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Jerry Peters <
jerry@example.invalid> wrote:
> The Real Bev <
bashley101@gmail.com> wrote:
>> John Forkosh wrote:
>>> The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> I won`t go into any great detail unless somebody here knows A LOT about
>>>> this POS.
>>>>
>>>> The problem is probably with CUPS -- it simply doesn`t see the printer,
>>>> which we have set to a static IP address. Works fine with windows.
>>>>
>>>> Brother updates only .deb and .rpm files, and the conversions are
>>>> frequently FUBAR. Nothing useful on the CD.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for listening.
>>>
>>> I`ve got one running fine with cups. Download the "Driver Install
>>> Tool" (you just need that tool, which will download the other
>>> drivers, etc, when you run it) from...
>>
>> Yes, I saw that. I`ve tried to convert deb/rpm files before with mostly
>> botched results. I`m really unwilling to just let an unknown and
>> possibly flakey `installer` make the choices. If all that`s really
>> needed is the correct .ppd file, that seems like overkill.
>
> .deb files are easy, it`s an ar archive containing 2 compressed
> tar files, IIRC data.tgz * control.tgz. data has the actual code.
> Create a temp directory & cd into it. ar -x
> tar -xvf datz.tgz to extract the code
> The control file is scripts & info about the package.
And .rpm may be even easier, slackware has various rpm tools,
just apropos rpm. The link I gave you...
https://support.brother.com/g/b/downloadlist.aspx?c=us&lang=en&prod=hll2395dw_us
_as&os=127
...has os=127 at the end. That`s for rpm. The deb download
has os=128. Moreover, if you just click that "Driver Install Tool"
on the 127 page, you`ll end up with linux-brprinter-installer-2.2.3-1.gz
in your Downloads directory. gunzip it and run it as described earlier.
It`ll deal with all drivers itself, no need for you to convert
or explicitly install anything.
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John Forkosh ( mailto: j@f.com where j=john and f=forkosh )
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