# Dymo LabelPoint 350 under GNU/Linux # 2010/Sep/09 @ Zdenek Styblik # 2011/Feb/08 @ Zdenek Styblik # Hey, it's your lucky day, because this labeler has GNU/Linux support. Thank's Dymo! Finally, we are free from old-ass notebook with Windows XP kept only because of LabelPoint. Note: this is nothing new at all viz #Source # Making it work 1] download drivers http://download.dymo.com/Download%20Drivers/Software%20for%20USB%20Compatible%20LabelPoint%20and%20LabelManager/Download/5/dymo-cups-drivers-1.0.3.tar.tar 2] untar & compile 3] connect Dymo LabelPoint350 to your PC/notebook/etc. 4] run CUPS * http://localhost:631/ * as a root ~ Administration -> Add printer * there already should be Label Point via USB; select it and continue * eg. Connection: usb://DYMO/LabelPOINT%20350?serial=14070412345678 * description, location etc. * model: 'DYMO LabelPOINT 350' 5] printing * use script which is located in the same dir as this README # CUPS config ~~~ SNIP ~~~ Printer configuration file for CUPS v1.4.5 # Written by cupsd on 2011-02-08 14:51 # DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE WHEN CUPSD IS RUNNING Info DYMO LabelPOINT 350 Location MakeModel DYMO LabelPOINT 350 DeviceURI usb://DYMO/LabelPOINT%20350?serial=14070412345678 State Idle StateTime 1297173033 Type 53316 Filter application/vnd.cups-raw 0 - Filter application/vnd.cups-raster 0 raster2dymolm Accepting Yes Shared No JobSheets none none QuotaPeriod 0 PageLimit 0 KLimit 0 OpPolicy default ErrorPolicy stop-printer ~~~ SNIP ~~~ # Pitfalls: ## printing labels from TXT file When printing labels from text file, then must not be linebreak. In other words, everything has to be one-liner. If linebreak occurs, the result is going to be an empty tape afterwards. # Source: [1] http://www.dymo.com [2] http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=861781&highlight=dymo