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(-)quick-samba-howto.xml (-13 / +31 lines)
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First, go to <uri link="http://linuxprinting.org">LinuxPrinting.Org</uri> to
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Launch a browser and point it to <path>http://printserver:631</path>. Add a
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find and download the correct PPD file for your printer and CUPS. To do so,
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printer using the assistant. If you can't find any suitable driver for your
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click the link Printer Listings to the left. Select your printers manufacturer
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printer under the <c>Model</c> list, then you need to obtain a PPD file for
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and the model in the pulldown menu, e.g. HP and DeskJet 930C. Click "Show". On
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it.
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the page coming up click the "recommended driver" link after reading the various
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notes and information. Then fetch the PPD file from the next page, again after
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reading the notes and introductions there. You may have to select your printers
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manufacturer and model again. Reading the <uri
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To get the PPD file for your printer, first go to <uri
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link="http://www.linuxprinting.org/cups-doc.html">CUPS quickstart guide</uri> is
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link="http://linuxprinting.org">LinuxPrinting.Org</uri> to find and download
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also very helpful when working with CUPS.
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the correct file. To do so, click the link Printer Listings to the left.
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Select your printers manufacturer and the model in the pulldown menu, e.g.
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HP and DeskJet 930C. Click "Show". On the page coming up click the
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"recommended driver" link after reading the various notes and information.
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Then fetch the PPD file from the next page, again after reading the notes and
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introductions there. You may have to select your printer's manufacturer and
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model again. Reading the <uri
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link="http://www.linuxprinting.org/cups-doc.html">CUPS quickstart guide</uri>
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is also very helpful when working with CUPS.
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Now you have a PPD file for your printer to work with CUPS. Place it in
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Now you have a PPD file for your printer to work with CUPS. Place it in
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<path>/usr/share/cups/model</path>. The PPD for the HP DeskJet 930C was named
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<path>/usr/share/cups/model</path>. The PPD for the HP DeskJet 930C was named
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<path>HP-DeskJet_930C-hpijs.ppd</path>. You should now install the printer.
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<path>HP-DeskJet_930C-hpijs.ppd</path>. You should now install the printer
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This can be done via the CUPS web interface or via command line. The web
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by clicking the <c>Browse</c> button under the <c>Model</c> list and selecting
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interface is found at <path>http://PrintServer:631</path> once CUPS is running.
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the PPD file.
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Alternatively, you can use the command line to install the PPD file:
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<pre caption="Install the printer via command line">
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<pre caption="Install the printer via command line">
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Don't worry if testparm complaints about "rlimit_max: increasing rlimit_max
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(1024) to minimum Windows limit (16384)", the program dumps all known
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service details to stdout.
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