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Using Print Center to add non-postscript printers
Authored by: dannydv on Oct 22, '02 04:37:23AM

There is even a third way of adding a non-postscript printer to your list of printers.
Launch the Print Center and ask for the printer list.
While pressing the <alt> key click add, to add a printer.

You will get the same popup-menu as without the <alt>, except with 1 little item extra at the bottom, 'advanced'.
Choose 'advanced' and way you go, you get the same parameters as with the web based interface.



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Using Print Center to add non-postscript printers
Authored by: SonicMcTails on Oct 22, '02 01:40:48PM

That really handy, now I can get my iBook talking with non-PostScript printers :)



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Print Center advanced option, new CUPS drivers for H-P printers
Authored by: mclbruce on Oct 24, '02 12:50:19AM

Right you are danny. There is no need for a single user to use the CUPS web interface. I couldn't get the advanced option in print center to work properly when I posted my hint but it turned out to be user error :-)

I found a URL today on MacInTouch for CUPS drivers for H-P printers:

http://www.linuxprinting.org/macosx/hpijs.html

These drivers work better on my HP Inkjet than the ones that were installed with the GIMP-Print package I posted earlier:

http://gimp-print.sourceforge.net/MacOSX.php3



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Using Print Center to add non-postscript printers
Authored by: kochanie on Nov 06, '02 11:07:27PM

What do I choose and write under the advanced options for these:
Device : choice of : (pap), appsocket/hp jet direct, http, ipp, LPD/LPR Host, USB
Device name: empty space
Device URL: empty space
Printer model: choice of: well, it gives HP, but doesn't give my printer, which is Laserjet 6L .. it said at the CUPS site that this was most lke the 4 series, but which 4 do I choose?

Any help is much appreciated...also, do I have to go to my router's website to set a firewall or something...my printer is plugged into my router..

Anyhelp is greatly, greatly appreciated..



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