How to Install a Printer in Tahr64/Slacko64/Fatdog64

[watchdog]

However, there are lots of built-in Gutenprint models for Brother that you could have tried instead and avoided using the 32bit official Brother drivers.

Yes, you are right. In slacko64-700 beta I'm using the gutenprint driver of HL2040 Foomatic for my Hl2130 brother laser printer and it works. I did not try other unrecommended gutenprint drivers in xenialpup64.

[rcrsn51]

I finally took /usr/bin/foomatic-rip out of Tahr64 and dropped it into Xenial64. It works with my printer and a Brother foomatic-rip model.

All woof builds have the Brother-HL-2040-hl1250.ppd.

[bigpup]

rcrsn51,

First, let me thank you for what you do for printing with Puppy.

Any plans to offer this 64BitInstaller-1.0.pet to also work with Xenialpup64?

[rcrsn51]

Any plans to offer this 64BitInstaller-1.0.pet to also work with Xenialpup64?

Xenial64 uses the same basic file structure as Tahr64 - stuff is in /usr/lib.

So whether or not a printer can be installed in Xenial64 through 64BitInstaller will depend on whether the 64bit driver is compatible with Xenial - ie. it has the necessary dependencies.

I suspect that Tahr64 print/scan drivers will also work in Xenial, but I don't plan on doing the testing myself.

The builders of 64bit Puppies need to show an interest in this, which they haven't.

[watchdog]

I have tested working in xenialpup64 hplip_print_scan_tahr64-3.16.11.pet for my scanner from an all-in-one HP C3190 printer. I don't use it as printer.

I have solved in a new fresh install the problem with my brother laser printer in xenialpup64-7.0.8.4 using foomatic-rip from tahr64 and the gutenprint driver.

[rcrsn51]

Thanks. I haven't tested the HP printer driver in Xenial64, but it should be OK.

I wonder if any Slacko64 users own printers.

[watchdog]

I did some testing in slacko64 700 beta. My hp printer (C3190) works with gutenprint driver and hpcups 3.15.9. The scanner works after installing a hplip_print_scan_tahr64-3.16.11.pet with a little workaround: rename the /usr/lib dir inside the package as /usr/lib64.

[rcrsn51]

The scanner works after installing a hplip_print_scan_tahr64-3.16.11.pet with a little workaround: rename the /usr/lib dir inside the package as /usr/lib64.

You shouldn't have to - that's exactly what 64BitInstaller automatically does for you.

I will check this.

[Edit] I checked and it works correctly. Did you accidentally click-install the PET?

[watchdog]

Yes, sorry rcrsn51! I installed the modded pet without 64BitInstaller. Installing the original hplip_print_scan_tahr64-3.16.11.pet
by 64BitInstaller does the trick!

[rcrsn51]

I've made that mistake myself. After a while, clicking on a PET becomes automatic.

If you ever want to try printing to your HP from Slacko64, read the Additional Information about the CUPS fix.

[watchdog]

The Hp Photosmart C3190 printer works in slacko64 700 beta installing by 64BitInstaller the hplip_print_scan_tahr64-3.16.11.pet pet and the slacko64-hplip-cups_fix-1.0.pet in first post. I have tested it.

[rcrsn51]

Version 1.1 posted above.

[davids45]

G'day rcrsn51,

Having decided to try a litter of recent 64-bit Pups on a dedicated partition on my desktop, I've got as far as Xenial64-7.0.8.5.

I downloaded and installed your pet then found a 64-bit driver (.deb) on the OpenPrinting page for my Epson XP-200 printer+scanner.

Ran your pet, dragging the .deb file into the dialog box. Told me it was 'Done' after a few seconds.

I was then able to use CUPS to install the printer via its network connection - it is also plugged in via a usb but I prefer the network route being more 'general' for the home network.

The screenshot is the happy result after printing a test page successfully.

I'm not sure if my one-off try with a Xenial Pup is enough for you to add 'xenial64' to the thread title with total confidence .

I'll get onto other 64-bit Pups and also check out the scanner and report as I go.

Thanks for your continued support.

David S.

[davids45]

G'day rcrsn51,

I can now also confirm your .pet works in slacko64-6.9.6.4 for my Epson XP200 as a network printer.

Same .deb package as driver source, just different browser (firefox in slacko, was palemoon in Xenial64 above) and different Pup button.

I need to find the software for these new-for-me 64-bit Pups that I'm used to in my 32-bit Pups, so it may be a while before I get testing again of your .pet and my printer in other 64-bit Pups.

David S.