Arch Linux Thermal Printer USB 58mm / 80mm Drivers & Config

thermal_printer.md

Description

• How to install and print on a Thermal Printer USB 58mm / 80mm. https://twitter.com/juancarlospaco/status/1128781387782344710/photo/1 https://twitter.com/juancarlospaco/status/1128732835131678720/photo/1

Why?

• This kind of printer is cheap as hell compared to all other kind of printers, including ink-tank and dot-matrix.
• En Argentina, Buenos Aires, 2019, 10 Rollos de 50 Metros cuesta ~300 $ (mas barato que el papel higienico).

Pros & Cons

Pro

• Needs no Ink.
• Fast.
• Cheap.
• Silent.
• Infinite Height.
• 1 moving part (Thermal roller).
• Lighweigth (few grams).
• Tiny.
• Bluetooth 4.
• Uses paper roll, never stuck, printer holds paper inside.
• Print everyday stuff without going bankrupt.
• Better quality than Mono Dot-matrix.

Cons

• Monochromatic.
• Only 58mm or 80mm width.
• Flip stuff to fit the print usually.
• Uses paper roll, basically still a ticket printer :)
• Worse quality than Mono Ink-tank.

Data

• SERIAL: Hiker sudio
• MAKER: Hiker sudio
• MODEL: MJ-5818
• Paper: Thermal paper roll 58mm / 80mm
• Cutting: Manual (plastic blade)
• Cash Drawer: RJ-11 connector x 1 (Not used)
• Interface: USB 2 / Bluetooth 4
• Power: 12 Volts DC 2 Amper
• Path: usb://Unknown/Printer?serial=Hiker%20sudio
• lsusb: STMicroelectronics Mass Storage Device (Yes, storage device but is actually the printer)
• Sometimes it displays the name escaped as Hiker%20sudio
• Drivers: https://github.com/klirichek/zj-58

Link: https://articulo.mercadolibre.com.ar/MLA-783263694-impresora-termica-58mm-comandera-tickets-usb-_JM

Install

pakku -S cups print-manager system-config-printer foomatic-db foomatic-db-ppds foomatic-db-engine gutenprint foomatic-db-gutenprint-ppds

sudo usermod -a -G sys $USER
sudo usermod -a -G lp $USER
sudo usermod -a -G cups $USER

sudo nano /etc/modprobe.d/blacklistusblp.conf  # Type in:   blacklist usblp

cat /etc/modprobe.d/blacklistusblp.conf
blacklist usblp

sudo reboot now

• Turn ON the Printer.
• Plug in the Printer via USB.
• Go to Printers config and add the Printer, it should be visible as Unknown.
• Choose Driver of Brand J-Speed of Model XP-58, hit Ok on all.
• Print.

Notes

• Libs need to be installed BEFORE compiling.
• Need to Reboot, Logout & Login wont work.
• Permissions and blacklist step is important.
• Driver used is J-Speed XP-58.
• Printed stuff do NOT fade out with the sun.
• I get it related to a software project ;P

the webpage that in the manual gave me a bash file for install, it was installed but not worked at all because i think i was trying to access with lan... i cannot find the driver in any any place...
BUT THIS, THIS SAVED ME.
The clue was virtualbox saying me "STMicroelectronics POS80" because lsusb did not show nothing readable.

the fucking ppd file here is gold, again, thank you very much