Changeset ae2cb05

Timestamp:

02/05/2014 01:18:58 PM (10 years ago)

Author:

Ken Moffat <ken@…>

Branches:

10.0, 10.1, 11.0, 11.1, 11.2, 11.3, 12.0, 12.1, 7.10, 7.5, 7.6, 7.6-blfs, 7.6-systemd, 7.7, 7.8, 7.9, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 9.0, 9.1, basic, bdubbs/svn, elogind, gnome, kde5-13430, kde5-14269, kde5-14686, kea, ken/TL2024, ken/inkscape-core-mods, ken/tuningfonts, krejzi/svn, lazarus, lxqt, nosym, perl-modules, plabs/newcss, plabs/python-mods, python3.11, qt5new, rahul/power-profiles-daemon, renodr/vulkan-addition, systemd-11177, systemd-13485, trunk, upgradedb, xry111/intltool, xry111/llvm18, xry111/soup3, xry111/test-20220226, xry111/xf86-video-removal

Children:

f0c8209a

Parents:

03f254d

Message:

Update usblp note in cups, add similar kernel config to gutenprint.

git-svn-id: svn://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/BLFS/trunk/BOOK@12672 af4574ff-66df-0310-9fd7-8a98e5e911e0

Files:

• introduction/welcome/changelog.xml (modified) (1 diff)
• pst/printing/cups.xml (modified) (1 diff)
• pst/printing/gutenprint.xml (modified) (1 diff)

introduction/welcome/changelog.xml

@@ -48 +48 @@
       <itemizedlist>
         <listitem>
+          <para>[ken] - Update the cups note about the usblp driver, and add
+          kernel configuration for escputil (with usb) to gutenprint.</para>
+        </listitem>
+        <listitem>
           <para>[igor] - Update to dhcp-4.3.0. Fixes
           <ulink url="&blfs-ticket-root;4652">#4652</ulink>.</para>

pst/printing/cups.xml

@@ -128 +128 @@
     <note>
       <para>
-        There is a conflict between the <application>Cups</application>
+        There used to be a conflict between the <application>Cups</application>
         <application>libusb</application> backend and the usblp kernel
-        driver. If you want to use <application>Cups</application> with
-        <application>libusb</application>, <emphasis>do not</emphasis>
-        enable USB Printer support in your kernel.
+        driver.  This is no longer the case and cups will work with both of these
+        enabled.
       </para>
     </note>
 
     <para>
-      If you want to use the kernel usblp driver, enable the following
-      options in your kernel configuration and recompile the kernel:
+      If you want to use the kernel usblp driver (for example, if you wish to
+      use <application>escputil</application> from <xref linkend="gutenprint"/>)
+      enable the following options in your kernel configuration and recompile the
+      kernel:
     </para>
 

pst/printing/gutenprint.xml

@@ -85 +85 @@
     <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
     <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/gutenprint"/></para>
+
+  </sect2>
+
+  <sect2 role="kernel" id="gutenprint-escputil">
+    <title>Kernel Configuration</title>
+
+    <para>
+      If you intend to use <application>escputil</application> with a USB-connected
+      Epson Stylus printer for commands such as <command>--ink-level</command>
+      which need to access the raw device, you must enable the kernel's usblp
+      driver. Enable the following options in your kernel configuration and
+      recompile the kernel:
+    </para>
+
+<screen>Device Drivers  ---&gt;
+  USB support  ---&gt;
+    OHCI HCD (USB 1.1) support: Y or M
+    UHCI HCD (most Intel and VIA) support: Y or M
+    USB Printer support: Y or M</screen>
+
+    <indexterm zone="gutenprint escputil">
+      <primary sortas="d-escputil">escputil for usb printers</primary>
+    </indexterm>
 
   </sect2>