[lug] CUPS printing problem

Bruce Long qstream at gmail.com
Mon Jun 14 21:23:02 MDT 2010


> Do they have an emulator so you can experiment on a faster/full size
> machine?
>
> The emulator is an extra step. I have my N900 over-clocked to 900mhz so it
builds cups in five or 10 minutes. Also, I usually find time to work on my
own projects in very short bursts. For example, I can start a build while
waiting in line at the store. If I had to be at a laptop I would never have
the time.


> Anyway, perhaps you only need the CUPS client stuff.  I managed to get a
> workstation to send jobs
> straight to the print server, though it has a full CUPS install (because
> otherwise the config stuff
> isn't there to tell it to be a client--duh!)
>
> And if you haven't seen it perhaps this is interesting:
>
> http://maemo.org/community/brainstorm/view/add_printing_option_to_the_n900/
>
> I have seen that. In fact, I've been a part that discussion to bring
printing to Maemo and I just got tired of waiting. At some point, the time
spent lobbying for a feature becomes enough to have implemented it!


Dave
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