Install Deb Package Puppy Linux Slacko Drivers For Puppy

However, my printer works fine with the other OS - UbuntuFedoraXP But after I uninstalled reinstalled CUPS etc, re-booted - I now have major problems - I seem to have lost everything I had.

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Where I thought there was a solution - the processes described were way too complex for me.

I have a Canon Pixma i4500 printer that I have managed to make work acceptably in Ubuntu Hardy using the following deb files: 1) cnijfilter-common2.80-1i386.deb 2) cnijfilter-ip4500series2.80-1i386.deb I have also managed to get acceptable printing from my Fedora 9 using the rpm versions of the above files.

Install Deb Package Puppy Linux Slacko Drivers For Puppy

I would appreciate any help on how I can convert these files into something that can be used as printer drivers for Puppy 4.1 in CUPS.

Thanks murthy.

For example: cd mkdir printerfiles cd printerfiles mkdir common cd common ar x pathtocnijfilter-common2.80-1i386.deb That should produce the files: debian-binary control.tar.gz data.tar.gz tar xvf control.tar.gz Should produce: md5sums postinst preinst prerm postrm conffiles control The preinst and postinst are scripts which do some setup operations before and after installing If you unpack data.tar.gz you should get a directory heirarchy containing the executables, libraries, man pages, and so on.

You can rummage through that to get an idea of what files are there and what you should do with them.

One important thing if you have executables is to check all dependencies and make sure they will be met; otherwise you will be wasting your time doing all this unpacking and copying.

I used the deb files for Ubuntu and the rpm files for Fedora.

I am afraid I have no programming knowledge - and unless I have specific instructions on what to do, I will be lost.

This is asking too much, I know - unless someone has already done something like this before and has references handy.

Lets say they are in usrsrc go to the source (cd usrsrc) unpack the tarball (tar xvf cnijfilter-common-2.80-1.tar.gz) cd cnijfilter-common-2.80 faff around for a while wondering why there are no documents to read.

Finally decide to look in.ppd (cups uses ppds as definition files) Read INSTALL follow the instructions (here Im just replicating what they say).autogen.sh --prefixusr --program-suffixip4500 sudo make install Im now assuming you should be able to install the printer using CUPS, and tell cups to use the newly generated ppd file (I guess its in usr somewhere - try find -type f -name.ppd).

I know I will get hopelessly lost if I try working on these Will try and to check out what is installed under my Ubuntu printer files if possible - and maybe I can try and learn something.

But right now I have a different problem I think - my printer not is being detected at all.

All my other usb devices seem to be detected (inc a scanner which is not Linux compliant)- but the printer doesnt show up at all - despite switching usb ports around.

FedoraUbuntu at least used to print out blank sheets of paper until I got the correct drivers installed Going thru process of uninstalling CUPS and re-installing and checking for connectivity before I attempt what has been suggested.