I am unable to setup the Epson AcuLaser CX11FN through the Linux
Printer Configuration menu using either Jet Direct 9100 or LPD 515.
If I use Jet Direct setup the job goes to the printer with the
response 'Print file sent, waiting for printer to finish' and using
LPD 'Data file sent successfully'. Neighter setup product a print out.
I would appreciate any help it setting up this combo printer.
Many thanks, Alan

"alo" wrote
I googled to their epson.com page for it; this is a color
printer/scanner/fax,
discontinued model, with network and usb 2.0 plugs. Command set is
"ESC/Page Color S (Host Based)" -- isn't that just another way of saying it
is a windows-only printer? That is, it expects big graphics dumps instead
of
simple ascii streams of text. Hope you're not on d3/linux, because a linux
box
probably isn't smart enough to feed it the documents in that graphic form,
at
first blush. I admit we've been using our linux in dumbed-down mode for
years;
don't even boot it into runlevel 5 {X windows} anymore...

On Apr 28, 4:37*pm, "Frank Winans" <fwin... (AT) sbcglobal (DOT) net> wrote:
Hi Frank,
Yes I am on D3/Linux, it looks like I will have to use another Laser
printer.
I do appreciate your reply. Many thanks.
Alan

alo wrote:
D3v9 might be another solution. Check release notes, and/or with your
Value-Add Support provider.

"Tony Gravagno" wrote
and to offer a public windows share; then use the features of samba on
linux to print jobs via that printer share. You do not need linux samba
server
rpm loaded for this low-level use; if you get a response from doing a linux
which smbprint then you've already got the client-side samba rpm
loaded.

Or wait, when you tweak a winbox to SEND lpr/lpd protocol print jobs, does
it also let windows ACCEPT them on that protocol, too? Doing an nmap on
that winbox's ip address or going over there and doing netstat -na at a
command
prompt of windows while sitting at that box will tell you if the lpr/lpd
port is open
at that winbox, which would answer that 'accepting' question... If the
nominated
box will accept lpr/lpd jobs then d3/linux server won't even need to use
samba
features, as the winbox is emulating another linux box for printing
purposes...

"Frank Winans" wrote
does it format them or assume the sending computer has already done so?
If linux is too stupid to convert text to graphics, and windows doesn't
bother,
the wheels fall off the wagon. Oh well, there's that very cheap shareware
product that runs on your winbox and when a magic filename appears it
formats the text contents as graphics, sends it to the local printer
definition
you adjust it to, and then deletes the magic filename. Forget the name
offhand,
and is totally not adjustible for portrait/landscape / font changes so we
don't use
it for most clients, we make them buy another printer instead...

To keep this on topic, my intent here is to suggest that the OP can
still use his printer of choice with his existing D3 release, so that
he doesn't feel like his choices are arbitrarily and uncontrollably
limited.

Since Frank mentioned LPR.... If you don't mind using your printer
from Windows, consider PrintWizard. I have multiple virtual printers
setup on LPR through PrintWizard. Then from any other system I setup
a printer to target a specific queue name, without the source
system/DBMS knowing anything about the physical printer. This allows
me to print to PDF, Email, Fax, or our printer, with full control over
orientation and other features via BASIC. See info on PrintWizard,
and be sure to follow the Demo links for BASIC code:

nospamNebula-RnD.com/products/printwizard.htm

Related blog:
remove.thisNebula-RnD.com/blog/tech/2008/03/pwtips01.html

Since we're here, other options and related notes on printing and PDF:
removeNebula-RnD.com/blog/tech/mv/2009/05/pdf2.html

HTH
T

On Apr 27, 9:56*pm, alo <aloconsultingpty... (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:
The dreaded Windows printer problem. We typically install PrintWizard
to get around it. I haven't tried it but supposedly v5.3 and newer
RedHat/CentOS will allow you to print from D3 to a Windows printer
with the following syntax;

lpadmin –p F0 –E –v smb://usernameassword@DC1/F0

creates a CUPS printer named F0 which is on a windows server named DC1
and shared out as F0. The –E sets the printer to accept jobs and
enabled. usernameassword assumes one is needed to print to the
printer share.