[plug] Linux Rising

[chris]

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>   1. usb printer (rpowersau at gmail.com)
>   2. Prefered Music Format (Timothy White)
>   3. Database Filesystems - Linux? (Timothy White)
>   4. Re: Prefered Music Format (Brad Campbell)
>   5. Re: Database Filesystems - Linux? (Brad Campbell)
>   6. Re: Prefered Music Format (Alex Nordstrom)
>   7. Re: Database Filesystems - Linux? (offlist) (Padraig MacIain)
>   8. Re: Database Filesystems - Linux? (maybe not offlist)
>      (Padraig MacIain)
>   9. Re: Database Filesystems - Linux? (Ryan)
>  10. Re: usb printer (William Kenworthy)
>  11. Re: Prefered Music Format (Shayne O'Neill)
>  12. Re: Database Filesystems - Linux? (hooker at iinet.net.au)
>  13. Re: Database Filesystems - Linux? (Onno Benschop)
>  14. Linux External Modem (Brock Woolf)
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>Message: 1
>Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2004 17:14:36 +0800
>From: <rpowersau at gmail.com>
>Subject: [plug] usb printer
>To: plug <plug at plug.linux.org.au>
>Message-ID: <4764842504112701146de14201 at mail.gmail.com>
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>Hi,
>
>I've been trying all day to get a usb printer working. I found a
>driver for the canon mpc190 at:
>
> http://www.turboprint.de/english.html
>
>The install script works a treat and seems everything is ok. The kde
>print manager and the cups web page both see the printer that is
>created. Problem is, printing to it doesn't work. I've tried all three
>methods of sending a test page, Turboprint script, kde print manager,
>and cups printer manager.
>
>I know that usb is installed and works on my pc. I have a usb mouse
>and keyboard and I've downloaded photos from a camera through a usb
>link.
>
>The problem seems to be that the printer driver doesn't load for the
>device? When I do a 'cat /proc/bus/usb/devices' I can see the canon
>printer and it says driver=(none):
>
>< T:  Bus=02 Lev=01 Prnt=01 Port=00 Cnt=01 Dev#= 10 Spd=12  MxCh= 0
>< D:  Ver= 2.00 Cls=00(>ifc ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS=64 #Cfgs=  1
>< P:  Vendor=04a9 ProdID=2635 Rev= 1.04
>< S:  Manufacturer=Canon Inc.
>< S:  Product=MPC190
>< S:  SerialNumber=302TDF
>< C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=c0 MxPwr=  2mA
>< I:  If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 3 Cls=ff(vend.) Sub=00 Prot=ff Driver=(none)
>< E:  Ad=01(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS=  64 Ivl=0ms
>< E:  Ad=82(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS=  64 Ivl=0ms
>< E:  Ad=83(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS=  64 Ivl=100ms
>
>>From hours of googling I believe it should say driver=usblp. I've done
>insmod printer as most of the howtos say but it makes no difference.
>
>It's a libranet (debian) system, kernel 2.4.26 using cups.
>
>Any thoughts or suggestions?
>
>Thanks.
>
>  
>
Can anybody help me out please , is there any where in Perth I can get 
hands on training/coaching in using Linux Fedora Core2 ( soon to be 3), 
I have been perservering with the system for a year now on my own but 
have reached the stage where my system knowledge and expertese needs 
some guidance .

I love the system which I went to as a result of a magazine cd , several 
consequential upgrades and several bad Windows XP experiences.

My perserverence has got me over the basics such as rpm installation , 
tarball installation, multimedia management , file creation etc and 
directory management but I am now in a rut as I want to move to the next 
step and feel like I have hit a brick wall.

I have the usual O'Reillys ,Wrox and RedHat for dummies manuals but have 
got to the point that I can't comprehend the instruction sufficiently to 
implement it however I know that if I am shown it will all fall into place.

I would like to learn the more intermediate skills such as compiling 
kernels , finding how to fix broken packages etc without using 
synaptic,manage and create databases.

I hope you understand where I am coming from, from one year of computer 
ownership I have grown from a 43 year old technophobe to a confident 
Linux user .

What I currently have is basically a top grade multimedia platform with 
several nice additional applications for day to day stuff , what I want 
to do is really harness the power of my computer and grow as a Linux user.

I would greatly appreciate any input,

Thanks

Christopher Whittaker