[ale] lprng long shot

[Jim Kinney]

Show the working success and divulge the new cups details only if asked. So
you are tasked with making that printer work on Linux, right? Sounds like
wiggle room to me.
On May 5, 2011 9:10 AM, "John Heim" <john at johnheim.net> wrote:
> Well, now I've got another problem. how to convince my boss to convert to
> cups. I am a get it right the first time guy and she is a just get it
> working gal.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Kinney" <jim.kinney at gmail.com>
> To: "Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts" <ale at ale.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2011 4:54 PM
> Subject: Re: [ale] lprng long shot
>
>
>> Yep. Check the links from openprinting. The'll get you to Ricoh site and
>> they have everything.
>>
>> And yes. lprng is dead. long live cups (until we get something better!)
>>
>> On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 5:40 PM, Damon Chesser <dchesser at acsi2000.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> "but they don't support cups" who is "they"? Ricoh? I assume so,
>>> because
>>> I assume you know Debian supports cups. Just being redundant in case you
>>> don't know.
>>>
>>> Damon Chesser
>>> dchesser at acsi2000.com
>>> damon at damtek.com
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of John
>>> Heim
>>> Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2011 5:35 PM
>>> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
>>> Subject: Re: [ale] lprng long shot
>>>
>>> Really? Lprng died? I hadn't heard that. Ricoh provides scripts to
>>> configure
>>> a printer in lprng but they're for Red Hat and/or suse. We use debian.
>>> But
>>> they don't support cups.
>>>
>>> Gawd, what a mess.
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Jim Kinney" <jim.kinney at gmail.com>
>>> To: "Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts" <ale at ale.org>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2011 4:08 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [ale] lprng long shot
>>>
>>>
>>> > Ouch! lprng died a silent death several years ago. CUPS (with all it
>>> warts
>>> > and glory) is the printing subsystem for *NIX now.
>>> >
>>> > Are you stuck with lprng or can you replace it with cups? There is a
>>> > postscript driver for it cups.
>>> > http://www.openprinting.org/printer/Ricoh/Ricoh-Aficio_MP_C4501
>>> > That may get you moving on configuring with lprng
>>> >
>>> > I think lprng was an acronym of (l)ine (pr)inter (n)o (g)ood
>>> >
>>> > On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 4:54 PM, John Heim <john at johnheim.net> wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> I'm trying to config a Ricoh Aficio MP C4501 printer under lprng. I
>>> >> don't
>>> >> suppose anybody has a ifhp config for that printer?
>>> >>
>>> >> Failing that, does anyone know how to get on the lprng support
>>> list?
>>> >> There is a link to a subscription address on the lprng home page but
>>> mail
>>> >> to
>>> >> that address bounces.
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
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>> James P. Kinney III
>>
>> As long as the general population is passive, apathetic, diverted to
>> consumerism or hatred of the vulnerable, then the powerful can do as they
>> please, and those who survive will be left to contemplate the outcome.
>> - *2011 Noam Chomsky*
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