Sunday, February 15, 2015

Google Cloud Printserver based on Raspberry Pi

My HP C4700 wireless printer in Maryland does not support cloud print, so I can't print files from my chromebook. But having a spare Raspberry Pi (Raspi) model B, I decided to follow on-line instructions in howtogeek.com to make it into a cloud print server.

Logon to Raspberry Pi


Username: pi
Password: raspberry

Add CUPS Print Server to Raspi


Add cups print server software, then HP Photosmart C4700  wireless printer to raspi using:

http://www.howtogeek.com/169679/how-to-add-a-printer-to-your-raspberry-pi-or-other-linux-computer/

Add ARM version of chromium browser to Raspi

Then add ARM version of chromium browser using the instructions on:

http://www.howtogeek.com/169566/how-to-turn-a-raspberry-pi-into-a-google-cloud-print-server/


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