setup printer from console

Helge Blischke h.blischke at acm.org
Tue Jan 11 09:42:43 PST 2011


bui wrote:

> I successfully cross compiled CUPS 1.3.9 and HPLIP 3.10.9 (hpijs only
> build) for the micro 2440 SDK board (ARM9). But I don't know how to setup
> my printer from the console. My system do not have GUI. Please can anyone
> tell me how to setup the printer (add printer, print test page) from the
> console?
> 
> Thank you very much

For setting up a printer, use the lpadmin command, to print a test page,
simply use the lp command. The test page file should be 
/usr/share/cups/data/testpage.ps

Helge





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