Air Print to any printer - using linux cups server

For those folks who may have Linux boxes with a printer configured, you can make this printer available for air print using a tweak to your CUPs config and adding an avahi service. Details are here (no need to download & purchase additional software)
http://hartlessbydesign.com/blog/view/197-airprint-with-ubuntu-1010
I tested this procedure myself on a Canon MP140 printer sending a print job from the photos App on an iPad. It took a couple of refresh attempts to find the printer but once it did, print jobs sent just fine.

I do not have the exact printer model that you have, but have used several HP wireless printers that all work just fine with an AirPort Extreme.
Your wireless printer will connect to the wireless signal provided by an AirPort Extreme.....or any other wireless router.....just like any wireless device would connect to a network:
1) Identify the network to be joined during setup
2) Enter the wireless password to connect to the network

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We attached a USB printer to a Linux server, which is CUPS1.3.8 installed.
The printer is Epson Stylus CX5900.
Printing from another Linux with CPUS is OK.
But I can NOT print from my MacOSX10.5 system.
I tried IPP, SMB, no success.
Visit the http://127.0.0.1:631 on Mac, the CUPS on Mac even can not discovery the printer shared by Linux server.
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/Library/Printers/EPSON/InkjetPrinter/Filter/rastertoescp.app/Contents/MacOS/ras tertoescp failed
I see many users report printing issues on MacOSX10.5 on the Internet.
What's the matter?
As I know, MacOSX10.4 can print to printer on Linux CUPS server.

Slow down a bit and think this through.
CUPS on linux is nearly identical to CUPS on OS X - but there is no Mac-to-Mac Apple proprietary print sharing. Rather, on linux you are sharing the printer using standard printing protocols. Just like on the Mac (when using the standard protocols like Windows/SMB or IP printing), linux print queues expect postscript input. Try using a generic postscript driver from the mac.
And when you add the printer via Windows Printing or IP > LPD or IPP, you will need to know the queue name for that printer from the linux box. (one computer with one IP address can have multiple printers - so what's the additional address info to print to your desired printer? - queue name.)
HTH

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Hi,
Our printing infrastructure is built to use a Linux CUPS server. This server shares about 200 printers, and all the Linux and Mac clients use it to print (with the BROWSEPOLL option set in the client cups.conf file).
Everything works fine with all Mac OS versions except with Lion.
On the Lion clients, the dialog with the server seems to work : printers are detected, and we can print using command line "lpr -P <printer> <file>".
But we can't print with any application like Safari and Firefox.
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12/01/12 11:26:10,520 Safari: -[__NSCFDictionary setObject:forKey:]: attempt to insert nil value (key: printer-location)
12/01/12 11:26:10,523 Safari: (
0   CoreFoundation                      0x00007fff99683286 __exceptionPreprocess + 198
1   libobjc.A.dylib                     0x00007fff9528dd5e objc_exception_throw + 43
2   CoreFoundation                      0x00007fff996830ba +[NSException raise:format:arguments:] + 106
3   CoreFoundation                      0x00007fff99683044 +[NSException raise:format:] + 116
4   CoreFoundation                      0x00007fff9964029b -[__NSCFDictionary setObject:forKey:] + 219
5   PrintingPrivate                     0x000000010a54e37b -[PKBrowser(private) queueList] + 324
6   PrintingPrivate                     0x000000010a54cc93 -[PKBrowser filteredDeviceList] + 75
7   PrintCocoaUI                        0x000000010aa8a072 CreateDefaultFileName + 6849
8   Foundation                          0x00007fff90d13de2 __-[NSNotificationCenter addObserver:selector:name:object:]_block_invoke_1 + 47
9   CoreFoundation                      0x00007fff9962be0a _CFXNotificationPost + 2634
10 PrintCocoaUI                        0x000000010aa8ac6f CreateDefaultFileName + 9918
11 PrintCocoaUI                        0x000000010aa9712e CreateDefaultFileName + 60285
12 PrintCocoaUI                        0x000000010aa976b5 CreateDefaultFileName + 61700
13 AppKit                              0x00007fff8f7362c3 -[NSWindowController _windowDidLoad] + 566
14 AppKit                              0x00007fff8f72d9a3 -[NSWindowController window] + 109
15 AppKit                              0x00007fff8fa43019 -[NSPrintPanel beginSheetWithPrintInfo:modalForWindow:delegate:didEndSelector:contextInfo:] + 606
16 AppKit                              0x00007fff8fa3f9b9 -[NSConcretePrintOperation runOperationModalForWindow:delegate:didRunSelector:contextInfo:] + 477
17 Safari                              0x00007fff91ec1ed5 -[BrowserDocument printFrame:showingPrintPanel:waitUntilDone:] + 498
18 Safari                              0x00007fff91eac914 _ZN6Safari28BrowserContentViewController9printPageEb + 102
19 AppKit                              0x00007fff8f8df52e __-[NSDocument printDocumentWithSettings:showPrintPanel:delegate:didPrintSelector:contextInfo: ]_block_invoke_2 + 264
20 AppKit                              0x00007fff8f8e70a5 -[NSDocument _commitEditingThenContinue:] + 337
21 AppKit                              0x00007fff8f8e2e0a -[NSDocument _commitEditingWithDelegate:didSomethingSelector:contextInfo:thenContinue:] + 91
22 AppKit                              0x00007fff8f8df39b __-[NSDocument printDocumentWithSettings:showPrintPanel:delegate:didPrintSelector:contextInfo: ]_block_invoke_1 + 232
23 AppKit                              0x00007fff8f8effb4 -[NSDocument performActivityWithSynchronousWaiting:usingBlock:] + 82
24 AppKit                              0x00007fff8f8df2ad -[NSDocument printDocumentWithSettings:showPrintPanel:delegate:didPrintSelector:contextInfo: ] + 103
25 AppKit                              0x00007fff8f8df23f -[NSDocument printDocument:] + 70
26 CoreFoundation                      0x00007fff99672a1d -[NSObject performSelector:withObject:] + 61
27 AppKit                              0x00007fff8f63c710 -[NSApplication sendAction:to:from:] + 139
28 Safari                              0x00007fff91e9d755 -[BrowserApplication sendAction:to:from:] + 80
29 AppKit                              0x00007fff8f729bd7 -[NSMenuItem _corePerformAction] + 399
30 AppKit                              0x00007fff8f72990e -[NSCarbonMenuImpl performActionWithHighlightingForItemAtIndex:] + 125
31 AppKit                              0x00007fff8f6a6c3a -[NSMenu performKeyEquivalent:] + 281
32 AppKit                              0x00007fff8f6a588d -[NSApplication _handleKeyEquivalent:] + 526
33 AppKit                              0x00007fff8f59d170 -[NSApplication sendEvent:] + 4282
34 Safari                              0x00007fff91e9d6f8 -[BrowserApplication sendEvent:] + 822
35 WebKit2                             0x00007fff98aa5e7f -[WKView(Internal) _resendKeyDownEvent:] + 141
36 WebKit2                             0x00007fff98a90b26 _ZN6WebKit12WebPageProxy15didReceiveEventEjb + 2196
37 WebKit2                             0x00007fff98a90220 _ZN7CoreIPC13handleMessageIN8Messages12WebPageProxy15DidReceiveEventEN6WebKit12 WebPageProxyEMS5_FvjbEEEvPNS_15ArgumentDecoderEPT0_T1_ + 53
38 WebKit2                             0x00007fff98a827b3 _ZN6WebKit15WebProcessProxy17didReceiveMessageEPN7CoreIPC10ConnectionENS1_9Mess ageIDEPNS1_15ArgumentDecoderE + 161
39 WebKit2                             0x00007fff98a826ae _ZN7CoreIPC10Connection15dispatchMessageERNS0_7MessageINS_15ArgumentDecoderEEE + 172
40 WebKit2                             0x00007fff98a825c7 _ZN7CoreIPC10Connection16dispatchMessagesEv + 145
41 WebKit2                             0x00007fff98a7ef03 _ZN7RunLoop11performWorkEv + 111
42 WebKit2                             0x00007fff98a7ee74 _ZN7RunLoop11performWorkEPv + 76
43 CoreFoundation                      0x00007fff995f1b51 __CFRUNLOOP_IS_CALLING_OUT_TO_A_SOURCE0_PERFORM_FUNCTION__ + 17
44 CoreFoundation                      0x00007fff995f13bd __CFRunLoopDoSources0 + 253
45 CoreFoundation                      0x00007fff996181a9 __CFRunLoopRun + 905
46 CoreFoundation                      0x00007fff99617ae6 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 230
47 HIToolbox                           0x00007fff953b63d3 RunCurrentEventLoopInMode + 277
48 HIToolbox                           0x00007fff953bd63d ReceiveNextEventCommon + 355
49 HIToolbox                           0x00007fff953bd4ca BlockUntilNextEventMatchingListInMode + 62
50 AppKit                              0x00007fff8f5373f1 _DPSNextEvent + 659
51 AppKit                              0x00007fff8f536cf5 -[NSApplication nextEventMatchingMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:] + 135
52 Safari                              0x00007fff91e9d3b3 -[BrowserApplication nextEventMatchingMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:] + 171
53 AppKit                              0x00007fff8f53362d -[NSApplication run] + 470
54 AppKit                              0x00007fff8f7b280c NSApplicationMain + 867
55 Safari                              0x00007fff92053a6f SafariMain + 197
56 Safari                              0x0000000106424f24 Safari + 3876
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for Firefox :
12/01/12 11:25:53,479 firefox: Mozilla has caught an Obj-C exception [NSInvalidArgumentException: -[__NSCFDictionary setObject:forKey:]: attempt to insert nil value (key: printer-location)]
12/01/12 11:25:53,480 [0x0-0x184184].org.mozilla.firefox: 2012-01-12 11:25:53.478 firefox[9718:503] Mozilla has caught an Obj-C exception [NSInvalidArgumentException: -[__NSCFDictionary setObject:forKey:]: attempt to insert nil value (key: printer-location)]
Any idea ?
Regards,
Jean-Francois

[NSInvalidArgumentException: -[__NSCFDictionary setObject:forKey:]: attempt to insert nil value (key: printer-location)]
Apparently the Lion version of CUPS doesn't understand how your server specifies the location of the printer. That's about all I can tell you. You might find more information in the CUPS error log on the client.

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solved Setting up Arch to print to remote cups printer?

Any useful info on setting up Arch to print to remote cups printer? I did'nt succeed using the Cups Setup guide:
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/CUPS_Setup
I have tried the localhost:631 admin interface and kprint. I get /usr/lib/cups/backend/ipp failure and "stopped with status 22!" errors.
I will set the cupsd.conf LogLevel to debug2 and post anything needed from those results.
Brother hl1240 laser on a remote Suse system.
lynch
Last edited by lynch (2007-01-28 15:30:17)

After a bit of searching I have managed to get remote printing to my cups server to work.
I reference 2 documents that helped me resolve this issue.
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http://linuxprinting.org/cups-doc.html
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http://www.archlinux.org/pipermail/arch … 03203.html
Here's what solved this for me. I browsed
http://linuxprinting.org/cups-doc.html and notice the following:
"Download foomatic-rip and foomatic-gswrapper."
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saying foomatic-gswrapper is already contained in filesystem, with no
mention at all of foomatic-rip. The foomatic package also failed to install
foomatic-rip.
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instructions in the above mentioned document:
chmod 755 foomatic-rip foomatic-gswrapper
ln -s /usr/bin/foomatic-rip /usr/lib/cups/filter/foomatic-rip
I was never able to use the http://localhost:631 interface to get printing to work even after:
[1] installing foomatic-rip and foomatic-gswrapper in the proper directory
[2] running chmod to make them executable
[3] creating the link as in the above quote
[4] running /etc/rc.d/cups restart
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This seems to be somthing that needs to be addressed in future releases ( I'm running 0.7.2) or maybe it was fixed in 0.8, though I have not seen mention of it.
Hopefully this will help someone else with a similar problem.
lynch

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