I'm in the process of setting up a Linux server for my Home LAN and
have some questions regarding the setup. First question is in regards
to CUPS. I see that under cupsomatic-ppd it says that you should try
foomatic-bin and foomatic-db first. When I install the foomatic-*
packages I only see a couple of printers that seem appropriate for my
HP DJ932C. Namely:
HP DeskJet Series CUPS v1.1 (en)
HP New DeskJet Series CUPS v1.1 (en)
On the other hand, if I install cupsomatic-ppd I see 5 drivers
specific to the 932C. Am I losing anything by using what appear to be
the generic drivers in foomatic over the cupsomatic-ppd drivers that
seem to be specific to my printer? If I stick with foomatic which one
of the above do I use? Just try 'em and see which works best? If I go
with cupsomatic-ppd the same question applies, but increases by a
factor of 2.5 because now I'll have to choose from among 5 drivers
instead of 2.
The next question relates to using this printer via Samba from a
Windoze client. I understand the Windoze client needs the native
Windoze driver for my printer installed, which isn't a problem since
that's what the printer is currently attached to. The question is will
I lose any capabilities by attaching it to the Linux box running
Samba? I use the printer to, among other things, print near
photo-quality pics and I know on the Windoze side that usually
involves some special driver tricks (in the HP's case I think it's
called Photo ret, or something similar). Will I lose that capability
by attaching the printer to the Linux box, or does it basically send
raw printer command over the Samba link and effectively bypass the
Linux driver, which may not have all the capability of the Windoze
driver?
I imagine I can just hook it up and try all the combos, but I thought
maybe someone here had already fought that fight and I could, once
again, rely on another's experience.
Thanks,
Gary
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