1 Topic by tx-rogue

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Topic: Getting going with linux

I have just started into using linux on one of my laptops.  I am having some issues with getting my printer going.  I have installed RH on the laptop.  I have a shortcut on the desktop for RH.  I can open RH but it does not connect to the printer.
good USB cable and connection
Anyone have any ideas?

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2 Reply by carl_m1968

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Re: Getting going with linux

tx-rogue wrote:

I have just started into using linux on one of my laptops.  I am having some issues with getting my printer going.  I have installed RH on the laptop.  I have a shortcut on the desktop for RH.  I can open RH but it does not connect to the printer.
good USB cable and connection
Anyone have any ideas?


Do you have linux drivers installed for your printer? If not then there is nothing that will connect to it since your system does not even know it exist. You are going to  need to see if you can find some linux drivers and install them.. Then make sure the printer comport speed as set in the configuration.h file and the comport in RH is set for the same speed.

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Re: Getting going with linux

Unless you have replaced the motherboard with something weird or have a 30 year old copy of linux, drivers should be no problem. Almost certainly the real problem is that a name like /dev/ttyACM0 isn't the default in RH, so it has no idea where to connect. I do lots of insane stuff with my linux host, documented here:

http://tomhorsley.com/hardware/solidood … -udev.html

and here:

http://tomhorsley.com/hardware/solidood … edora.html

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Re: Getting going with linux

Thanks for the info.  I will be continuing my efforts this weekend to get things going.  I'll let you know how thing go.

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