At Tue, 1 Jun 2010 19:07:35 +0200 CentOS mailing list centos@centos.org wrote:

Hi folks! :-)

I am supposed to configure this fresh install of CentOS 5.5 to work nicely with the HP 1010 printer, once it gets connected to the computer (probably via usb, but I cannot be sure). The problem is that I will not be anywhere near the machine when the printer actually gets plugged in, and hp-setup refuses to do anything until that happens.

Unless you can work your way though the foomatic printer database and know what ppd file(s) to copy to /etc/cups/ppd and know the exact incatation that needs to be in /etc/printers.conf, you pretty much have to have the print itself on hand.

Is the HP 1010 printer a *laser* printer or an *inkjet*? If it is a laser printer it is easy, since it is likely a PostScript printer. You can pretty much dispense with hp-setup and just hand edit the config files with a generic postscript ppd file. It is even better if the printer is a networked printer.

CUPS is not easy to configure without going though the point-and-click interface and that interface only really works if the printer is itself attached to the system. You can't 'cheat' and configure things 'in advance'.

So how does one configure a to-be-used-in-the-future printer, without actually having one plugged in? People who are going to use the machine are noobs, and unlikely to be able to set up the printer themselves, so it would be a good idea if I could do it in advance.

You probably won't be able to. You will be able to be present when the printer arrives and thus be there when it is plugged in the first time? If so, you'll probably just have to perform the magic on the spot.

I haven't done anything like this before, and would be grateful for any pointers.

TIA! :-) Marko _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos