Digital BW, The Print

This is a modified version of an email I sent recently about the same
problem: 

The Gimp seems to use its own plugin for printing and overrides any
quadtone settings. I struggled with that for a long time, but gave up in
the end. What works for me is to share the printer over the network and
print to it from Photoshop in windows like any regular printer.

First of all you need to install the CUPS windows drivers on the Linux
machine and then share the printer with Samba. Then windows should be
able to find the correct drivers when it tries to install the printer
over the network.

You can find the windows drivers here:
http://www.cups.org/software.php?SOFTWARE=v1_1&LOCATION=ftp%3A%2F%2Fftp.
easysw.com%2Fpub%2Fcups

It should be called "CUPS 1.1.19 Drivers for Windows (.tar.gz)"

Here's the documentation for installation:
http://www.cups.org/sam.html#8_8

Below you can find my smb.conf where I share the printer with Samba. The
setup is very insecure, giving root access to everything on the box, so
I wouldn't reccommend using that configuration permanently, but for
testing it's fine.

Don't under any circumstances use the adobe postscript drivers for
printing from windows, just the regular drivers. You will get output
with the Adobe drivers, but it also creates some sort of unwanted double
profiling. 

Although the windows drivers installs the correct PPD file not all of
the settings will work when you set them from windows, so you'll have to
set them in linux before you print. You can just use lpoptions on the
command-line, or gtklp which I use.

smb.conf:

[global]
	log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
	load printers = yes
	socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
	wins server = 10.0.0.2
	encrypt passwords = yes
	dns proxy = no 
	netbios name = rip
	printing = cups
	server string = %h server (Samba %v)
	default = Disk
	remote announce = 10.0.0.2
	workgroup = workgroup
	os level = 20
	printcap name = cups
	security = user
	max log size = 50

[Disk]
	force user = root
	valid users = daniel
	writeable = yes
	delete readonly = yes
	path = /
	write list = daniel,@root
	force group = root

[EpsonQuad]
	printable = yes
	printer driver = EpsonQuad
	path = /var/spool/samba


--
Daniel Staver
http://daniel.staver.no 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Roger Sopher [mailto:rlsopher@...] 
> Sent: 18. august 2003 00:25
> To: B&W Print Forum
> Subject: [Digital BW] QUAD2-RIP
> 
> 
> I have managed to get Roy's program to install in both RedHat 
> 9.0 and SuSE 8.2 dialects of linux. As far as I can see the 
> correct things have been stuffed into the proper folders. 
> However, when I bring gimp-print up (from right clicking a 
> gimp image) I'll be dipped if I can get the quad series of 
> printers to show up when I hit new. I can find the ppds where 
> they should be ( /usr/share/cups/ppds/C ) but then none of 
> the quad specific choices appear, for that matter the usual 
> choices that exist for an epson printer are grayed out.
> 
> I tried going back to the print manager and adding a new 
> printer via cups but the same thing happened. 
> 
> I am obviously missing a step but after going through the 
> documentation multiple times I can't find where I have goofed. 
> 
> Could any of you who have this up and running on a linuxbox 
> give me a hint?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Roger
> 
> Roger Sopher
> rlsopher@...
> 
> ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor 
> ---------------------~--> Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits 
> for Your HP, Epson, Canon or Lexmark Printer at Myinks.com. 
> Free s/h on orders $50 or more to the US & Canada. 
http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cid=5511
http://us.click.yahoo.com/l.m7sD/LIdGAA/qnsNAA/ucIolB/TM
---------------------------------------------------------------------~->

Please visit the Group Homepage to check the Files, Bookmarks, Polls and
other resources as they are often being updated. The page is at:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint

If you wish to receive no emails or just a daily digest, or you wish to
unsubscribe, please edit your Membership preferences by visiting this
same page.

Please follow these basic guidelines:
- Include your full name with your message.
- Include the address of your website, if you have one.
- As threads develop, trim off excess portions of earlier messages to
keep them short.
- As the topic of a thread changes remember to change the subject
header.
- Good manners are required at all time. No personal attacks or flames
- Complete your Yahoo profile.
- Before posting a question, search the message archives and the various
resources on the homepage. 


 

Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to
http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/