It’s a bit more than converting .deb to .rpm, though, need help.
He has two different .sh scripts for Ibex and Hardy and he modified his install files for each version.
So, I need not only to convert them to .rpm, but also make sure they work on OpenSuse, and also modify .sh script.
Maybe he mentions the source of his drivers somewhere, I don’t know French.
Altogether it’s a whole new game. Do I need to “recompile” the drivers or whatever needs to be done? Are there any license issues?
I’ve never done anything like that before and definitely need guidance.
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On the other hand, if my current driver isn’t working properly - can I somehow fix that?
I saw three actions in the error log - run the page through filter, then engage “backend”, then let printers.cgi to do whatever it was doing.
From the noise the printer was making, it didn’t understand the basics - how to draw in the paper, maybe there are more errors with the content of the “filtered” data, but for now I want to fix basic communications between Cups and the printer.
If I make clear I cannot help you with this; I hope I don’t infuriate you if I say a new LBP printer; (eg the LBP3100 that installed perfectly our 32bit Suse system) costs about $US50; and I guess is about 50euros etc: (cheaper than a virus checker on a windows system)
This is a school machine and a school printer, I don’t have a choice of hardware.
I’m wondering, though, if I share this printer with networked Windows, do I need a working driver on MY machine at all? There is a driver for Windows, wouldn’t that be enough for them to print? Do they pass through my cups?
if you post maybe on the Network/internet forum, you might catch his attention: I am sure with your windows/open suse mix, some compromise can be sorted
I make no promises here. This might be like ‘trying to sweep car park with tooth brush’. Anyway, this HOWTO describes how to share a Windows-connected printer via samba with a couple of scripts and suitable CUPS config. You’re on your own here though - I’ve never tried it. There are a few sites that detail similar approaches if you’re prepared to search (eg ‘samba printing without driver’).