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Automatic Configuration
YaST is able to configure the printer automatically if the parallel or USB
port can be set up automatically and the connected printer can be autode-
tected. Additionally, the ID string of the printer, as supplied to YaST during
hardware autodetection, must be included in the printer database. Given
that this ID may differ from the actual name of the model, you may need to
select the model manually.
To make sure everything works properly, each configuration should be
checked with the print test function of YaST. The YaST test page also pro-
vides important information about the configuration that is being tested.
Manual Configuration
If the requirements for automatic configuration are not met or if you want a
custom setup, configure the printer manually. Depending on how success-
ful the autodetection is and how much information about the printer model
is found in the database, YaST may be able to determine the right settings
automatically or at least make a reasonable preselection.
The following parameters must be configured:
Hardware Connection (Port) The configuration of the hardware con-
nection depends on whether YaST has been able to find the printer
during hardware autodetection. If YaST is able to detect the printer
model automatically, it can be assumed that the printer connection
works on the hardware level, and no settings need to be changed in
this respect. If YaST is unable to autodetect the printer model, there
may be some problem with the connection on the hardware level. In
this case some manual intervention is required to configure the con-
nection.
Name of the Queue The queue name is used when issuing print com-
mands. Therefore, the name should be relatively short and consist of
lowercase letters and numbers only.
Printer Model and PPD File All printer-specific parameters (such as
the Ghostscript driver to use and the printer filter parameters for
the driver) are stored in a PPD file. For many printer models, choose
among various PPD files, for example, if several Ghostscript drivers
work with the given model.
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