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It has its own + <link ns2:title="CUPS" ns2:href="http://localhost:631">configuration + interface</link> which is accessible via an Internet browser, but Mageia + offers its own tool for installing printers called system-config-printer + which is shared with other distributions such as Fedora, Mandriva, Ubuntu + and openSUSE.</para> + + <para>You should enable the non-free repository before proceeding with the + installation, because some drivers may only be available in this + way.</para> + + <para>Printer installation is carried out in the + <guilabel>Hardware</guilabel> section of the Mageia Control Centre. Select + the <guilabel>Configure printing and scanning</guilabel> tool<footnote> + <para>You can start this tool from the command line, by typing + <emphasis>system-config-printer</emphasis>. The root password will be + asked for.</para> + </footnote>.</para> + + <para>MCC will ask for the installation two packages:</para> + + <blockquote> + <para>task-printing-server</para> + + <para>task-printing-hp</para> + </blockquote> + + <para>It is necessary to accept this installation to continue. Up to 230MB + of dependencies are needed.</para> + + <para>To add a printer, choose the "Add" printer button. The system will + try to detect any printers and the ports available. The screenshot + displays a printer connected to a parallel port. If a printer is detected, + such as a printer on a USB port, it will be displayed on the first line. + The window will also attempt to configure a network printer.</para> + </section> + + <section xml:id="automatic"> + <title>Automatically detected printer</title> + + <para>This usually refers to USB printers. The utility automatically finds + the name of the printer and displays it. Select the printer and then click + "Next". If there is a known driver associated for the printer, it will be + automatically installed. If there is more than one driver or no known + drivers, a window will ask you to select or furnish one, as explained in + the next paragraph. Continue with <xref linkend="terminate"/></para> + </section> + + <section xml:id="non_automatic"> + <title>No automatically detected printer</title> + + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="printer3.png"/> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject> + + <para>When you select a port, the system loads a driver list and displays + a window to select a driver. The choice can be made through one of the + following options.</para> + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Select printer from database</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>provide PPD file</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>search for a driver to download</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + + <para>By selecting from the database, the window suggests a printer + manufacturer first, and then a device and a driver associated with it. If + more than one driver is suggested, select one which is recommended, unless + you have encountered some problems with that one before, in this case + select the one which know to work.</para> + </section> + + <section xml:id="terminate"> + <title>Complete the installation process</title> + + <para>After the driver selection, a window requests some information which + will allow the system to designate and discover the printer. The first + line is the name under which the device will appear in applications in the + list of available printers. The installer then suggests printing a test + page. After this step, the printer is added and appears in the list of + available printers.</para> + </section> + + <section xml:id="network_printer"> + <title>Network printer</title> + + <para>Network printers are printers that are attached directly to a wired + or wireless network, that are attached to a printserver or that are + attached to another workstation that serves as printserver.</para> + + <note> + <para>Often, it is better to configure the DHCP server to always + associate a fixed IP address with the printer's MAC-address. Of course + that should be the same as the IP address the printer of printserver is + set to, if it has a fixed one.</para> + </note> + + <para>The printer's Mac-address is a serial number given to the printer or + printserver or computer it is attached to, that can be obtained from a + configuration page printed by the printer or which may be written on a + label on the printer or printserver. If your shared printer is attached to + a Mageia system, you can run <emphasis><code>ifconfig</code></emphasis> on + it as root to find the MAC-address. It is the sequence of numbers and + letters after "HWaddr".</para> + + <para>You can add your network printer by choosing the protocol it uses to + talk to your computer over the network. If you don't know which protocol + to choose, you can try the <guilabel>Network Printer</guilabel> - + <guilabel>Find Network Printer</guilabel> option in the + <guilabel>Devices</guilabel> menu and give the IP address of the printer + in the box on the right, where it says "host".</para> + + <para>If the tool recognises your printer or printserver, it will propose + a protocol and a queue, but you can choose a more appropriate one from the + list below it or give the correct queue name if it isn't in the + list.</para> + + <para>Look in the documentation that came with your printer or printserver + to find which protocol(s) it supports and for possible specific queue + names.</para> + </section> + + <section xml:id="network_printing_protocols"> + <title>Network printing protocols</title> + + <para>One current technique is one developed by Hewlett-Packard and known + as JetDirect. It allows access to a printer directly connected to the + network via an Ethernet port. You must know the IP-address at which the + printer is known on the network. This technique is also used inside some + ADSL-routers which contain an USB port to connect the printer. In this + case, the IP-address is that of the router. Note that the tool "Hp Device + manager" can manage dynamically configured IP-adress, setting an URI like + <emphasis>hp:/net/<name-of-the-printer></emphasis> . In this case, + fixed IP-adress is not required.</para> + + <para>Choose the option <guilabel>AppSocket/HP JetDirect</guilabel> as the + protocol and set the address in <guilabel>Host:</guilabel>, do not change + the <guilabel>Port Number</guilabel>, unless you know that it needs to be + changed. After the selection of the protocol, the selection of the driver + is the same as above.</para> + + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="printer5.png"/> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject> + + <para>The other protocols are:</para> + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para><emphasis>Internet Printing Protocol (ipp)</emphasis>: a printer + which can be accessed on a TCP/IP network via the IPP protocol, for + example a printer connected to a station using CUPS. This protocol may + also be used also by some ADSL-routers.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para><emphasis>Internet Printing Protocol (https): </emphasis>the + same as ipp, but using http transport and with TLS secured protocol. + The port has to be defined. By default, the port 631 is used.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para><emphasis>Internet Printing Protocol (ipps): </emphasis>the same + as ipp, but with TLS secured protocol.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para><emphasis>LPD/LPR host or Printer</emphasis>: a printer which + can be accessed on a TCP/IP network via the LPD protocol, for example + a printer connected to a station using LPD.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para><emphasis>Windows printer via SAMBA</emphasis>: a printer + connected to a station running Windows or a SMB server and + shared.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + + <para>The URI can also be added directly. Here are some examples on how to + form the URI:</para> + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Appsocket</para> + + <para><uri>socket://ip-address-or-hostname:port </uri></para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>Internet Printing Protocol (IPP)</para> + + <para><uri>ipp://ip-address-or-hostname:port-number/resource</uri></para> + + <para><uri>http://ip-address-or-hostname:port-number/resource</uri></para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>Line Printer Daemon (LPD) Protocol</para> + + <para><uri>lpd://username@ip-address-or-hostname/queue</uri></para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + + <para>Additional information can be found in the <link ns2:href="http://www.cups.org/documentation.php/doc-1.5/network.html">CUPS + documentation.</link></para> + </section> + + <section xml:id="properties"> + <title>Device Properties</title> + + <para>You can access the properties of the device. The menu allows access + to parameters for the CUPS server. By default a CUPS server is launched on + your system, but you can specify a different one with the + <guimenu>Server</guimenu> | <guimenuitem>Connect...</guimenuitem> menu, + another window which gives access to the tuning of other specific + parameters of the server, following <guimenu>Server</guimenu> | + <guimenuitem>Settings.</guimenuitem></para> + </section> + + <section> + <title xml:id="troubleshoot">Troubleshoot</title> + + <para>You can find some information on occurring errors during printing by + inspecting <filename>/var/log/cups/error_log</filename></para> + + <para>You can also access to a tool to diagnose problems using the + <guimenu>Help</guimenu> | <guilabel>Troubleshoot</guilabel> menu.</para> + </section> + + <section xml:id="specificities"> + <title>Specifics</title> + + <para>It is possible that some drivers for specific printers are not + available in Mageia or are not functional. In this case, have a look at + the <link ns2:href="http://openprinting.org/printers/">openprinting</link> + site to check if a driver for your device is available. If yes, check if + the package is already present in Mageia and in this case install it + manually. Then, redo the installation process to configure the printer. In + all cases, report the problem in bugzilla or on the forum if you are + comfortable with this tool and furnish the model and driver information + and whether the printer works or not after installation. Here are some + sources to find other up-to-date drivers or for more recent + devices.</para> + + <para><emphasis role="bold">Brother printers</emphasis></para> + + <para><link ns2:href="http://welcome.solutions.brother.com/bsc/public_s/id/linux/en/download_prn.html">This + page</link> give a list of drivers provided by Brother. Search the driver + for your device, download the rpm(s) and install.</para> + + <para>You should install Brother drivers before running the configuration + utility.</para> + + <para><emphasis role="bold">Hewlett-Packard printers and All in one + devices</emphasis></para> + + <para>These devices use the hplip tool. It is installed automatically + after the detection or the selection of the printer. You can find other + information <link ns2:href="http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/index.html">here</link>. + The tool "HP Device Manager" is available in the + <guilabel>System</guilabel> menu. Also view <link ns2:href="http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/install/manual/hp_setup.html">configuration</link> + for the management of the printer.</para> + + <para>A HP All in one device must be installed as a printer and the + scanner features will be added. Note that sometimes, the Xsane interface + doesn't allow to scan films or slides (the lighting slid can't operate). + In this case, it is possible to scan, using the standalone mode, and save + the picture on a memory card or USB stick inserted in the device. + Afterwards, open your favourite imaging software and load your picture + from the memory card which is appeared in the /media folder.</para> + + <para><emphasis role="bold">Samsung colour printer</emphasis></para> + + <para>For specific Samsung and Xerox colour printers, <link ns2:href="http://foo2qpdl.rkkda.com/">this site provides drivers</link> + for the QPDL protocol.</para> + + <para><emphasis role="bold">Epson printers and scanners</emphasis></para> + + <para>Drivers for Epson printers are available from <link ns2:href="http://download.ebz.epson.net/dsc/search/01/search/?OSC=LX">this + search page</link>. For the scanner part, you must install the + "iscan-data" package first, then "iscan" (in this order). A iscan-plugin + package can also be available and is to install. Choose the + <emphasis>rpm</emphasis> packages according to your architecture. </para> + + <para> It is possible that the iscan package will generate a warning about + a conflict with sane. Users have reported that this warning can be + ignored.</para> + + <para><emphasis role="bold">Canon printers</emphasis></para> + + <para>For Canon printers, it may be advisable to install a tool named + turboprint <link ns2:href="http://www.turboprint.info/">available here + </link>.</para> + </section> +</section>
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