FujiXerox DocuPrint 203A
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Summary
This guide explains how to install a FujiXerox DocuPrint 203A laserjet printer using CUPS.
Note: If you already attempted (and failed) to install the driver in CUPS, remove it before proceeding with this tutorial.
Prerequisites
This tutorial assumes you have already configured the CUPS printer server. There is plenty of existing information to get this working.
Download FujiXerox DocuPrint 203A drivers
Download the driver(HERE). The driver is a zip file which contains 2 parts: the LPR Driver and the CUPS wrapper. Save the file to /home/username and decompress the file using the following command:
$ unzip dp203a_linux_cc25.zip
Enter the directory:
$ cd dp203a_linux/rpm
Extracting the RPM files
You'll need to grab a script to extract the files from the RPM packages, so log in as root and execute:
# pacman -S rpmextract
Then extract both RPM files:
$ rpmextract.sh DocuPrint_203_A-lpr-1.1.2-4.i386.rpm $ rpmextract.sh cupswrapperDocuPrint_203_A-1.0.2-2.i386.rpm
You should now have two sub-directories: usr and var
Editing files to make them work with Arch
Arch Linux uses its own filesystem hierarchy, so you must edit some files to match it. Use your favorite text editor (i.e. vim, emacs or nano) and open
/home/username/dp203a_linux/rpm/usr/local/Brother/cupswrapper/cupswrapperDocuPrint_A-1.0.2
Replace all instances of /etc/init.d/ with /etc/rc.d/ Save and close
Next, edit:
/home/username/dp203a_linux/rpm/usr/local/Brother/inf/setupPrintcap
Replace all instances of /etc/printcap.local with /etc/printcap Save and close
Now we're ready to copy the files to their respective places on our system (you'll need to be root for this)
# cp -r /home/username/dp203a_linux/rpm/usr/* /usr # cp -r /home/username/dp203a_linux/rpm/var/* /var
Installing the driver and printer
Now let's run the installation script (again, as root):
# cd /usr/local/Brother/cupswrapper/ # ./cupswrapperDocuPrint_203_A-1.0.2
Upon completion the script will attempt to restart the CUPS daemon if it was running. Now browse to the CUPS serverĀ : http://localhost:631/
Under the Administration category, choose Manage printers. You should now see your DocuPrint 203A printer automatically installed and configured.
Print a test page and configure the printer settings to your liking.
Regional Settings
Make sure to set your printer preferences to match your region. For example, if you live in North America (Canada, US, Mexico) your paper size should be changed from the Default "A4" to "Letter". Sometimes this will be done automatically by your Desktop Environment (e.g. KDE) but it's worthwhile to check it yourself or the text on your pages won't align properly.
Alternate Method using pacman
Install the CUPS
# pacman -S cups
Install the foomatic printer library
# pacman -S foomatic-db foomatic-db-engine foomatic-filters foomatic-db-ppd
Install the hplip library
# pacman -S hplip
Start the CUPS printing system
# /etc/rc.d/cupsd start
Enter the configuration page by entering following URLĀ : http://localhost:631/ in Firefox. Do it step by step. In the driver setting, choose the DocuPrint P8e(hpijs) driver.
DONE#