Open main menu

Linux and Unix Users Group at Virginia Teck Wiki β

Changes

Printing

554 bytes added, 23:08, 3 January 2019
no edit summary
You can print from various lab computers, such as in [[gp:Torgersen Hall|Torgersen Hall]] and the [[gp:Math Emporium|Math Emporium]]. The Torgersen printers, along with others, can be accessed remotely, with payment through [[gp:Hokie Passport|Hokie Passport]]. The URL for them is http://128.173.42.228/uniprint. [[gp:Newman Library|Newman Library]] also offers printing, payable in Hokie Passport only. The [[gp:Architecture Library|Architecture Library]] offers free printing, but they ask that you bring your own paper for more than 10 pages worth. For nearly all printers, the cost is $0.10/page for black and white and $0.75/page for color.
 
 
== Newman Library Public Printing ==
[[gp:Newman Library|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 [https://www.lib.vt.edu/photocopy/printing.html the library's website].
* 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 [http://128.173.42.228/uniprint/Packages.asp 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 [http://gimp-print.sourceforge.net 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.
[[Category:Campus computing resources]]
[[Category:Howtos]]
[[Category:Needs restoration]]
Retrieved from "https://vtluug.org/wiki/Special:MobileDiff/2323...7456"