using and that lets me print from
the BBB but I can't print from Windows. Workaround: I print to a pdf file on
the BBB. When that file gets created, a script is triggered to print the file
and move it into an archive directory. Works fine. However I would love to
find a driver for the USB connected Lexmark.
Yves
On Monday, March 3, 2014 11:34:51 PM UTC-6, Chintan Kapadia wrote:
Hello
HPLIP is not available for angstrom...if u found CUPS.
By the way I am using linux 13.10 on bbb using sdcard its work good. and
easily getting Linux packages for printer or other.. why you not try this...?
or if u successfully enable printer then share with me ur solution please.
thnx
chintan k.
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