[Tiger] Printer shared via CUPS/Linux / It works but not with the HP driver
goo...@ifrance.com
I've recently bought an HP Photosmart D7360 printer.
This printer (USB), is connected to a linux box (Openfiler, based on
linux rPath) and shared via CUPS.
I managed to install this printer on my Mac (using ipp).
Unfortunately, while installing it as an IP printer I cannot see the
exact model in the drop-down list used to configure the model/type of
the printer.
(This is the list I'm referring to http://www.bc.edu/offices/help/meta-elements/gif/tiger_ipprinting.gif
)
I tried to install the printer locally and loaded the HP driver, it
works fine, but does not change anything: when installing it as a
network printer the driver for the D7300 does not show in the list.
Finally I installed the HPIJS, Foomatic and GhostScript packages...
And now I can the printer in the list, the only issue is that this
hpijs driver is a "compatible" driver, and has less options than the
original HP driver.
Is there a way to use the HP driver while configuring a network
printer ?
Thanks for your help.
(x-post and follow-up to comp.sys.mac.printing)
André Berger
> Hello everybody,
> I've recently bought an HP Photosmart D7360 printer.
>
> This printer (USB), is connected to a linux box (Openfiler, based on
> linux rPath) and shared via CUPS.
>
> I managed to install this printer on my Mac (using ipp).
> Unfortunately, while installing it as an IP printer I cannot see the
> exact model in the drop-down list used to configure the model/type of
> the printer.
> I tried to install the printer locally and loaded the HP driver, it
> works fine, but does not change anything: when installing it as a
> network printer the driver for the D7300 does not show in the list.
>
> Finally I installed the HPIJS, Foomatic and GhostScript packages...
> And now I can the printer in the list, the only issue is that this
> hpijs driver is a "compatible" driver, and has less options than the
> original HP driver.
That driver is in fact HP drivers as well.
> Is there a way to use the HP driver while configuring a network
> printer ?
You want a passthru printer on the Linux server I guess.
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goo...@ifrance.com
> That driver is in fact HP drivers as well.
Thank you for your response. The problem is: that driver gives
different options in the system "Print" window... It is less
convenient and less easy for a non-IT user (understand: my wife) to
find how to print in black & white for example, or how to select the
10x15 photo paper tray. With the original HP driver (the one shipped
with the printer), the options are easier to understand.
Plus this driver being "generic", it shows some options in the print
menu that does not apply to my D7360.
From what I understand the OSX driver shipped with the printer only
supports USB printing, and cannot be used to print over IPP. So my
case seems to be hopeless. Am I right ?
> You want a passthru printer on the Linux server I guess.
Could you please tell me more about that ?
Thanks
J.J. O'Shea
(in article
<5055e24d-1fea-4d87...@m11g2000yqh.googlegroups.com>):
> Hello everybody,
> I've recently bought an HP Photosmart D7360 printer.
>
> This printer (USB), is connected to a linux box (Openfiler, based on
> linux rPath) and shared via CUPS.
>
> I managed to install this printer on my Mac (using ipp).
> Unfortunately, while installing it as an IP printer I cannot see the
> exact model in the drop-down list used to configure the model/type of
> the printer.
>
> (This is the list I'm referring to
> http://www.bc.edu/offices/help/meta-elements/gif/tiger_ipprinting.gif
>>
>
> I tried to install the printer locally and loaded the HP driver, it
> works fine, but does not change anything: when installing it as a
> network printer the driver for the D7300 does not show in the list.
That's because it's a USB-only driver.
>
> Finally I installed the HPIJS, Foomatic and GhostScript packages...
> And now I can the printer in the list, the only issue is that this
> hpijs driver is a "compatible" driver, and has less options than the
> original HP driver.
The HPIJS driver is actually written by HP personnel.
>
> Is there a way to use the HP driver while configuring a network
> printer ?
No.
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> (x-post and follow-up to comp.sys.mac.printing)
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André Berger
> On 10 juil, 12:25, Andr� Berger <andre.ber...@web.de> wrote:
[...]
> From what I understand the OSX driver shipped with the printer only
> supports USB printing, and cannot be used to print over IPP. So my
> case seems to be hopeless. Am I right ?
Not necessarily, read on.
> > You want a passthru printer on the Linux server I guess.
>
> Could you please tell me more about that ?
First of all, the Linux server must be able to communicate with the
HP printer, which is usually achieved installing hplip or the older
hpijs. Among other things, this installs the required HP backends in
/usr/lib/cups/backend/ (Linux). (The Mac path is
/usr/libexec/cups/backend/, FYI.) As you can print from your Linux
box, you seem to be good.
On top of that, there seem to be two ways to translate your
wannaprint-data for your printer, either to keep the printer driver
in a narrower sense on the client or on the server.
The idea behind a passtru system is to just pass whatever arrives
down to the printer, so you have to make sure it's already in the
proper format when you send it. You would create a generic Postscript
printer on the Linux server. On the client, you would create an IPP
printer and select the driver with "Print Using" (on Leopard).
The other option, where the printer driver resides on the server not
the client, is to create a Generic PS printer on the Mac, and install
the HP driver on the Linux server.