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>3.2. CUPS Printer Installation</A
></H1
><P
>This explanation will use the web interface provided by CUPS. First,
aim your favorite web browser at
<A
HREF="http://localhost:631"
TARGET="_top"
>the CUPS server</A
>. The
following screen should appear within your browser.
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><DIV
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><P
><B
>Figure 3-1. The CUPS Startup Window</B
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><IMG
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>Now, you may click on either the word <SPAN
CLASS="GUILABEL"
>Printers</SPAN
> in the bar at the top
of the page, or you may click on the <SPAN
CLASS="GUILABEL"
>Manage Printers</SPAN
> text. In
either case, the next screen you see will look like this one if you
have not yet configured any printers.
</P
><DIV
CLASS="FIGURE"
><A
NAME="AEN466"
></A
><P
><B
>Figure 3-2. The CUPS Printers Window</B
></P
><DIV
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><P
><IMG
SRC="figures/cups_printers.png"></P
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><P
>At this time, click on the <SPAN
CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
>Add Printer</SPAN
> button.
You will then see the Admin screen (shown below).
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><DIV
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><A
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><P
><B
>Figure 3-3. The CUPS Admin Window</B
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><IMG
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><P
>Notice in the screenshot that the three boxes are shown after the
author filled them in for his printer at home. You will need to fill
in an appropriate name of your printer, its location, and a
description which meets your own needs. Once this is done, click on
the <SPAN
CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
>Continue</SPAN
> button, and then this screen will appear.
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><DIV
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><A
NAME="FIG-CUPS-ADMIN-DEVICE"
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><P
><B
>Figure 3-4. The CUPS Admin Device Window</B
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><IMG
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><P
>Click on the drop down menu next to the word
<SPAN
CLASS="GUILABEL"
>Device</SPAN
> and a list of possible printer devices
appears. Select the device appropriate for your printer. Note that
there are a range of serial, parallel, USB, and other devices from
which to choose. Once the selection is made, click the
<SPAN
CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
>Continue</SPAN
> button. Now, this screen appears.
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><DIV
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><A
NAME="AEN494"
></A
><P
><B
>Figure 3-5. The CUPS Admin Model/Driver Window</B
></P
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><IMG
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>Caution Regarding USB Printers</B
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>CUPS versions 1.1.11 and later <SPAN
CLASS="emphasis"
><I
CLASS="EMPHASIS"
>REQUIRE</I
></SPAN
>
the user to insure that the desired USB printer is powered on
<SPAN
CLASS="emphasis"
><I
CLASS="EMPHASIS"
>AND</I
></SPAN
> physically connected to the USB bus
<SPAN
CLASS="emphasis"
><I
CLASS="EMPHASIS"
>BEFORE</I
></SPAN
> starting the CUPS software.
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><P
>CUPS must see the USB printer when the software starts. The CUPS software
is typically started when the computer boots. Note that one cannot
simply plug in the USB printer and power it on after CUPS has started.
(Note that this does not apply to parallel port printers).
</P
><P
>If the USB printer was not connected and powered on at the time CUPS was
started, there will not be a USB printer shown in the
list of devices on the CUPS Admin Device Window (see
<A
HREF="x452.html#FIG-CUPS-ADMIN-DEVICE"
>Figure 3-4</A
>). In this event, stop the CUPS
software, properly connect and power on the USB printer, and restart
the CUPS software.
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><P
>From the list of devices shown in the CUPS Admin Device Window
(see <A
HREF="x452.html#FIG-CUPS-ADMIN-DEVICE"
>Figure 3-4</A
>), a clever user might
attempt to avoid this issue by selecting
<SPAN
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>Internet Printing Protocol</SPAN
>
and then enter something similar to 'usb:/dev/usblp0' in the next
screen. However, this fails later in the configuration process with a
"client_error_not_possible" error message with no other explanation.
Note that entering 'file:/dev/usblp0' will not work either. While CUPS
will allow this, printing will not actually work in some situations.
</P
><P
>CUPS versions 1.1.10 and earlier exhibit similar behavior with regard
to not displaying the USB printer if it was not connected to the USB
bus and powered up prior to starting the CUPS software. However,
these versions of CUPS will indeed allow the user to enter the name of
the USB connection, unlike versions 1.1.11 and later.
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>Select the manufacturer of your printer and click the
<SPAN
CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
>Continue</SPAN
> button. A window will appear which
asks you to select the specific model number for your printer.
</P
><P
>Scroll through the long list and find the model number for your
printer. Notice carefully that there are many different languages
supported for each printer, as denoted by the initials in parenthesis.
(en) would be for English, (da) for Danish, (sv) for Swedish, (fr) for
French, (no) for Norwegian, (pl) for Polish, and (en_GB) for British
English (see <A
HREF="x452.html#FIG-CUPS-ADMIN-MODEL"
>Figure 3-6</A
>). Also take note
of the Gutenprint revision for the driver, and ensure that it is
indeed the version of Gutenprint which you have most recently
installed. Once you have made the proper selection, click on the
<SPAN
CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
>Continue</SPAN
> button.
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><A
NAME="FIG-CUPS-ADMIN-MODEL"
></A
><P
><B
>Figure 3-6. The 2nd CUPS Admin Model/Driver Window</B
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><IMG
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><A
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></A
><P
><B
>Figure 3-7. The CUPS Admin Success Window</B
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><IMG
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><P
>Congratulations! You should now see the CUPS window indicating that
your printer was successfully installed. Notice the sentence which
reads "Printer your_printer has been added successfully". Click on
your_printer, which will be the underlined name for your printer.
</P
><DIV
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><A
NAME="FIG-CUPS-MY-PRINTER"
></A
><P
><B
>Figure 3-8. The CUPS Window for Your Printer</B
></P
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><P
><IMG
SRC="figures/cups_my_printer.png"></P
></DIV
></DIV
><P
>After clicking on your_printer (epson_870 in this example), a window
will appear similar to that shown in <A
HREF="x452.html#FIG-CUPS-MY-PRINTER"
>Figure 3-8</A
>.
It would probably be a good idea at this point to click on the
<SPAN
CLASS="GUIBUTTON"
>Print Test Page</SPAN
> button to ensure that
everything is working properly. Take note of the Gutenprint revision
printed on this screen and confirm once again that it is the expected
revision.
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