Tackling the Cups problem first. I don't remember CUPS-PDF ever working for me, but "Print to File"->PDF always has. That said, I left out ghostscript , "An interpreter for the PostScript (TM) language, with the ability to convert PostScript language files to many raster formats, view them on displays, and print them on printers that don't have PostScript language capability built in;", because it is quite large in Bionic and my printer worked fine without it.davids45 wrote:G'day jrb,
Getting BionicPup32-Light set up as per my other Pups, I came across a few issues:
1) no spreadsheet in Default Applications Chooser: - fixed by adding text to /usr/local/bin/defaultspreadsheet
2) Pwidgets needed libxcb-xlib.so.0 - added to /usr/lib/
3) hardware temperature module smsc47b397 for this old computer is not being loaded by Boot manager: this is a recent BionicPup problem (not just yours): I fix this with a modprobe script in /root/Startup/ to load the module. This then makes the pmcputemp in Startup now work after its 'won't work' message on first-boot (two-birds/one-stone ).
4) Iscan and peasyscan need libtiff.so.4 to run on my networked Epson-WF2510 multifunction; fixed by making a link from the libtiff.so.5 in /usr/lib/. As peasyscan is included in BionicPup-32-Light, are other scanners working and/or also need this libtiff.so.4?
5) CUPS: neither the included pdf printer nor my added Epson worked, not able to print (screenshots of problems); don't have an answer for either failure but I for one need printing in both modes (normal BionicPups have been fine).
6) on first startup, date was right but Sydney time (Aus not Can) was a few hours fast; fixed with St date and time Menu tool
7) Dougal's Internet Wizard was connecting to my wifi modem via the USB dongle but not on a restart; BK's SNS (Simple Network Server) wizard looks OK on restarts; haven't tried any of the other internet connection wizards in BionicPup32-Light.
It's only the inability to print with CUPS on your otherwise very nice Pup-Light that is a serious problem for me. I don't have this problem with peebee's (now 'heavy'?) BionicPups .
Final screenshot is of my present Desktop on which everything is working , except CUPS .
David S.
I did try installing ghostscript-8.15.4-w5c.pet which is tiny in comparison to the Bionic package. It required a symlink of libtiff.so.5.3.0->libtiff.so.3 and then I was able to run a couple of its scripts.
If that doesn't work the recommended ghostscript is "slackware current version 9.21". ghostscript-9.21-i586-1.txz
I did try my scanner. I don't remember symlinking to libtiff.so.4 but I may have. I'll include it in the next update anyway.
Time - glad you got that sorted. In all modern pups, going back to Precise I have been unable to get Canada/Pacific or America/LosAngeles to give me the correct time. Always off by 8 or 16 hours, depending on UTC setting. Canada/Yukon works fine, even though they're are all in the same PST time zone (end of rant)
I use PeasyWifi for all my wifi hookups. Scan -> Save -> Auto -> On has always worked on reboot.
Good Luck with the printer. I'm sure it can be solved. J