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[Kal]

Some times the modprobe entry can be messed up in rc.local because of auto load entries to the same line by cups installer. Lookout for this.
Good Luck, Kal

[edoc]

[Kal]

Edoc
Should be just one time that this could happen. After you fix it up, it's all right, unless your reinstalling cups for some reason. below is my /etc/rc.d/rc.local:

# USB Print Module
modprobe usblp
# End of Module Install
# Start cups
/etc/rc.d/rc.cups start

Anything being added to the end of modprobe usblp, well stop it, like modprobe usblp#xxxxx.
I add "# End of Module Install" just for GP, and remove modprobe printer on Puppy2 for usb.
Good Luck, Kal

[edoc]

[Kal]

Edoc
Yes, on Puppy2 for usb printer. PupBeGone can do the same as Cups on the auto load to rc.local.
Good Luck, Kal

[edoc]

[dewdrop]

Hi Pups,

I am adding a link to a How To that I just completed for people to try with the various versions of Puppy2.

It can be found here:

http://www.murga.org/~puppy/viewtopic.php?t=8673

I know it is kind of long, but with all of the people arriving that are new not only to Puppy, but to Linux in general, it might be useful.

dewdrop

[edoc]

[Kal]

Hi, Edoc
Any program that adds entries to rc.local as part of its install, in order to function seems to have had this problem, in the past. As you saw on your own computer the #information line was place right behind the good line, nullifying that entry and your computer would not start cups. The #information line should have started on the next line. There is something missing in the script, how to fix is over my head. If we can make our super good folks, who write these, just aware of the problem I am sure they will come up with the fix.
The yes was an answer to your question. Yes, "modprobe printer" can be removed, or remarked out, it's not used in Puppy2. That is why we are adding "modprobe usblp", which is the module used in Puppy2 on usb printers. I hope that clear this up (Sorry).
Good Luck, Kal

[mrwolfe]

Hi guys.

I'm having some trouble getting my lbp3000 to print. I have puppy set up in a wafer 5820 SBC with a 300 Gig HD that I'm hoping to use as a mini F&P server. I've set up usb by adding the following to /etc/rc.d/rc.local:

modprobe ohci_hcd
modprobe uhci_hcd
modprobe usblp


Puppy sees USB devices OK (e.g memory sticks), and I can see /dev/usb/lp0 and /dev/usb/lp1. I have 2 usb ports, so this looks right.

I have installed PERL and CUPS from the tarballs, and the lbp3000 drivers from the RPM's on the canon website. CUPS can see the printer via the usb port because "usb printer #1 canon lbp3000" shows up in the devices list and everything looks good. When I try to print a test page, though, nothing happens. A spool file appears in /var/spool/cups but no output. I have tried sending the spool file directly to the printer port e.g cat c00001 > /dev/usb/lp0, nothing. I have also tried e.g echo -e "test\n" > /dev/usb/lp0 as well as cat sometextfile > /dev/usb/lp0, still nothing.

2 questions:

1. has anyone else managed to get this printer to work, and if so, how?
2. Do any of you guys who are intimately familiar with usb printers have any suggestions?

actually, 3 questions - any ideas on getting the full version of RPM? the busybox version doesn't do uninstalls.

Mr Wolfe

<cross-posted in http://www.murga.org/~puppy/viewtopic.php?t=8673>

[jaxpilot]

Just wanted to say thanks again to all those who know so much more and are willing to share the knowledge and take time to teach.

I just followed the instructions found in this thread: http://www.murga.org/~puppy/viewtopic.php?t=8673

and had my Dell 3100cn duplexing laser color network printer working flawlessly in about 15 minutes. I just moved the Dell provided PDD file and restarted CUPS and bingo.

Thanks!

Paul
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Puppy 201r2 HDD install
Sony Picturebook C1XS
64 MB RAM, 12 GB HDD

[Buteman]

Hi,
Using Puppy 2.02 hard disc install.
Tried to install cups but got the following errors:
Lots of errors like this -
--16:07:54-- ftp://ftp.linux.cz/pub/linux/slackware/slackware-10.1/slackware/d/perl-5.8.6-i486-1.tgz
sh: --16:07:54--: command not found
sh-3.1# (try:20) => `perl-5.8.6-i486-1.tgz'
sh: syntax error near unexpected token `='
sh-3.1# Connecting to ftp.linux.cz[147.251.48.205]:21... connected.
sh: Connecting: command not found
sh-3.1# Logging in as anonymous ... Logged in!
sh: Logging: command not found
sh-3.1# ==> SYST ... done. ==> PWD ... done.
sh: ==: command not found
sh-3.1# ==> TYPE I ... done. ==> CWD /pub/linux/slackware/slackware-10.1/slackware/d ... done.
sh: ==: command not found
sh-3.1# ==> PORT ... done. ==> RETR perl-5.8.6-i486-1.tgz ...
sh: ==: command not found
sh-3.1# Error in server response, closing control connection.
sh: Error: command not found
sh-3.1# Giving up.

and this -
--16:17:41-- ftp://ftp.linux.cz/pub/linux/slackware/slackware-10.1/slackware/a/cups-1.1.23-i486-1.tgz
(try:20) => `cups-1.1.23-i486-1.tgz'
Connecting to ftp.linux.cz[147.251.48.205]:21... connected.
Logging in as anonymous ... Logged in!
==> SYST ... done. ==> PWD ... done.
==> TYPE I ... done. ==> CWD /pub/linux/slackware/slackware-10.1/slackware/a ... done.
==> PORT ... done. ==> RETR cups-1.1.23-i486-1.tgz ...
Error in server response, closing control connection.
Giving up.

so then the following -
tar (child): /root/tmp/cups/cups-1.1.23-i486-1.tgz: Cannot open: No such file or directory
tar (child): Error is not recoverable: exiting now
tar: Child returned status 2
tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors
sh: install/doinst.sh: No such file or directory
cp: cannot stat `etc/*': No such file or directory

Any ideas please?
tia,
Norm

[pg99]

i had his same problem the other day. looks like there is something wrong with ftp.linux.cz. I found a list of slackware mirrors for that file here http://slackware.it/en/pb/package.php?q=10.1/cups-1.1.23-i486-1 and downloaded myself. Then i just changed the line in the doinst.sh script to do a copy instead of a wget and it was fine from there.

hth
Phil

[Buteman]

Thanks,
That worked,
Norm

[dewdrop]