Printing and scanning for Porteus

[Blaze]

Hi Rava,
yes these modules (for 5.0 and 5.01) is the same that located in http://ftp.nluug.nl/os/Linux/distr/port ... 1/modules/

Thanks

[francois]

Hello blaze
To get printing on porteus there is a need for the two packages, a universal one and an additionnal one for one's specific desktop:
07-printing-x86_64-2023-09-23.xzm
07-printing-lxde-lxqt-openbox-xfce-x86_64-2023-09-23

In command line I get printing service not available, what do I do to start cupsd?

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root@porteus:~# system-config-printer

Thanks

[Blaze]

Hi francois,
It looks strange. As root you can run cups via

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/etc/rc.d/rc.cups start

or try printing modules in Always Fresh mode

[francois]

Yes it seems strange. And the output for starting cups, even more strange.

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root@porteus:/home/guest# /etc/rc.d/rc.cups start
cups: unable to start scheduler.
root@porteus:/home/guest# 

[francois]

@blaze:

Interesting output:

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root@porteus:/home/guest# system-config-printer
/usr/share/system-config-printer/system-config-printer.py:315: DeprecationWarning: Gtk.ActionGroup.list_actions is deprecated
  for action in printer_manager_action_group.list_actions ():
/usr/share/system-config-printer/system-config-printer.py:316: DeprecationWarning: Gtk.Action.set_sensitive is deprecated
  action.set_sensitive (False)
/usr/share/system-config-printer/system-config-printer.py:324: DeprecationWarning: Gtk.ActionGroup.get_action is deprecated
  act = printer_manager_action_group.get_action (action)
/usr/share/system-config-printer/system-config-printer.py:354: DeprecationWarning: Gtk.UIManager.ensure_update is deprecated
  self.ui_manager.ensure_update ()
/usr/share/system-config-printer/system-config-printer.py:355: DeprecationWarning: Gtk.UIManager.get_accel_group is deprecated
  self.PrintersWindow.add_accel_group (self.ui_manager.get_accel_group ())
/usr/share/system-config-printer/system-config-printer.py:364: DeprecationWarning: Gtk.UIManager.get_action is deprecated
  action = self.ui_manager.get_action ("/new-printer")
/usr/share/system-config-printer/system-config-printer.py:365: DeprecationWarning: Gtk.Action.create_menu_item is deprecated
  newprinteritem = action.create_menu_item ()
Error creating proxy: The connection is closed (g-io-error-quark, 18)
Error creating proxy: The connection is closed (g-io-error-quark, 18)
Error creating proxy: The connection is closed (g-io-error-quark, 18)
Error creating proxy: The connection is closed (g-io-error-quark, 18)
/usr/share/system-config-printer/system-config-printer.py:663: DeprecationWarning: Gtk.Action.get_proxies is deprecated
  for widget in action.get_proxies ():
/usr/share/system-config-printer/system-config-printer.py:2236: DeprecationWarning: Gdk.threads_enter is deprecated
  Gdk.threads_enter ()
/usr/share/system-config-printer/system-config-printer.py:1193: DeprecationWarning: Gdk.threads_leave is deprecated
  Gdk.threads_leave ()

This could be due to missing dependencies of cups:
https://askubuntu.com/questions/1341312 ... 4-2-server

How do we check for that with slapt-mod or dep-mod?

Thanks.

[Blaze]

francois, I checked it via VirtualBox and do not have any issue

[Ed_P]

I get the same warnings francois and I have an HP-Officejet-Pro-8600 printer.

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guest@porteus:~$ system-config-printer
/usr/share/system-config-printer/system-config-printer.py:315: DeprecationWarning: Gtk.ActionGroup.list_actions is deprecated
  for action in printer_manager_action_group.list_actions ():
/usr/share/system-config-printer/system-config-printer.py:316: DeprecationWarning: Gtk.Action.set_sensitive is deprecated
  action.set_sensitive (False)
/usr/share/system-config-printer/system-config-printer.py:324: DeprecationWarning: Gtk.ActionGroup.get_action is deprecated
  act = printer_manager_action_group.get_action (action)
/usr/share/system-config-printer/system-config-printer.py:354: DeprecationWarning: Gtk.UIManager.ensure_update is deprecated
  self.ui_manager.ensure_update ()
/usr/share/system-config-printer/system-config-printer.py:355: DeprecationWarning: Gtk.UIManager.get_accel_group is deprecated
  self.PrintersWindow.add_accel_group (self.ui_manager.get_accel_group ())
/usr/share/system-config-printer/system-config-printer.py:364: DeprecationWarning: Gtk.UIManager.get_action is deprecated
  action = self.ui_manager.get_action ("/new-printer")
/usr/share/system-config-printer/system-config-printer.py:365: DeprecationWarning: Gtk.Action.create_menu_item is deprecated
  newprinteritem = action.create_menu_item ()
/usr/share/system-config-printer/system-config-printer.py:663: DeprecationWarning: Gtk.Action.get_proxies is deprecated
  for widget in action.get_proxies ():
/usr/share/system-config-printer/system-config-printer.py:976: DeprecationWarning: urllib.parse.splittype() is deprecated as of 3.8, use urllib.parse.urlparse() instead
  (scheme, rest) = urllib.parse.splittype (object.device_uri)
/usr/share/system-config-printer/system-config-printer.py:2236: DeprecationWarning: Gdk.threads_enter is deprecated
  Gdk.threads_enter ()
/usr/share/system-config-printer/system-config-printer.py:2187: DeprecationWarning: Gdk.threads_leave is deprecated
  Gdk.threads_leave ()
guest@porteus:~$ 

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~#  uname -a
Linux porteus.example.net 6.3.13-porteux #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Fri Aug  4 19:53:00 CEST 2023 x86_64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-6100U CPU @ 2.30GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux

~#  cat /etc/porteus/*
001-core.xzm:20230617
002-xorg.xzm:20230617
002-xtra.xzm:20221211
003-cinnamon.xzm:20220925
initrd.xz:20220928

~#  ls -l /mnt/live/memory/images
000-kernel-6.3.13.xzm : Aug 4 13:54
001-core.xzm : Jun 14 00:42
002-xorg.xzm : Jun 17 01:18
002-xtra.xzm : Dec 11 2022
003-cinnamon.xzm : Sep 25 2022
011-slapt-get-0.11.6-x86_64-2gv.xzm : Oct 29 2022
07-printing-x86_64-2023-02-04.xzm : Feb 4 2023

[francois]

@blaze and Ed:
I confirm that this is an issue on 5.1 porteus only in my case.

Thanks.

[francois]

@Ed:
Did you solved your printing issues?

[beny]

hi all, the last 07-printing-x86_64-2023-09-23 work well on porteus5.0.1 my brother printer is a low price model so i have to make a driver package for this model but the setup and other task are ok,Ed_P your module listed is an old one so which you have loaded the old or the new, you have this:07-printing-x86_64-2023-02-04.xzm : Feb 4 2023

[Blaze]

Hi beny,
do you use 32 bit package for your brother printer?

@all what do you think about avahi?

[beny]

hi blaze yes but only for the inkjet is a DCP-197-C with the brother laser i have the 64 bit packages

[francois]

My problem is not solved.
https://wiki.alienbase.nl/doku.php?id=slackware:cups
I found cups troubleshooting arch wiki:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/CUPS/Troubleshooting

Trying:
etc/rc.d/rc.cups start

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root@porteus:/home/guest# chmod +x /etc/rc.d/rc.cups
root@porteus:/home/guest# /etc/rc.d/rc.cups start
cups: unable to start scheduler.
root@porteus:/home/guest# 

lsusb

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guest@porteus:~$ lsusb
Bus 004 Device 002: ID 8087:0024  
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux 6.5.5-porteus ehci_hcd EHCI Host Controller
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 04f2:b369 Chicony Electronics Co.,Ltd. TOSHIBA Web Camera - HD
Bus 002 Device 004: ID 8087:07da  
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0024  
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux 6.5.5-porteus ehci_hcd EHCI Host Controller
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux 6.5.5-porteus xhci-hcd xHCI Host Controller
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 0bda:8153 Realtek USB 10/100/1000 LAN
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 05e3:0610 GenesysLogic USB2.1 Hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 046d:c52b Logitech USB Receiver
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 046d:c52b Logitech USB Receiver
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux 6.5.5-porteus xhci-hcd xHCI Host Controller
guest@porteus:~$ 

Interesting the printer does not appear with lsusb

[Blaze]

francois, try printing in Always Fresh mode

[francois]

I am on the case with your suggestion. I think this is a good path, but not enough. It seems that I had an old printing module with the new ones.

Presently, I am on another of my linux boxes which prints well. I have not migrated to porteus 5.01.