Printing

Newman Library Public Printing

Newman Library has a Pharos public printing system that allows users to print using Hokie Passport funds. Drivers for Windows and OS X users are available on the library's website.

Linux users can print using their local CUPS server by using these settings:

• Network URL: lpd://id_num@pharos.lib.vt.edu/Newman_Print_Q (replace id_num with your 9-digit student ID number)
• Printer type: Canon imageRunner ADVANCE C5045/C5051
• PPD file: Either of these should work: [1] or [2]
• Be sure to change the default paper size from A4 to letter, and set the color mode to black & white. Optionally, you can enable duplexing.

Other Campus Public Printers

Other campus Pharos printers can be installed on Linux, but a Windows machine is required in order to determine the queue name. Follow this procedure (tested on 64-bit Windows 7) to determine the appropriate Linux lpd URI:

• Install the appropriate Pharos driver package from the campus Pharos server.
• Open regedit, and navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Pharos\Popup Client\LocalPrinters\[Some printer name], and record the SpoolQueue value. (On 32-bit systems, the value is probably under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Pharos\Popup Client\LocalPrinters\[Some printer name].)
• Install a printer in CUPS, using the URL lpd://student_id_num@128.173.42.228/SpoolQueue (replacing student_id_num with your 9-digit student ID number, and SpoolQueue with the value found in regedit)
• Linux PPD files are generally hard to find, but gutenprint contains a large collection of print drivers compatible with CUPS. If all else fails, you can use a generic print driver, but you may be missing many of the printer's features.