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Printer Suggestion for ArcaOS

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Martin Iturbide:
Hello

Silly questions here.
- Are the PPD files the ones that has the printer configuration in CUPS? are the one from linux compatible with our CUPS? or need to be done something else to work for OS/2 ?

The Canon i-SENSYS MF272dw Linux driver (linux-UFRII-drv-v600-m17n-06.tar.gz) has a file called "cnrdrvcups-ufr2-uk-6.00-1.06.i386.rpm" and inside it has some "CNRCUPSMF2***.ppd" files.
Will it be that easy to try those?

Regards

Pete:
Hi Martin

The ppd files usually need "cleaning up" to get rid of lines not needed by our pscript driver. If I recall correctly that is now done when using the Install CUPS Printer, have to point the app to the needed ppd file.

So, a chance that the printer may work - as long as it does not need some sort "plugin" to work with the ppd files.


Regards

Pete

andreas:
how do i get that file out of the *rmp-file best (I have a new installaition here any not yet installed all my programs. I remember i attached some unpacker to do this job, but cannot remember which one..).
As soon as i get that file i will try to attach this one.
Btw, the new installation showed a nice printer-symbol with the printers name (but of course did not inatall a fitting driver)

I wrote to CANON, but only got a response, that began with "Sorry, but..."
Weird: they called ARCAOS an "open source system". Maybe I asked the wrong person there...

Martin Iturbide:
Hi Andreas

I'm posting what I was able to uncompress from the RPM on my side, that may be useful. Please remember that I have no idea how CUPS internals works, we need help from someone with more CUPS experience to let us know if the pdd works or not, for this case.


--- Quote from: andreas on February 14, 2025, 02:36:02 am ---Weird: they called ARCAOS an "open source system". Maybe I asked the wrong person there...

--- End quote ---
ArcaOS is not an open source system. It is close source system because of all the IBM binaries and closed drivers, with a mix of open source software (like CUPS, xWPS, RPM, WarpIn etc) on the top.

Regards

Silvan Scherrer:

--- Quote from: Martin Iturbide on February 14, 2025, 01:16:25 pm ---Hi Andreas

I'm posting what I was able to uncompress from the RPM on my side, that may be useful. Please remember that I have no idea how CUPS internals works, we need help from someone with more CUPS experience to let us know if the pdd works or not, for this case.


--- Quote from: andreas on February 14, 2025, 02:36:02 am ---Weird: they called ARCAOS an "open source system". Maybe I asked the wrong person there...

--- End quote ---
ArcaOS is not an open source system. It is close source system because of all the IBM binaries and closed drivers, with a mix of open source software (like CUPS, xWPS, RPM, WarpIn etc) on the top.

Regards

--- End quote ---
I don't see how it will work att all w/o the source for the cups filter. As ion the PPD it clear states:
*cupsFilter: "application/vnd.cups-raster 0 rastertoufr2"
Which means this filter is doing most of the work. Sure we could eventually build this filter, but iirc the source is closed source from canon.

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