I need to write a print driver for a USB Printer. I'll looked at a
bunch of CUPS information on the cups.org website. I understand how
to do my PPD, and my filter. What I don't understand is how the
association of my devices to my PPD works.
Having written a bunch of USB code over the years, I expected to put
USB VID & PIDs somewhere, but I haven't seen anything about that.
So, can anyone clue me in? Is this done with USB Product Strings, or
what? How would this work if my printer is connected to an Airport
Express Base stations?
It all happens in the PPD. At a minimum you need something like:
*ModelName: "FooCorp X99"
CUPS will try to match that against what comes out of the device's 1284
string. However, if your device has a bad string or extra spaces or
other issues, you might need something more aggressive like:
In short, your device needs to have a 1284 string that's in spec, and
you need to match it exactly in the PPD.
Dave
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efficiency.
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