From angelo_da_re at alice.it Wed Mar 10 22:43:57 2010 From: angelo_da_re at alice.it (angelo) Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:43:57 +0100 Subject: [ydl-gen] Epson printer for both YDL 6.2 and GameOS 3.15 Message-ID: <4B97A21D.1050805@alice.it> Hello everyone ! Is there anyone who can suggest a still in production Epson ink-jet printer not too expensive that works with YDL 6.2 and - possibly - PS3 GameOS 3.15 ? I bought a Stylus S-20, but it neither works with Linux nor with GameOS. Thanks in advance, Angelo Da Re. From dcenteno at ydl.net Thu Mar 11 04:13:08 2010 From: dcenteno at ydl.net (Derick Centeno) Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:13:08 -0500 Subject: [ydl-gen] Epson printer for both YDL 6.2 and GameOS 3.15 In-Reply-To: <4B97A21D.1050805@alice.it> References: <4B97A21D.1050805@alice.it> Message-ID: <20100310141308.5cc449b9@arakus> On Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:43:57 +0100 angelo wrote: > Hello everyone ! > Is there anyone who can suggest a still in production Epson ink-jet > printer not too expensive that works with YDL 6.2 and - possibly - PS3 > GameOS 3.15 ? I bought a Stylus S-20, but it neither works with Linux > nor with GameOS. > Thanks in advance, Angelo Da Re. Hi Angelo: I'm not sure what you mean by "still in production". The phrase could refer to various things refering to the photographic arts or it simply could mean a new Epson printer. It is not possible to determine the exact meaning so I thought it best to merely highlight the potential for confusion for you to clarify at a later time if your problem remains unresolved. My approach to your printer problem will work for any Linux or Unix based computer. First an explanation, every Linux and Unix based operating system relies upon an open source printer control system developed by Apple known as CUPS (Common Unix Printing System). You can read about it by visiting: http://www.cups.org/. Cups can be accessed through your web-browser from within YDL by typing the following within the URL: localhost:631. If your host has a name (which you formally defined for YDL when you first installed YDL) then you type that name within the URL as follows: hostname:631, where hostname is replaced by the name of host. Therefore if I called my host vulcan then I would access CUPS within YDL by typing into my brower's URL: vulcan:631. Capabilities of CUPS within your own YDL system: CUPS is extremely flexible and vast regarding the variety of printers it can control and access via the CUPS interface (meaning through the browser you use) within YDL. Through CUPS you can control and choose the driver for the printer type you actually own or an open source driver close to the commercial driver provided for Windows or Apple computers. I say close because open source drivers while amazing don't always have all the features or capabilities of commercial drivers. Although this is true, many companies produce free open source versions of their commercial drivers which have a good deal utility. In the event that you are looking through CUPS from within YDL and you discover that you don't have the driver for your particular printer listed; you can download it from http://www.cups.org/. I tend to use xfce within YDL 6.2, however I switched back into e17 as this is the standard environment YDL boots into. If using CUPS is a bit too overwhelming you can access the standard printer environment available to all users through e17. From the e17 menu Applications --> System Settings --> Printing. Enter your root password for access which will lead you into the Printer Configuration dialog window. The settings for your printer (make sure it is connected to YDL) while you do any of the steps recommended above or at this point, in order for YDL to see the printer you are attempting that it controls. I'm familiar with controlling printers through CUPS not the user interface, so make sure that you read the documentation regarding CUPS for details and make sure that your printer is actually connected via the USB bus or serial or parallel or ethernet cable depending on what you are using. All the best... ========= Refranes/Popular sayings: The Taino say:No hay mal que por bien no venga. There is no evil out of which good cannot blossom. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: not available URL: Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:36:25 -0700 Subject: [ydl-gen] Epson printer for both YDL 6.2 and GameOS 3.15 In-Reply-To: <4B97A21D.1050805@alice.it> References: <4B97A21D.1050805@alice.it> On Wednesday 10 March 2010 06:43, angelo wrote: > Hello everyone ! > Is there anyone who can suggest a still in production Epson ink-jet > printer not too expensive that works with YDL 6.2 and - possibly - > PS3 GameOS 3.15 ? I bought a Stylus S-20, but it neither works with > Linux nor with GameOS. Simple answer is that CUPS enables most any modern USB based printer to work, with higher degrees of success with HP, then Epson. You should be fine with just about anything you grab. Do note that some advanced features of the printer may not be available to you, but basic printing should function. From mtn.waya at gmail.com Thu Mar 11 18:09:15 2010 From: mtn.waya at gmail.com (william edwards) Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:09:15 -0500 Subject: [ydl-gen] Epson printer for both YDL 6.2 and GameOS 3.15 In-Reply-To: <4B97A21D.1050805@alice.it> References: <4B97A21D.1050805@alice.it> Message-ID: <75c40fea1003110109j65f65371u13868caba647de87@mail.gmail.com> i got mine on ebay 47$ epson cx5000. ps has list of compatible models on their site but i cant fiqure out how 2 get it to work on ydl but it works great on my 2nd ps3 with open suse. ebay has cheaper compatible models if u dont need a scanner or other fancy bells & whistles On 3/10/10, angelo wrote: > Hello everyone ! > Is there anyone who can suggest a still in production Epson ink-jet > printer not too expensive that works with YDL 6.2 and - possibly - PS3 > GameOS 3.15 ? I bought a Stylus S-20, but it neither works with Linux > nor with GameOS. > Thanks in advance, Angelo Da Re. > _______________________________________________ > yellowdog-general mailing list - yellowdog-general at lists.fixstars.com > Unsuscribe info: > http://lists.fixstars.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-general > HINT: to Google archives, try '<keywords> site:us.fixstars.com' > Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:38:14 -0700 Subject: [ydl-gen] Epson printer for both YDL 6.2 and GameOS 3.15 In-Reply-To: <75c40fea1003110109j65f65371u13868caba647de87@mail.gmail.com> References: <4B97A21D.1050805@alice.it> <75c40fea1003110109j65f65371u13868caba647de87@mail.gmail.com> On Thursday 11 March 2010 02:09, william edwards wrote: > i got mine on ebay 47$ epson cx5000. ps has list of compatible > models on their site but i cant fiqure out how 2 get it to work on > ydl but it works great on my 2nd ps3 with open suse. ebay has > cheaper compatible models if u dont need a scanner or other fancy > bells & whistles Is SuSE also using CUPS? If so, what are the versions for each (SuSE vs YDL)? From rarob at travelinglightfarm.net Thu Mar 11 23:55:05 2010 From: rarob at travelinglightfarm.net (rarob at travelinglightfarm.net) Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:55:05 -0500 Subject: [ydl-gen] Epson printer for both YDL 6.2 and GameOS 3.15 References: <4B97A21D.1050805@alice.it> <75c40fea1003110109j65f65371u13868caba647de87@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <30b6190ec5ff457ffba0fe0b68f6db50.squirrel@travelinglightfarm.net> > On Thursday 11 March 2010 02:09, william edwards wrote: >> i got mine on ebay 47$ epson cx5000. ps has list of compatible >> models on their site but i cant fiqure out how 2 get it to work on >> ydl but it works great on my 2nd ps3 with open suse. ebay has >> cheaper compatible models if u dont need a scanner or other fancy >> bells & whistles > > Is SuSE also using CUPS? If so, what are the versions for each (SuSE > vs YDL)? > Not sure what YDL is running (I'm at work right now), but my SUSE 11.0 box is running cups-1.3.9-8.14 -Rob From mtn.waya at gmail.com Fri Mar 12 19:27:25 2010 From: mtn.waya at gmail.com (william edwards) Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:27:25 -0500 Subject: [ydl-gen] Epson printer for both YDL 6.2 and GameOS 3.15 References: <4B97A21D.1050805@alice.it> <75c40fea1003110109j65f65371u13868caba647de87@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <75c40fea1003120227l1b667d41x2eda7675284beb27@mail.gmail.com> suse prints with prexisting software with most epson cx models of ps3 era > On Thursday 11 March 2010 02:09, william edwards wrote: >> i got mine on ebay 47$ epson cx5000. ps has list of compatible >> models on their site but i cant fiqure out how 2 get it to work on >> ydl but it works great on my 2nd ps3 with open suse. ebay has >> cheaper compatible models if u dont need a scanner or other fancy >> bells & whistles > > Is SuSE also using CUPS? If so, what are the versions for each (SuSE > vs YDL)? > > _______________________________________________ > yellowdog-general mailing list - yellowdog-general at lists.fixstars.com > Unsuscribe info: > http://lists.fixstars.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-general > HINT: to Google archives, try '<keywords> site:us.fixstars.com' > From sjh at netspace.net.au Sat Mar 13 12:19:11 2010 From: sjh at netspace.net.au (Stephen Harker) Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:19:11 +1100 Subject: [ydl-gen] Epson printer for both YDL 6.2 and GameOS 3.15 In-Reply-To: <75c40fea1003120227l1b667d41x2eda7675284beb27@mail.gmail.com> References: <4B97A21D.1050805@alice.it> <75c40fea1003110109j65f65371u13868caba647de87@mail.gmail.com> <75c40fea1003120227l1b667d41x2eda7675284beb27@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <20100313031911.GA5283@h42180.pems.adfa.edu.au> On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 05:27:25AM -0500, william edwards wrote: > > On Thursday 11 March 2010 02:09, william edwards wrote: > >> i got mine on ebay 47$ epson cx5000. ps has list of compatible > >> models on their site but i cant fiqure out how 2 get it to work on > >> ydl but it works great on my 2nd ps3 with open suse. ebay has > >> cheaper compatible models if u dont need a scanner or other fancy > >> bells & whistles > > > > Is SuSE also using CUPS? If so, what are the versions for each (SuSE > > vs YDL)? > > > suse prints with prexisting software with most epson cx models of ps3 era For general information about printing from linux try , and in particular the openprinting database linked from there this covers a huge range of printers. There is also a discussion forum that covers these and other printers. That said I did not find the exact model described above. >From the database one of the closest was the Epson Stylus CX5100: >------------------------------------------------------------------- Epson Stylus CX5100 Color inkjet printer, max. 2880x1440 dpi, works Mostly Recommended Driver: gutenprint (Home page, Driver packages: x86 32 bit: 5.0.1 (RPM for LSB 3.1), 5.0.1 (DEB for LSB 3.1), 5.2.5 (RPM for LSB 3.2), 5.2.5 (DEB for LSB 3.2), x86 64 bit: 5.0.1 (RPM for LSB 3.1), 5.0.1 (DEB for LSB 3.1), 5.2.5 (RPM for LSB 3.2), 5.2.5 (DEB for LSB 3.2)(How to install)) Generic Instructions: CUPS, LPD, LPRng, PPR, PDQ, no spooler >------------------------------------------------------------------- If you need the gutenprint drivers you are somewhat out of luck as YDL 6.2 only comes with the earlier incarnation gimp-print. All is not lost as you can install gutenprint from Fedora or compile it yourself. I compiled the package from gutenprint-5.2.4-4.fc10.src.rpm (the Fedora core 10) source package. I have found it useful for more modern printers. rpm -qa | grep gutenprint gutenprint-5.2.4-4 gutenprint-extras-5.2.4-4 gutenprint-cups-5.2.4-4 gutenprint-plugin-5.2.4-4 gutenprint-foomatic-5.2.4-4 -- Stephen Harker s.harker at adfa.edu.au PEMS http://sjharker.customer.netspace.net.au/ UNSW at ADFA