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17 Jan
Two very kind users have repackaged the driver for Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala. The old package is still available below, but the new one is here: starcupsdrv_2.3.0-1ubuntu1_i386.deb
Old driver
Finally! After very popular demand, I’ve managed to post starcupsdrv_2.3.0-0ubuntu1_i386.deb just for you! Since WordPress is not nice about uploading .deb files, I’ve put it on a separate sub domain with a direct download link. No special scripts or sign-in required.
If you download and use the deb file, I’d appreciate if you could leave a quick comment on this post to say hi. If the deb is really that popular, I’ll work on expanding support for it.
Once you’ve downloaded the deb, you can install it with the following command:
dpkg -i starcupsdrv_2.3.0-1ubuntu1_i386.deb
19 Responses for "Star Micronics TSP600 receipt printer driver released"
Hey Marc, Thanks for the .deb. It installed fine. What can I use to test it? I tried “lp textfile.txt” but it returned “no default destination available”. I’m running Ubuntu 7.10 and my TSP600 printer is USB attached. There are several DIP switches in the printer … maybe I have those set wrong.
Hi Jason,
I’m willing to bet that you don’t need to mess with the dip switches. I’ve got mine on the defaults.
To configure and test your printer, point your browser to http://localhost:631/ It’s the CUPS config utility for your comp. You should be able to print a test page from there. If you would instead like to test with the command line “lp” set of utilities, you’ll need to specify the printer like so:
“lpr -P Star_TSP600_ textfile.txt”
Keep in mind with the above command both that
A) I’m using the newer “lpr” instead of “lp”
B) “Star_TSP600_” is the name of the printer as defined in the CUPS config. It may be different for your setup.
Let me know if that helps.
I have any problem with printer star sp512, The printer install ok with .deb packages but if I send printer jobs of web pages (in Firefox 3.0) in the paper only print the number of page (ej: Page 1 of 1) in the end of page, but not print the content of the document.
Sorry for my bad English,
Greetings;
Juan Arce
Costa Rica
Great Job. Thanks a million marc… Saved me alot of hardship!! Cheers
Thanks so much for this. We’re looking for a receipt printer to run on our Ubuntu circulation desk system here at the public library and this will help tremendously.
Thanks!
Awesome! Thank you so much.
hello, great post..
what about printer epson tm-u220 series, do you have or teach me how to install on ubuntu.
or maybe the star driver can be use for epson ??
thanks for your attention.
best regards
ronny
I have ready install the drivers, but when i sent a job puts the printer in disable and don’t print anything
I have installed the driver and it works great with a star TSP100.
Thanks for making it available.
I have installed the driver and it works great with a star Modelo TSP143U.
Thanks for making it available.
Hi,
Your driver works great with Ubuntu 9.04 and my TSP100.
Thanks.
Great! I just downloaded the deb file. I have a TSP 700 and was thinking about how to get it working. I’ll get back after installing it.
Hi.
The package does not work for Ubuntu 9.10 because libcupsys2 changed its packagename to libcups2.
I have changed the control in the packaged and rebuilded it.
Any idea where I should put it?
Hi Michael,
Thanks for fixing the package for 9.10! If you email me the new deb file, I’ll host it in the same place as the existing driver and post a link to it up top.
-Marc
The old package name can be downloaded from:
http://packages.ubuntu.com/jaunty/libcupsys2
Hey Marc
Fantastic job! the link for the new 9.10 is broken. Can you fix it?
Thanks
~Ryan
Whoops! There was a permission issue on the new file. I’ve fixed it and it should now work for everyone.
Thanks Ryan!
Awesome, thanks alot! What pos system are you using for your customer. I am having an issue with the orginal version of the driver in 8.04. It installs fine and works great as a system printer, but inside of OpenBravo POS it won’t print. In the logs give me a rastastar filter error 1 output. Any ideas?
~Ryan
OSCanada
This is very fantastic. Thank you very much.. I’ve been working for this in a couple of weeks but still i can’t get it work.. You driver solve my problem.. Cheer!
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