CUPS printing with Android - General Questions and Answers

I've setup an Ubuntu machine to run Google Cloud Print Connector, and it's functioning for Android well except for 1 single issue. I'm sharing 3 printers from the Ubuntu machine currently, but on Android devices it only shows 2 printers and they have the same name. This is in local network mode for GCP. If I go to a computer on the network and open Google Chrome and check for available GCP printers all 3 show up with the correct names. I got it working with Avahi and printing with iOS devices, with the correct names and number of printers. But Android is still not working correctly. Anyone got an idea?

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local printing in Android

Hello
We distribute Android based tablets to small businesses.
We have a requirement for local printing (not cloud based that google offers) to Brother, HP laser printers using the Android tablet.
So is it technically feasible to develop printer drivers to be installed in Android like we do in Windows, Linux for a
select set of brother, hp laser printers and not go the online route.
Thanks
anonranger said:
Hello
We distribute Android based tablets to small businesses.
We have a requirement for local printing (not cloud based that google offers) to Brother, HP laser printers using the Android tablet.
So is it technically feasible to develop printer drivers to be installed in Android like we do in Windows, Linux for a
select set of brother, hp laser printers and not go the online route.
Thanks
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Seems it is possible. Check this: www.isb-vietnam.com.vn/android-printing-framework/
They meet all your needs.

[Q] RDP App with Serial Port Redirection

I have a device that uses Serial Port and work with MS Windows. I would like to replace it with android with mobility. So I dont need to bring the bulky notebook for the simple work. Since the software is windows based, I cannot install it in android. Remote Desktop is an alternative to access my home computer for the software functionarity. The missing link is the serial connection of the device. In desktop version of RDP, many app allow redirection of both parallel and serial port. Yet I did not see any RDP app implementaion. Are there any known solution or where to start my own compilation?
The serial port on android device is provided by prolific pl2303 and is proven to work with android already.
Thanks.

Direct Wi Fi Connection between Android and PC?

Hi guys! After searching for months on google I decided to ask it to pro developer of this awesome forum. Is it possible to have a Direct Wi Fi Connection between my Android device (Lg L5 e610) and my PC (Win7, Ubuntu 13.04, Mac OSx Snow Leopard)? Is there any tool or program to do it? Or at least a developement project (I like to be a tester)? I found some solutions for my question but they need to a router to work :crying: and i haven't it
Sorry for my very bad english and applauses to this awesome community!
ZiO312 said:
Hi guys! After searching for months on google I decided to ask it to pro developer of this awesome forum. Is it possible to have a Direct Wi Fi Connection between my Android device (Lg L5 e610) and my PC (Win7, Ubuntu 13.04, Mac OSx Snow Leopard)? Is there any tool or program to do it? Or at least a developement project (I like to be a tester)? I found some solutions for my question but they need to a router to work :crying: and i haven't it
Sorry for my very bad english and applauses to this awesome community!
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Not exactly what you are looking for but could work
http://virtualrouter.codeplex.com/
I search for something that could use the direct wi fi technology between PC and android without router or internet
+1
Yes there be plenty of ways. If you want commanding access thru the command line and you're running root, then try wireless Android debugging bridge (usually found under developer settings I think) or download an ssh server app from the market place (some don't require root and you can find a good list of apps to test herehttp://android.stackexchange.com/questions/9905/is-there-some-ssh-server-for-android from Android stack exchange) further more if you are running root and you want the screen and all the GUI there are apps that let you do this too such as Droid vnc serverhttp://www.google.com/url?q=https:/...dycANA&usg=AFQjCNGQZqmOFJI8BJfOYyjJ9Gi1sjm_Rg
One weird word of warning about some of these; if you're on a nice network service provider, then some of the above apps work over 3G or 4G too. sooooo set a good password and don't forget to turn it off when you're done with it
So that's something for android what about the other end of the connection? The client side of things
On my laptop I've access to Vista and Ubuntu 12.04
For Vista I use Putty to connect via ssh and it works fine over wifi. I have yet to figure the GUI side for Windows but I've been working on it.
For Ubuntu I use remia to view the GUI of linux running on Android, works fine but have yet to test droid VNC server for the android GUI. And sshing in through command line wasn't a problem over wifi.
For more info on the android linux to pc connection see section 7 in the bellow links to the guide I maintain for such things.
Edit- I see that the formatting using mobile XDA app still leaves me wanting better functions, I'll see about fixing it when on a PC. In the meantime try this app
[APP][2.1+] SSH Server - SFTP, SCP, multiple users, per user public key auth, no root
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1896428
Looks like it'll have some good options on connections and such
Sent from either my SPH-D700 or myTouch3Gs
Debian Kit/QEMU Linux Install guide for all android devices that I'm writing:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2240397
Now have working Installers for ARM Java 7 JDK + Maptools + jMonkey
+1 Nice But How To make Direct Wi Fi Connection between android and other android
alaa1988 said:
+1 Nice But How To make Direct Wi Fi Connection between android and other android
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Well I've been able to run server and client services on either side of the following setup;
1 turn wifi tethering on one device (I'll call this device Wabafet)
2 connect to Wabafet with another device (I'll call this device Q)
3 run what's my IP searches for Q and for Wabafet
4 start server service on Q and client services on Wabafet
5 connect to server on Q with Wabafet and enjoy
Note; this set up keeps Q from being seen over the rest of the net, and some kind of port forwarding is needed to make it viable outside of the local wifi network
Note 2; if you connect a third device to Wabafet as a client you can still access the server on Q
Note 3; if you run a server on Wabafet and on Q then both can also run client services too and connect to one another
Note 4; if you've got a wireless router then you can skip the part about wifi tethering and instead connect Wabafet and Q to the router instead, however, this may require port forwarding to be set up on your specific router.
As far as wifi to wifi without a router or hot spot... I think setting a static IP in your wifi settings on Wabafet and on Q and then turning on but not connecting to a router should allow the devices to scan and connect to one another... But this will require some kind of client server set up again and will require that the apps being used don't require an active network to start. Droid vnc is a good example of this and has been reported to work over bluetooth too and even when the device is in airplane mode when the app starts.
You can find more info on this here: [Q] is theirs any app or way to share a screen? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2422782
Update 08312013 11am- found this short and sweet guide for connecting to your device from a linux pc
http://shujinkou.blogspot.com/2009/04/how-to-vnc-from-android-phone-to-linux.html
likely you can use the same apps and set up on the device side of the guide and then modify the pc side of the guide to suit your needs, such as mac, vista and such. For windows I would suggest putty; its very friendly and there are many good guides for how to use putty as a client on the web, but let me know if you need help with that too oh and hit the thanks or something if this is at all helpful or let me know how better to help.
Sent from either my SPH-D700 or myTouch3Gs
Debian Kit/QEMU Linux Install guide for all android devices that I'm writing:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2240397
Now have working Installers for ARM Java 7 JDK + Maptools + jMonkey
WiFI Direct is supported out of the box for Win8 as well as JellyBean. However, they way they are supported, even thought you can "pair/connect" over WiFi Direct, you need an application to take advance of this "pipe". As far as I'm aware there are currently no apps that can directly connect a Win8 device and an Android device over WiFi Direct to share a file.
Coincidentally, I'm working on an app that at least can do so with Android. Based on the OP's post, he seems to be describing AirDrop. I think what I'm doing is "better", but users will tell =) I am putting it out on limited Private Beta soon, so if you're curious to what all the buzz/fuss is about, go to www.get-drop.com.
S0AndS0 said:
Well I've been able to run server and client services on either side of the following setup;
1 turn wifi tethering on one device (I'll call this device Wabafet)
2 connect to Wabafet with another device (I'll call this device Q)
3 run what's my IP searches for Q and for Wabafet
4 start server service on Q and client services on Wabafet
5 connect to server on Q with Wabafet and enjoy
Note; this set up keeps Q from being seen over the rest of the net, and some kind of port forwarding is needed to make it viable outside of the local wifi network
Note 2; if you connect a third device to Wabafet as a client you can still access the server on Q
Note 3; if you run a server on Wabafet and on Q then both can also run client services too and connect to one another
Note 4; if you've got a wireless router then you can skip the part about wifi tethering and instead connect Wabafet and Q to the router instead, however, this may require port forwarding to be set up on your specific router.
As far as wifi to wifi without a router or hot spot... I think setting a static IP in your wifi settings on Wabafet and on Q and then turning on but not connecting to a router should allow the devices to scan and connect to one another... But this will require some kind of client server set up again and will require that the apps being used don't require an active network to start. Droid vnc is a good example of this and has been reported to work over bluetooth too and even when the device is in airplane mode when the app starts.
You can find more info on this here: [Q] is theirs any app or way to share a screen? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2422782
Update 08312013 11am- found this short and sweet guide for connecting to your device from a linux pc
http://shujinkou.blogspot.com/2009/04/how-to-vnc-from-android-phone-to-linux.html
likely you can use the same apps and set up on the device side of the guide and then modify the pc side of the guide to suit your needs, such as mac, vista and such. For windows I would suggest putty; its very friendly and there are many good guides for how to use putty as a client on the web, but let me know if you need help with that too oh and hit the thanks or something if this is at all helpful or let me know how better to help.
Sent from either my SPH-D700 or myTouch3Gs
Debian Kit/QEMU Linux Install guide for all android devices that I'm writing:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2240397
Now have working Installers for ARM Java 7 JDK + Maptools + jMonkey
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try to put a wifi dongle in your pc and use an program like... ah i forgot the name! but it is use to let the dongle release a signal like router
U can also use airdroid.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 4.

Remote Access To Android Desktop From Windows?

I'm using TeamViewer QuickSupport on my two Samsung devices, but it seems to need a device-specific add-in to work on other devices.
The device in question is a CubieTruck as in http://tinyurl.com/mjzejs4.
Actually the TeamViewer product almost works. Connects to the device, gives stats about the device, allows file transfers... but when it comes time to connect to the desktop it mis-interprets the device's "OK" to "Refused".
Does anybody know of another product that allows a Windows session to connect to an Android desktop?
Seems like there are plenty of products that go the other way... but Windows ==> Android?

OpenSuse, CUPS, and Android

So I've setup opensuse to run as a CUPS server for my network. I'm wanting to be able to print easily from both android and iOS mobile devices. There's an application on github called Cloud-print-connector and so far it's working great for both android and iOS, with one exception. On my android devices, all 3 printers that I've setup show in the list of available printers. They all have the same name so you can't tell which is which printer. If I change the default printer in suse, then the name that shows up in Android changes. Anyone have any clue why this might be? It shows up correctly on iOS and on other computers through google chrome web browser, but not in Android.

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