Creating a queue of raw printers in CUPS (host) and adding them through CUPS (client)

Question

I want my RasPi to become a small print and file server on a small home network consisting of three Linux clients. Unfortunately, Brother only provides binary drivers for x86, so I cannot run my Brother printer on RasPi. However, I found a blog post suggesting creating an unprocessed queue for installing RasPi CUPS and accessing this queue from clients using the binary drivers installed on them. Here is a blog entry: http://chemdroid.net/en/raspberry-pi/36-raspberry-pi-as-print-server

Unfortunately, the author does not describe in very detail how to create a raw queue on RasPi and how to access it from clients, instead he focuses on the description of installing a non-standard version of CUPS on RasPi.

I found a similar question here: CUPS interface bypass However, I do not quite understand the answer. "How to configure" raw CUPS queue queues "in response to the host (RasPi)? If so, which socket / port should I specify? Printer - Brother HL-2030, connected via USB.

When accessing the printer from clients, the answer says how to edit the lp command, however I want to use a shared printer via CUPS, so how do I go here?

Thanks for any input!

Photon

Answer 1

[...] how to create a raw queue on RasPi

• From a Pi session (or SSH / Putty session) add yourself to the lpadmin group

  sudo adduser $USER lpadmin

• Enable remote administration (or manually )

  sudo cupsctl --remote-admin

• CUPS loop to make sure you like it.

  sudo service cups restart - OR - sudo /etc/init.d/cups restart

• Go to http: // localhost: 631 (if you do not have access to the keyboard: http://<ip_address_of_pi>:631 from another computer)

• Go to "Administration", "Add Printer"

  a. When prompted to log in, use your default username and password.

  b. Note: If the password does not work, sudo reboot , try again.

• AppSocket / HP JetDirect, then:

  a. Attached network: socket://<ip_of_printer>:9100

  b. Attached USB: socket://<usb_handle> found using lpinfo -v |grep usb: you do not need the information "? Location = 1a200000". Assume that the driver is installed correctly. Please note: if your device driver is not offered for the ARM architecture, see this article .

• Make: Unprocessed (not shared)

• Call it, share it, continue

• Return to the CUPS administration page at http: // localhost: 631 a. Enable printer sharing via:

  .[X] Share printers connected to this system

  . [X] Allow printing from the internet

[...] how to access them from clients

It is highly platform dependent.

• Common URL format: http://<ip_of_pi>:631/printers/<name_used_in_step_8_above>

  a. Windows: Devices and printers, add a printer (DO NOT add a device, it is on the toolbar), select manually / not in the list, a local or network printer with manual settings, create a new port, standard TCP / IP port

  b. MacOS: Turn it on, then use the CUPS web interface. The GUI cannot do this. You need to be in the admin group and know your user ID (e.g. echo $USER )

  from. Linux: Using GUI or CUPS, Network Printer, AppSocket / HP JetDirect