Comments on: Linux Printer Sharing With Mac OS X 10.5, Leopard

By: Fausto

Fausto — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 08:40:40 +0000

Apple solved the problem and published the fix. I had the same problem (actually, a printer connected to a Panther on my network that I wanted to use from a Leopard), then googled “sharing printers leopard troubleshoot”. I found this on the first page of results: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2275?viewlocale=en_US
It is for Apple systems older than Leopard holding printers to be used by a Leopard system on a network, but it works for all other systems.

By: Naveen Kumar

Naveen Kumar — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:56:43 +0000

Thanks a lot. I wonder why Apple screwed it and they didn’t publish any document to fix this problem.

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:49:52 +0000

Fantastic. Printing now works after months of “why on earth doesn’t this work and when will they fix it?”. Thanks!

By: Sims

Sims — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:31:27 +0000

Exactly the same conf:
-gentoo linux cups server
-mac osx 10.5 client
worked for me, thanks!

By: M

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:27:44 +0000

Hey I just tried this and still am not able to find any printers shared through cups. Is there something that Im missing here?

By: T.S. Ferreira

T.S. Ferreira — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:00:12 +0000

I followed your instructions and then reinstalled the printer through System Preferences/Printers (otherwise it wouldn’t work on my iMac). However I tried to configure this printer on my PC running under Ubuntu Linux, using CUPS but it did not work.

I specified:

Internet printing protocol (http)
URI: http://my_imac_local_ip:631
Make: Generic
Model/driver: Generic Postscript Footmatic/Postscript

When I try the test page, nothing comes out (the job is pending) and the state description I get from CUPS is

stopped, accepting jobs, published.

I also tried to put the specific Make (HP LaserPrinter M1005 MFP) but it did not work either.

Any hints would be appreciated!

– tsf

By: Ryan Hiller

Ryan Hiller — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:32:35 +0000

You are amazing.

Thank you.

By: Mountain Man

Mountain Man — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 02:52:54 +0000

Wish I had found your instructions a few hours earlier, before spending a frustrating time trying to set up printing from my son’s Macbook running Leopard on my Linux network. I could not figure out why Tiger had no problem finding my network printer, but Leopard could not.
Your instructions fixed the problem perfectly.

Thanks a bunch!

By: Catherine Allen

Catherine Allen — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 21:00:44 +0000

Saved my day! Thanks!