Raspberry Pi B+, Printing Question?

Can someone help me find a way to print from the rasberry pi b+ to my printer(regular printer for paper,the printer is Lexmark X5650)?

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autodeskguest over 10 years ago +1

Jimmy Elbert wrote: Can someone help me find a way to print from the rasberry pi b+ to my printer(regular printer for paper,the printer is Lexmark X5650)? the chance of getting answers to a Rasberry Pi…

0 randomfactor over 10 years ago

It looks like there is no driver for Debian Linux, so I don't think you will be able to print to that printer from a Raspberry Pi running Raspbian Linux.

Reference: http://www.openprinting.org/printer/Lexmark/Lexmark-x5650

If your printer is attached to a Windows or Mac, you may be able to share your printer queue and print to it that way, but I haven't done that myself, so I'm not sure it is possible with the RPi.

Reference: http://www.howtogeek.com/169679/how-to-add-a-printer-to-your-raspberry-pi-or-other-linux-computer/

Good Luck!
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0 michaelwylie over 10 years ago

Try to find a ppd file for the printer and install it as a ppd printer.
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0 autodeskguest over 10 years ago

Jimmy Elbert wrote:

Can someone help me find a way to print from the rasberry pi b+ to my
printer(regular printer for paper,the printer is Lexmark X5650)?

the chance of getting answers to a Rasberry Pi question in this
newsgroup/forum is quite low because it is about support for the eCAD
software Eagle from CadSoft.
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0 autodeskguest over 10 years ago

I would look at CUPS at How to Add a Printer to Your Raspberry Pi (or
Other Linux Computer)
(http://www.howtogeek.com/169679/how-to-add-a-printer-to-your-raspberry-pi-or-other-linux-computer/)
This can allow you to experiment with your printer. Usually there may
be a generic type driver that can print 90% of what you need. It is the
special things that may need a specific driver because of features. Try
and let us know when you have more questions.

Clem

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