How to use Fuji-Xerox P115W printer?
How to use Fuji-Xerox P115W printer?
I have the samba .tar.gz file, and have expanded it. what next pls? I know nothing abt samba.
As usual, you need to provide much more information.
1. Where is this printer? Is it connected to your computer by USB? Is it a remote printer attached to a Windows machine? Has it been set up as shareable under Windows?
2. What do you mean by "the samba .tar.gz file"? What is it? Where did you get it? Why do you think that you need it?
3. What version of Puppy?
4. Can you get the printer working in Puppy with a direct USB connection? Using what driver? Where did you get the driver?
1. Where is this printer? Is it connected to your computer by USB? Is it a remote printer attached to a Windows machine? Has it been set up as shareable under Windows?
2. What do you mean by "the samba .tar.gz file"? What is it? Where did you get it? Why do you think that you need it?
3. What version of Puppy?
4. Can you get the printer working in Puppy with a direct USB connection? Using what driver? Where did you get the driver?
Sorry boof, you're SOL. TL;DR: According to openprinting.org, this printer is a "paperweight". In other words, not supported in Linux.
Next time get a Brother printer instead. At least they supplies Linux driver for their lowest-end laser printer.
Longer note: I spent sometime a couple of years ago researching this very printer. Just like typical low-end laser printer, it cannot do rasterisation in itself, it depends on the host (that is, the PC) to do the rasterisation process. The "rasterisation process" is the last step of any printing chain, and is usually done by a proprietary driver. Unfortunately, there is no Linux driver for this, and the rasterisation format itself isn't "open", so nobody could implement an open-source driver for it.
I ended up getting the higher-specced Fuji-Xerox P255dw which can do rasterisation by itself, and supports open protocol like PostScript, PDF and PCL printing, and did not need to use any driver whatsoever.
Next time you want to get a printer, make sure that it supports either PostScript, PDF, or PCL. If it doesn't, quickly check the manufacturer's website if they have Linux driver. It it doesn't, then check openprinting.org website if there are any compatible open-source driver for it. If the answer of all of those are no, then buy that printer with your own risk ... (or make sure you have Windows somewhere).
Next time get a Brother printer instead. At least they supplies Linux driver for their lowest-end laser printer.
Longer note: I spent sometime a couple of years ago researching this very printer. Just like typical low-end laser printer, it cannot do rasterisation in itself, it depends on the host (that is, the PC) to do the rasterisation process. The "rasterisation process" is the last step of any printing chain, and is usually done by a proprietary driver. Unfortunately, there is no Linux driver for this, and the rasterisation format itself isn't "open", so nobody could implement an open-source driver for it.
I ended up getting the higher-specced Fuji-Xerox P255dw which can do rasterisation by itself, and supports open protocol like PostScript, PDF and PCL printing, and did not need to use any driver whatsoever.
Next time you want to get a printer, make sure that it supports either PostScript, PDF, or PCL. If it doesn't, quickly check the manufacturer's website if they have Linux driver. It it doesn't, then check openprinting.org website if there are any compatible open-source driver for it. If the answer of all of those are no, then buy that printer with your own risk ... (or make sure you have Windows somewhere).
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