From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Subject: Re: [Bluez-users] Re: Connect printer via bluetooth printer adaper From: Marcel Holtmann To: Michael Klose Cc: BlueZ Mailing List In-Reply-To: References: <1096359475.4684.31.camel@notepaq> Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1096496231.6380.4.camel@pegasus> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: bluez-users-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: bluez-users-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Unsubscribe: , List-Id: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2004 00:17:12 +0200 Hallo Michael, > > > I use Debian 3.1. The connection between usb bt dongle and bt printer adapter > > > works. (hcitool scan delivers correct address of bt printer adapter, l2ping > > > works alls well). > > > > > > How do I set up the printer (cups), so that bt connection will be used. > > > > install the bluez-cups package and then setup a printer with your CUPS > > manager or whatever you use and type in the URI for that. For example to > > use a printer with BD_ADDR aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff the URI will be > > bluetooth://aabbccddeeff/ > > Thank you marcel, > > but that I tried. I installed bluez-cup 2.9-4 from testing, and tried to add a > printer using a browser via http://localhost:631. > No Bluetooh protocol is offered. So I choosed "ldp/lpr host or printer" and > enter the URI according to your example. > > Client error and protocol not know error followed. When I use the KDE Setup, the > same > > /usr/lib/cups/backend/bluetooth exists. printers.conf does not exist but is not > really necessary - as far as I understood the documentation - as long as I type > in the URI directly. > But even if I use your examples of printers.conf (found a newsgroup posting of > you) - the same you don't need the printers.conf and actually it is not really supported anymore. Maybe this is a bug in the Debian CUPS package or this is because this version of the CUPS backend don't prints out a device list when it is called without arguments. It is fixed in CVS. Regards Marcel ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: IT Product Guide on ITManagersJournal Use IT products in your business? Tell us what you think of them. Give us Your Opinions, Get Free ThinkGeek Gift Certificates! Click to find out more http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/guidepromo.tmpl _______________________________________________ Bluez-users mailing list Bluez-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bluez-users