i wanna print
 

how can i print from my n800...any ideas?

wifi to a network printer?

usb host mode to a usb printer?

screen capture to a file?

is anyone out there printing now????

Re: i wanna print
 

Texrat has posted about printing images via Bluetooth.

I have an Axis print server that lets me print text files via FTP.

Penguinbait has made it possible to print to network printers via CUPS.

Re: i wanna print
 

+1!!!!

- this deserves more exploration - i'd like to know how to set up an FTP print server on one of my Linux boxen - this will serve as a printing solution for now...

- tks for posting this!

Re: i wanna print
 

- i've been giving this some thought tonight (i think better after some chile rellenos and a Pocito)...

- one possible solution that came to mind, which i'll try sometime tomorrow, is to set up an every minute crontab to run a script that parses a remote FTP or Share directory for any new file and that will then use lpr to print the file, then clear out the directory (i'm not worried about multiple users)...

- this way i can print *any* type of 'sane' file from my n800 (i.e., a txt, pdf, html, jpg, or doc, not an mp3 or avi, etc)

- plus, a simple gui on the n800 can be used to send the file - all without the overhead and need for a 'local' (on the n800) printing subsystem!

- waddya think?

Re: i wanna print
 

Just try to connect to your printer with ftp protocol and then send the files.

I used to do this in my company to bypass windows quota. It was a quite standard printer.

Re: i wanna print
 

I like linux_author's solution. I'll try it too when I'm home, shouldn't be that hard.

Re: i wanna print
 

- yes, but could you provide just a hint or more detail on the remote print server setup? i'm looking at the CUPS docs on supported protocols and i don't see File Transfer Protocol listed:

http://www.cups.org/documentation.php/network.html

- perhaps i'm missing something or require a specialized server, or have to depend on the network-attached printer's firmware?

Re: i wanna print
 

this all sounds so interesting....
but i am not a linux programmer...
also i prefer a mobile printing solution....the typical thing i might want is to print a hotel reservation i did online while travelling or something like that...

so far my easiest low tech idea seems to be save the web page i am reading to the sd card, and then plug the n800 into a pc.
the pc will see the files on the memory card, and i can print them from the pc...

another low tech idea would be to email n800 files to myself,
and print them from my email program...

also i downloaded webhttrack... it should save web pages to my n800, which i could then also keep for reference or printing, but i havent tried it yet...