How to set up printing.....and how to install drivers!

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Started 8 years ago by Mike_Walsh
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Mike_Walsh

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Afternoon, everyone.

I have an Epson SX218, which I'd like to get up-and-running in Slitaz 4.0. This question has two parts, actually.

1) CUPS itself. Is there a newer version of CUPS available? I ask this, because my other distros are all 'Puppies'. The 'Pups' I run all use CUPS 1.4.8; I see Slitaz uses 1.4.6. CUPS is not recognising my printer AT ALL. Or is this anything to do with needing a newer version of Slitaz; one which employs a 3-series kernel? All my 'Pups' use a 3-series kernel, you see.

Or do I need to use Taz Panel to get it to recognise my printer? I see there's an option there which is something to do with configuring USBs? I didn't have the Epson switched on while SliTaz was installing...

2) Drivers.

I guess this is going to be problematic. Epson have the drivers for this printer available as .deb files, and as .rpm files. I guess I don't need to ask if SliTaz can use these; I think I already know the answer!

Is there a way to convert these into a format which SliTaz will recognise, and can use?

Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!

BTW: Totally unrelated, I know...but is it possible to do anything about enabling lm-sensors, so I can get the 'CPUTemp' plug-in on the LXPanel to work? TazPanel takes a wee bit of getting used to, I'm afraid!

Regards,

Mike.

Posted 8 years ago #
Aleksej

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Hi Mike,

Not an answers to your questions really, just FYI.

Cups version in the Rolling is 2.0.2: http://pkgs.slitaz.org/search.sh?receipt=cups

TazPkg (SliTaz package manager) can convert (possibly all of existed formats of the) packages. Download your deb or rpm file and convert using command:
tazpkg convert your-package1.0.1-2_x386+something.deb
After converting you can install new .tazpkg package into your SliTaz.

I want to recommend you to try SliTaz Rolling.
SliTaz 4.0 is unmaintained (only security fixes). All the new programs, fixes, new home-made tools goes right to the Rolling.

About lm-sensors — can't recall, very possible that lm-sensors not worked for me in the SliTaz 4.0 (maybe something with its Kernel). But they works in the Rolling and I can monitor temperature.

Posted 8 years ago #
Mike_Walsh

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Hi again, Aleksej.

Well, this is coming from FF 10 in Slitaz 4.0, ON the HDD.....I did manage to boot it, you see..!

Now then: which of the 'rolling releases' would be the best? I see there's more than one version. Anything to recommend? Like I said, I was experimenting with this one, in order to get the hang of some of the 'basics', you understand. I'm MORE than happy to move 'onwards & upwards'...

Regards,

Mike. :)

Posted 8 years ago #
Ceel

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Hi Mike,

For your computer, use one of the two 32 bits ISO:
- http://mirror1.slitaz.org/iso/rolling/slitaz-rolling.iso is the 4in1 ISO (base / justX / GTK only / core, like slitaz-4.0.iso)
- or http://mirror1.slitaz.org/iso/rolling/slitaz-rolling-core.iso that is core only

Posted 8 years ago #
Aleksej

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Mike, also read little readme file at the bottom of the download page: http://mirror1.slitaz.org/iso/rolling/

Personally I like to use Rolling-Core because: I have enough RAM to start it (my 1GB RAM is far beyond of recommendations), it contains only single rootfs.gz (while I not burn the ISO image but extract it), and I can name it “SliTaz Full”.

You can use SliTaz installer to install it to the clean partition or just extract the archive rootfs.gz (really .tar.lzma) to the clean partition and add item to your menu.lst to boot it. Or just boot it as any frugal Puppy (alas without persistence saving — only home folder can be saved if you specified it).

Posted 8 years ago #
Mike_Walsh

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Thanks for further replies, guys.

@Ceel:-

Actually, you say the 32-bit versions... I've got an Athlon 64 X2 3800+ dual-core in here, along with 3 GB of RAM! ARE there any 64-bit versions? The only reason I'm not using the 64-bit 'Puppies' is because I don't like the way they've been developed...and the Athlon 64s were, as you may or may not know, the very first processors on the market, 10 years ago, that would switch from 32- to 64-bit (and back!) totally automatically, without any intervention from the user.

These days, of course, ALL processors will pull the same stunt...but back in the day, it was quite a neat trick.

The reason I'm using Tahrpup 602 on sda1 as my primary install is quite simple. I have a truly ancient Dell Inspiron 1100 laptop. When we first got it, all of 13 yrs ago, it was running an old single-core, 2.2 GHz Intel Celeron (with only 128k L2 cache), and it was running Windows XP. It ran like molasses...seriously! These days, it's sporting a 2.6 GHz P4, along with 1 GB of RAM (maxed out, at that).

It also has the most awkward graphics card Intel ever produced, based on the 845 chipset; the 'Brookedale'-cored, 82845 'Extreme Graphics' chip. Intel said "Sod it" to VESA standards, and basically chucked the rule-book out of the window, when they produced that thing. NOTHING about it is 'normal', in any respect. It's a truly horrible thing to be saddled with.

I was looking around for something that would run on it, when XP 'xpired' a year ago in April. I tried the 'buntus; oh, they'd ALL install.....but upon initial start-up, the desktop would be reduced to 640x480, jammed up into the top left hand corner of the 1024x768 screen. I've since discovered a 'fix' for this (just add vga=792 to /etc/default/grub in the 'buntus, and all is peachy again. But in the meantime, an acquaintance on the Ubuntu Forums put me onto 'Tahrpup'.....and it just 'worked', OOTB. I've grown very fond of it; so fond, in fact, that I put it on here ( the'big' Compaq, as I call her). Added a few more Pups.....then, about a month ago, I went ALL Puppy, and got rid of the 'buntus.

So; there you go.

@Aleksej:-

Thanks for the tip. I think, however, my 3 GB of RAM will let me do just about whatever I want to with SliTaz... Hope so, anyway. Cheers!

Regards,

Mike. :-)

Posted 8 years ago #
Ceel

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Hi Mike,

Yes, there is a 64-bit version: http://mirror1.slitaz.org/iso/rolling/slitaz-rolling-core64.iso
I personnaly use it only on my work computer because it has 8GB (and it is a real pleasure with frugal install); the kernel of 32-bit ISO uses only 4GB.
But packages are same for the 2 versions.

Posted 8 years ago #
Mike_Walsh

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Hi, Ceel.

Now; this is totally off-topic, I know, but.....

I mentioned about the vga=792 'workaround' for the 'buntus on the Inspiron, yes? Doesn't work for SliTaz. Same thing as before; I tried the LiveCD of 5.0 on the Dell; perfect. Full screen and everything. Installed it into a 5 GB partition; added the boot entry to Grub4DOS...worked perfectly. Booted up; everything worked fine, up to the point where it says, "Welcome to your box", then.....nothing. Blank screen. Diddly squat.

So I re-wrote the menu.lst entry, and added vga=792 into the kernel line. Upon re-start, it comes up with "VGA mode not recognised". Gives me a list of available modes; 1024x768 is not there! Biggest is 640x480, so I enter the code for that (313, I think), and, once again, nothing; blank screen.

See what I mean about a horrible chip to work with?

What do you reckon? Can you, or anybody else, think of a way round this to get me a full screen again? Sorry, I'm rather good at going 'off-topic'..! :-)

Going back to topic; I've tried using 'tazpkg convert' to convert my Epson driver .deb file. Keeps telling me it can't find the file! I've placed it in 'Home'; I've tried it in 'Downloads', and 'Documents'. Each time it says it can't find it. Is there a particular location it has to go in, in order to be found?

Regards,

Mike.

Posted 8 years ago #
Aleksej

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Hi Mike,

Yes, let's back to the topic :)

I've tried using 'tazpkg convert' to convert my Epson driver .deb file. Keeps telling me it can't find the file!

You should run command "tazpkg convert…" from folder where deb package is.

Let you put it to the Downloads folder. Open terminal (it opened in the your home folder), go to the Downloads folder:
```
cd Downloads
```
Become root (and enter root's password):
```
su
```
Run conversion:
```
tazpkg convert bla-bla-bla.deb
```
You can enter only few first letters of the deb package name and press the Tab key, and terminal will finish whole deb package name for you.
After the conversion you'll find converted .tazpkg package in the same folder.

Also, if you using PCManFM for copy your files and viewing your folders, you can press F4 to open terminal in the current folder (not need to execute "cd…" command).
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