Support #610
Updated by Daniel Curtis about 9 years ago
This is a guide for setting up a network shared printer on Arch linux using a Raspberry Pi 2. If installing on an original Raspberry Pi, replace armv7h with armv6h accordingly. The printers used in this guide are A Samsung CLP-310 and a Dymo TwinTurbo h2. Prepare the Environment * Make sure the system is up to date: <pre> pacman -Syu </pre> * Install cups, samba, and some dependencies: <pre> pacman -S cups ghostscript gsfonts samba splix </pre> * (Optional) Add a few optional packages: <pre> pacman -S foomatic-db foomatic-db-engine foomatic-db-nonfree gutenprint </pre> * Start and enable cups at boot: <pre> systemctl enable org.cups.cupsd.service systemctl start org.cups.cupsd.service </pre> * (Optional) Connect to the web interface with an ssh tunnel: <pre> ssh -L 6310:localhost:631 printer.example.com </pre> #* And connect to http://localhost:6310 in a web browser. * Install Dymo CUPS Driver: <pre> yaourt dymo-cups-driver </pre> *NOTE*: Edit the PKGBUILD file and add armv7h to the arch parameter: <pre> arch=('i686' 'x86_64' 'armv6h' 'armv7h') </pre> * Printers can be added in the *Administration* section. If prompted for a username/password, the local root account will work. Since I am using a Samsung CLP-310 printer, I will use the Samsung CLP-310, 2.0.0 driver provided supported by the splix package installed earlier; earlier. h2. Install Printer Drivers * Install Dymo CUPS Driver: <pre> yaourt dymo-cups-driver </pre> *NOTE*: Edit the PKGBUILD file and add armv7h to the DYMO LabelWriter 450 Twin Turbo driver provided by the Dymo CUPS driver package. arch parameter: <pre> arch=('i686' 'x86_64' 'armv6h' 'armv7h') </pre> * At this point the printer can be shared to another computer. In Windows this is done by going to +Control Panel -> Devices and Printers -> Add Printer+ and choosing *Add Network Printer*, then *Select a Shared printer by Name* and entering http://192.168.0.100:631/printers/Samsung_CLP-310-Series and then using any Samsung PS (PostScript) driver listed. #* *NOTE*: I used the Samsung CLP-350 PS driver on Windows 7 and it worked perfect. h2. Setup Windows Shared Printing * Create a new samba config file: <pre> cp /etc/samba/smb.conf.sample /etc/samba/smb.conf </pre> * Edit the samba config: <pre> nano /etc/samba/smb.conf </pre> #* And add/modify the following parameter: <pre> [global] workgroup = EXAMPLE [printers] comment = All Printers path = /var/spool/samba browseable = no # Set public = yes to allow user 'guest account' to print guest ok = yes writable = no printable = yes [CLP-310] comment=Samsung CLP-310 Printer printer=clp-310 path=/var/spool/samba printing=cups printable=yes printer admin=@admin root user client driver=yes # to allow user 'guest account' to print. guest ok=yes writable=no </pre> * Start and enable samba at boot: <pre> systemctl enable samba.service systemctl start samba.service </pre> h2. Resources * https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/CUPS * https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/CUPS_printer-specific_problems * https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/CUPS_printer_sharing * http://superuser.com/questions/300986/ipp-printing-from-windows-7-ultimate