Make print queue names human readable

[it-works]

It would be really great if the print queue names created on the NAS reflected the devices detected by it - ie plug in an Lexmark xxx printer and the queue says "Lexmark-xxx", or an HP Deskjet 5600 shows as "Deskjet-5600" rather than "NASPRx" (assuming your device is called NAS). This would make it much more user friendly - particularly as Windows does not allow the discovered name of the printer to be changed.

I have come up with a work-around to this in the short term, but a "proper fix" would be even better !
See http://forum.qnap.com/viewtopic.php?f=50&t=25221&p=107377 for info.

Oh - and fix the editor! - vi is unstable when run via PuTTY

[tun35]

+1 on this. Thought I'd bump it up as I'm sure it's been long forgotten about!

[spoon.uk]

Oh - and fix the editor! - vi is unstable when run via PuTTY

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Never been fan of vi, always liked pico or pico like editors.

[micke]

I have come up with a work-around to this in the short term, but a "proper fix" would be even better !

I used the hotplug function (with some modifications) to handle this. Regardless of which USB port the printer was connected to my own selected name was included in the /etc/printcap file (I also modified the /etc/config/uLinux.conf file to get the correct name in the webUI.)

Oh - and fix the editor! - vi is unstable when run via PuTTY

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/Mike

[edevans11]

is this just a discussion for print queue?? or for printer names/descriptions in general which cannot be changed and you are forced to use the nondescript nomenclature that the NAS assigns.

I will take the next comment elsewhere as well if/when i find the proper topic, but I ask anyone if they are using multiple printers on the NAS thru a USB hub. I have problems getting 2 printers recognised

thanx

e

[it-works]

This posting is a quick reference back to the main thread (link at the top) , it solves the problem of queue name and description.
You're right that this isn't the right place for the USB hub question - as its probably not a feature wanted, since it appears to work from what I see - see below !

Anyhow, for a quick answer - as you made me curious and it was easy to test, I pluged in a 4 port USB hub and a memory stick. According to "lsusb" the NAS detects them both. The USB stick mounted at /share/external/sdtc1, so I don't expect any problems plugging a printer in instead.
-- Although I'm now curious to find out what the printer would be identified by on the NAS, but not having two USB printers, I can't test it.

Even if the GUI won't detect the printer, you could use the approach indicated in the thread indicated before to add in the USB path manually. If you need more help, then post a query on the other thread and I'll see what I can do.

I believe that the queue name is simply taken from the "iManufacturer", "iProduct" and "iSerial" fields listed by "lsusb -v" for the device with a bit of URL encoding (space -> %20, etc) so this should be fairly simple to achieve with the other script.