[PLUG] OT -- Chromebook will/will not print

[Tomas Kuchta]

On my linux's it is under http://localhost:631/
-T

On Tue, Mar 24, 2020, 15:40 Tomas Kuchta <tomas.kuchta.lists at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Cups have config for things like default paper size, trays, duplex.
>
> Perhaps it is even service, like in Linux, you could connect to with
> browser on the Chromebook and change what you need.
>
> Tomas
>
> On Tue, Mar 24, 2020, 14:15 Chuck Hast <wchast at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> When I look at the Locale data is is all US... I am thinking the same
>> thing
>> that it is an issue with the driver, but the driver is a cups driver
>> (Chrome
>> books use cups I guess)
>>
>> Now just to figure out what needs to be changed. I use the cups drivers
>> for that printer on my Linux boxes with no issue.
>>
>> On Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 10:40 AM Rich Shepard <rshepard at appl-ecosys.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > On Tue, 24 Mar 2020, Chuck Hast wrote:
>> >
>> > > I select a email on her desktop machine and send it to print, it
>> prints
>> > > just fine. I go to her Chromebook and select the same email it is
>> sent to
>> > > the printer but it must be telling the printer to print to an A4 page,
>> > > which is not on the printer so it replies back, "out of paper" If I do
>> > the
>> > > control P and look at the advanced settings on the machine it shows
>> it is
>> > > set for "Letter". I tested a file she had on google drive, it printed
>> > just
>> > > fine. Then I tested "foo.com" On the desktop it printed out just
>> fine On
>> > > Chromebook it tries to send it as an A4 page. If I check the settings
>> it
>> > > shows LETTER. Not sure what to think. The printer is a Dell 3110CN a
>> big
>> > > battleship color laser printer. I am not sure what to think on this
>> one.
>> >
>> > Chuck,
>> >
>> > Looks like the issue is with the Chrombook printer driver, not the
>> printer.
>> > Can you find the driver and examine it, or replace it with a
>> known-to-work
>> > system such as CUPS?
>> >
>> > Rich
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>>
>> Chuck Hast  -- KP4DJT --
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