Printing

The Linux and Windows Operating Systems can print to both of the student printers:  Ponderosa (located in B361) & Sage (located in A311)
NOTE: If your engineering account has expired then you will not be able to print!
Steve Frazer in TBE B378C can reactivate your egr account.

LINUX
WINDOWS
To print from a terminal (command prompt):
  • To print use the lpr command and the filename. This prints to the default printer.
prompt# lpr filename
  • This command prints to a chosen printer.
prompt# lpr -Pprintername filename 


Check default printer & Queue (list print jobs) :

  • To check which is your default printer.
  • The first line will say which printer is the default.
prompt# lpq

Check print quota:

  • Every user gets assigned a new print quota every semester. 
  • Use this command to check how many pages you  have printed this semester.  NOTE: if your print job never makes to the destination printer, then run this command, it may be that you have exceeded your quota already.
prompt# pquota

For more useful commands print your own copy of our new LINUX COMMAND REFRENCE sheet. especially made for linux users in B361 

 All of the print menus should work.

Are your printouts coming out light gray ?

To check your default printer open: Start -> Settings -> Printers and look which has the little check mark.
The Windows printers are set to conserve toner by default.  You can change this for a single print job or permanently.
To change the conserve toner setting:
Start -> Settings -> Printers
Double click the printer.
Under the printer menu choose Properties.
Under General choose Preferences -> Advanced :Conserve Toner : False
 

Check Queue (list print jobs) from DOS-prompt:

  • First open up a command prompt located in
Start-->Programs--> Accessories-->Command Prompt 
or 
Start-->Run (then type "cmd")
prompt:> lpq -Pprintername@printers.egr.unlv.edu -l








 

 Department of Computer Science
 Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering
 UNLV