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Andrew Lee | 3 Oct 2007 17:37

Re: eCUPS-USB

I just discovered this group yesterday.

Until CUPS supports Samsung printers, you could see if this: 
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/system/drivers/printer/samsung_gdidrv.zip 
works for you.  It's Ghostscript 8.13 with the Samsung "Smart GDI" 
driver compiled in, and printmon.  I haven't been able to use it with my 
Samsung ML-2510 (which works fine in Linux) because I haven't found out 
how to set up printmon for a USB printer, and no matter what I try, 
whenever I try to run it, it dies with this message:
PRINTMON: printer queue redirection device monitor
DosMonReg error code: 8

The Samsung "Smart GDI" driver 
(http://www.openprinting.org/download/printing/samsung-gdi/) is for 
printers that understand Samsung SPL1, which should include printers 
that understand Samsung SPL2.  SpliX is specifically for printers that 
understand SPL2.  It would be nice if either or both of these drivers 
were added to CUPS.  The source code in  samsung_gdidrv.zip might help 
with that.

Smiley wrote:
> Hello Paul,
> 
> I have searched a bit on the net and I have found out that there is a 
> package Splix, that is GPL and has also the files like rastertospl2 in 
> the source code, this could e useful also for eCUPS, aldo I dont know 
> why the cups guys dont include it in their package.
> 
> It is not sure that my printer will work but the list of supported 
> printers is growing.
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Smiley | 4 Oct 2007 09:26
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Re: Re: eCUPS-USB

Hello Andrew,

Thanks for the info, I have tried the driver, my printer is also on usb, 
i have managed to send something to the printer, but nothing useful will 
happen.

I have not dissabled the spooler like it is suggested, but I used the 
spooler to redirect LPT2(printmon output) to the USB port, and when I 
print something the light on the printer flashes, like that the data is 
read, but than nothing happens when it is supposed to print.

Maybe you can try this way, se if it works for you?

Regards
Smiley

Andrew Lee wrote:
> I just discovered this group yesterday.
>
> Until CUPS supports Samsung printers, you could see if this: 
> http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/system/drivers/printer/samsung_gdidrv.zip 
> works for you.  It's Ghostscript 8.13 with the Samsung "Smart GDI" 
> driver compiled in, and printmon.  I haven't been able to use it with 
> my Samsung ML-2510 (which works fine in Linux) because I haven't found 
> out how to set up printmon for a USB printer, and no matter what I 
> try, whenever I try to run it, it dies with this message:
> PRINTMON: printer queue redirection device monitor
> DosMonReg error code: 8
>
> The Samsung "Smart GDI" driver
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Smiley | 4 Oct 2007 09:34
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Re: eCUPS-USB

Hello Paul,

I know you have alot of work.

I have been trying out your build enviroment a bit and I would like to 
build the splix driver, but I need some cups stuff to do it, but 
building cups seems to much for me.
Note that I am not a programer, I know some pascal, and little C.

Would it be possible, to make available the cups stuff that is needed in 
order to build the splix driver, or maybe an updated build enviroment 
with some cups libraries with it.

Regards
Smiley

Smiley wrote:
> Hello Paul,
>
> I have searched a bit on the net and I have found out that there is a 
> package Splix, that is GPL and has also the files like rastertospl2 in 
> the source code, this could e useful also for eCUPS, aldo I dont know 
> why the cups guys dont include it in their package.
>
> It is not sure that my printer will work but the list of supported 
> printers is growing.
>
> Link:
> http://splix.ap2c.org/
>
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Paul Smedley | 4 Oct 2007 11:42
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Re: eCUPS-USB

Hi Smiley,

I built to rastertospl*.exe - http://dev.smedley.info/splix.zip

Cheers,

Paul.

Smiley wrote:
> Hello Paul,
> 
> I know you have alot of work.
> 
> I have been trying out your build enviroment a bit and I would like to 
> build the splix driver, but I need some cups stuff to do it, but 
> building cups seems to much for me.
> Note that I am not a programer, I know some pascal, and little C.
> 
> Would it be possible, to make available the cups stuff that is needed in 
> order to build the splix driver, or maybe an updated build enviroment 
> with some cups libraries with it.
> 
> Regards
> Smiley
> 
> Smiley wrote:
>> Hello Paul,
>>
>> I have searched a bit on the net and I have found out that there is a 
>> package Splix, that is GPL and has also the files like rastertospl2 in
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Smiley | 4 Oct 2007 15:37
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Re: eCUPS-USB

I have tried it on SCX-4200 did not work, I hope I can get my hands on a 
printer that should be working with it soon.

Thanks
Smiley

Paul Smedley wrote:
> Hi Smiley,
>
> I built to rastertospl*.exe - http://dev.smedley.info/splix.zip
>
> Cheers,
>
> Paul.
>
> Smiley wrote:
>> Hello Paul,
>>
>> I know you have alot of work.
>>
>> I have been trying out your build enviroment a bit and I would like 
>> to build the splix driver, but I need some cups stuff to do it, but 
>> building cups seems to much for me.
>> Note that I am not a programer, I know some pascal, and little C.
>>
>> Would it be possible, to make available the cups stuff that is needed 
>> in order to build the splix driver, or maybe an updated build 
>> enviroment with some cups libraries with it.
>>
>> Regards
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Gabriele Gamba | 5 Oct 2007 14:16
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Re: eCUPS-USB

Hi Smiley, from what I can see here:

http://groups.google.it/group/comp.sys.mac.printing/browse_frm/thread/34b6c5473227a7b4/2ad881dc216d1553?lnk=st&q=SCX-4200+spl2&rnum=1#2ad881dc216d1553

the SCX-4200 is a SPL2, so it should be supported by SpliX, but from
what it is here:

http://forums.linux-foundation.org/read.php?31,302,320,quote=1

it currently doesn't work...

(I too have an SCX-4200. Would be great if I could use it directly from
OS2!)

Smiley ha scritto:
> I have tried it on SCX-4200 did not work, I hope I can get my hands on a
> printer that should be working with it soon.
> 
> Thanks
> Smiley
> 
> Paul Smedley wrote:
>> Hi Smiley,
>>
>> I built to rastertospl*.exe - http://dev.smedley.info/splix.zip
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Paul.
>>
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| 15 Oct 2007 23:11
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ecups-dev@...

On 16 Oct 2007 06:42:42 -0000, ecups-dev-help@... wrote:

Hello, everyone

I tried to install CUPS today, but couldn't get cupsd to start.

My unixroot is x:\ (This is via NetDrive - the "physical" location is
e:\unixos2)

The installation directories are:
x:\cups
x:\espgs
x:\gutenprint

I placed libcups.dll in e:\programs\dll.

cd cups\sbin
cupsd

... the screen flickered once, and returned to normal. The title bar
seemed to change, so I think cupsd tried to start, but the flicker was
much too fast for me to read.

The readme.os2 file would seem to indicate that just unzipping the
files to the corresponding directories would allow me to start cupsd -
or did I miss something? I'm willing to experiment, but would like to
know if there are any dependencies that I should be aware of before I
start. 

In a word, are there any prerequisites to the CUPS installation that I
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Pete | 16 Oct 2007 21:11

ecups-dev-wlNknbtBlidAfugRpC6u6w@...

Hi zircon-SquOHqY54CVoohFM+T2VxQ

zircon@... wrote:
> On 16 Oct 2007 06:42:42 -0000, ecups-dev-help@... wrote:
> 
> Hello, everyone
> 
> I tried to install CUPS today, but couldn't get cupsd to start.
> 
> My unixroot is x:\ (This is via NetDrive - the "physical" location is
> e:\unixos2)
> 
> The installation directories are:
> x:\cups
> x:\espgs
> x:\gutenprint
> 
> I placed libcups.dll in e:\programs\dll.
> 
> cd cups\sbin
> cupsd
> 
> ... the screen flickered once, and returned to normal. The title bar
> seemed to change, so I think cupsd tried to start, but the flicker was
> much too fast for me to read.
> 
> The readme.os2 file would seem to indicate that just unzipping the
> files to the corresponding directories would allow me to start cupsd -
> or did I miss something? I'm willing to experiment, but would like to
> know if there are any dependencies that I should be aware of before I
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| 17 Oct 2007 06:26
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ecups-dev-wlNknbtBlidAfugRpC6u6w@...

On Tue, 16 Oct 2007 20:11:14 +0100, Pete wrote:

Pete, thanks for your input

>Did you install the necessary libc package? - from the Wiki page:-

07-06-11  22:53    1349060           0  libc063.dll
07-08-20  18:40     957123         124  libc063x.dll
07-08-25   9:25    3270852         124  libcups.dll

These are the only files with their name on the libpath.

>As you seem to be using eCS I suggest that you check the config.sys file 
>Libpath for a mention of [BootDrive]:\ecs\dll

I'm not using eCS as of yet, as to do so I would have to first
translate it into Japanese...
(I did start once, but got too busy to continue, and then lost the
files in a crash)

So, just to confirm, there are no dependancies other than on the
correct libc.dll
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Pete | 17 Oct 2007 22:15

ecups-dev-wlNknbtBlidAfugRpC6u6w-XMD5yJDbdMReXY1tMh2IBg@...

Hi

zircon@... wrote:
> On Tue, 16 Oct 2007 20:11:14 +0100, Pete wrote:
> 
> Pete, thanks for your input
> 
>> Did you install the necessary libc package? - from the Wiki page:-
> 
> 07-06-11  22:53    1349060           0  libc063.dll
> 07-08-20  18:40     957123         124  libc063x.dll
> 07-08-25   9:25    3270852         124  libcups.dll
> 
> These are the only files with their name on the libpath.
> 
>> As you seem to be using eCS I suggest that you check the config.sys file 
>> Libpath for a mention of [BootDrive]:\ecs\dll
> 
> I'm not using eCS as of yet, as to do so I would have to first
> translate it into Japanese...
> (I did start once, but got too busy to continue, and then lost the
> files in a crash)
> 
> So, just to confirm, there are no dependancies other than on the
> correct libc.dll

Correct - as far as I am aware.

I do not seem to have a libc063x.dll file anywhere on my system. I am 
wondering if cupsd is trying to use that dll instead of libc063.dll
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