🚀 go-pugleaf

In aus.computers.linux on 17 Jul 2008 21:45:08 GMT
Felix Karpfen <felixk@webone.com.au> wrote:
> the following advice during the install.
>
>| `The firmware of the printer must be uploaded after turning it on. You
>| `can use a hotplug/udev script which comes with foo2zjs, or do it
>| `manually: "cat /usr/share/foo2zjs/firmware/sihp1005.dl > /dev/usb/lp0".

Firmware is the embedded operating system in the printer.  We aren't
using dot matrix anymore, these days printers have something close to
a brain[1]

It is saying you need to update that firmware for linux and the
printer to communicate.  It also seems to be saying that if you turn
the printer off then the upload won't work anymore, that it doesn't
stay live in the printer.  Wouldn't surprise me, printers these days
are horrible things.

So you have two choices, set up a script that will realise the printer
has been plugged in and do the , or update the firmware manually each
time you turn the printer on.

I don't appear to have /usr/share/foo2zjs so can't look at the script.

use your package managed to find the script they are talking about and
see if there are instructions there.

Zebee



[1] and famously some can be ftp servers and some send mail...