[cups.general] Print via terminal without usblp

Helge Blischke h.blischke at acm.org
Wed Mar 7 10:14:46 PST 2012


Yader Velásquez wrote:

> Hi people.
> I need to print in an Epson TM-U220PD model M188D for receipts (without
> cups support), I used to write in a terminal [text] > /dev/lp0 but
> now usblp is deprecated. I can use this printer enabling the usblp kernel
> module, but this action disable cups.
> 
> There's other way to print, maybe using CUPS? How can I find the new path
> to the printer?
> 

Set up a raw queue in CUPS using the lpadmin command and make sure that the 
document type
application/octet-stream
is defined.

Helge





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