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  1. Gentoo Schmentoo

    in Other Linux and Unix Distributions

    Posted

    This whole deal sounds sorta like my week-long Debian fiasco.:lol:

    I asked question after question, and always got excellent replies from a few of you guys, BUT eventually it was too much for me.

    The finishing blow came when I accidently installed SuSE over the Debian, and that actually turned out to be a good thing, cuz I really like it, it all makes a lot of sense, even to me, and configured almost painlessly.

    I still use primarily Mandrake, but I've really taken a liking to the German's SuSE as well.

    They are both excellent.

    :lol:

  2. stoopid internet connection question.....

    in Networking

    Posted

    Knetload is just a small application that sits in your tray, like

    the winblows icons, and tells you about your internet activity.

    You can find it easy enough, just do a google search ( I am amazed how easy it is to find almost anything that way!)

    You can't connect & disconnect with it, it is only a monitoring app.

     

    :wink:

  7. SuSE, HP psc2110, cannot scan

    in Other Linux and Unix Distributions

    Posted

    Here's where I am now,

    I have installed the hpoj and hpijs from source, and the next step, according to all the documentation I have found, is to do

    ptal-init-setup

    So I do that, and nothing is detected, like it should be, so I don't know where to go from here.

    Here is the result from that command:

     

    linux:/home/mike # /usr/sbin/ptal-init setup

     

    Stopping the HP OfficeJet Linux driver.

     

    ----------------------------------------------------------------------

     

    This program manages devices controlled by the HP OfficeJet Linux

    driver (hpoj). It attempts to probe your computer for local parallel-

    and USB-connected devices, and allows you to specify network addresses

    for remote JetDirect-connected devices.

     

    If you experience any difficulties in detecting your device(s), then

    refer to the hpoj documentation for troubleshooting information.

     

    ----------------------------------------------------------------------

     

    Currently defined device names (

    [*]=default):

    (none)

     

    ----------------------------------------------------------------------

     

    Probe for parallel-connected devices ([y]/n)? n

     

    ----------------------------------------------------------------------

     

    Probe for USB-connected devices ([y]/n)? y

     

    Probing "/dev/usb/lp0"...

    No device found.

     

    Probing "/dev/usb/lp1"...

    No device found.

     

    Probing "/dev/usb/lp2"...

    No device found.

     

    Probing "/dev/usb/lp3"...

    No device found.

     

    Probing "/dev/usb/lp4"...

    No device found.

     

    Probing "/dev/usb/lp5"...

    No device found.

     

    Probing "/dev/usb/lp6"...

    No device found.

     

    Probing "/dev/usb/lp7"...

    No device found.

     

    ----------------------------------------------------------------------

     

    Press <Enter> alone to continue, or if you would like to add a

    JetDirect-connected device, then enter its dotted-decimal

    IP address or hostname here --->

  8. SuSE, HP psc2110, cannot scan

    in Other Linux and Unix Distributions

    Posted

    Well, if I try to set up the scanner in YaST, it will not auto-detect, so by doing it manually, and choosing "Hewlett Packard" and then the model, it will always give the error that configuring the scanner was unsuccessful.

    I found a couple web sites that have info on this, and it looks as if I might have to do it all by hand, without YaST.

    I need to research that more, and see if I can do it.

    In the meantime, if I just run 'xsane' it says no devices detected.

    Mandrake must have something different in the way it handles this hardware, because it works perfectly on Mandrake.

     

    And thanks...

  9. SuSE, HP psc2110, cannot scan

    in Other Linux and Unix Distributions

    Posted

    Thanks again, I do appreciate all the help.

    I gotta say you have been great.

    I also want to say how much I dig SuSE in general.

    It sets up and runs everthing almost as well as Mandrake, and some stuff is better, some not so good, but overall I give it an 'A'.

    But Debian, that's another story, in my (not so knowledgable) opinion.

    I mean really, out of the box, can't even run X, And why should you have to upgrade to an unstable version, just to run KDE? I like the apt feature, of course, but even after I did all the stuff we went over in my other thread, I still had no use of my cd writer or dvd player.

    There, I'm done complaining, :wink: and actually I will get back to working on that elusive Debian install soon, though.

    I hope you have the patience to help more! :)

  11. SuSE, HP psc2110, cannot scan

    in Other Linux and Unix Distributions

    Posted

    Hi again.

    Yes it is a USB device.

    No, my system doesn't have:

    /etc/rc.config.d/usb.rc.config

    I do have:

    /etc/sane.d/hp.conf, and I uncommented the two lines as you have pointed out.

    I have no luck yet. I should point out that, in Mandrake, once the printer was setup, the scanner required no further configuration, in other words, the printer/scanner were apparently configured as a unit,(which it really is) and both worked right out of the box, so to speak.

    Thanks!

  14. SuSE, HP psc2110, cannot scan

    in Other Linux and Unix Distributions

    Posted

    This is a very minor gripe, cuz SuSE is very good in every other respect (so far).

    I have a HP all-in-one (printer/scanner/copier) model PSC2110,

    and it prints and scans great under Mandrake, but in SuSE it will print but not scan.

    The main problem is that it won't configure the scanner properly.

    I have searched and tried everything I know how, but it still won't. Can't seem to load the driver 'hpoj'.

    Realize this is a longshot, but if anyone here has the same stuff, and got it to work, I could sure use some advice.

    Thanks in advance.

  21. debian newbie- can't get into X

    in Other Linux and Unix Distributions

    Posted

    This thread covers just about all you'll need. (and I haven't given up, just got sidetracked...)

    :wink:

    No doubt Debian makes you feel like a virgin, heh heh heh!

    I have been messing with SuSE a few days, and it is a lot less emasculating IMHO, and I think it is very well done, for the most part. Had one little installation glitch, where it would go to install a USB module, and when I would click 'OK' it would lock the mouse up, leaving me stranded mid-install.

    Other than that, if SuSE had something like urpmi or apt-get, it would be extremely cool. 8)

    Lots of luck to you...

  22. SuSe 8.2, DVDs play jerky

    in Other Linux and Unix Distributions

    Posted

    I know my dvdrom is OK, cuz dvds play fine with Mandrake 9.1, but in SuSE 8.2, whether using mplayer or ogle, the dvd video and sound is kinda jumpy or jerky, it will play fine for a couple seconds, then sorta hesitate, then play again, etc etc. Almost acts like my machine is too slow or not enough memory, which is not the case.

    Cannot get an error message, anyone else see this?

    Thanks.

  23. debian newbie- can't get into X

    in Other Linux and Unix Distributions

    Posted

    Well, I haven't had time yet to follow up on Debian, but I accidently installed SuSE 8.2 onto my Debian partition, no, really, it was an accident.

    I love it! This is the coolest thing (next to Mandrake) !!!

    (ahemm..) but I will asap reload my Debian on the extra partition I created -which I THOUGHT was going to be for SuSE and not for Debian, cuz obviously I did NOT want to overwrite all the stuff we had done so far...

    Oh well, at least I got something good out of a dumb mistake. :)

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