 Usb Printing In Cacko?, possible to print to usb printer |
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 Jun 22 2006, 08:00 AM
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Would it be possible to print to a USB printer with Cacko? Mainly I am just looking to print documents with a printer that already works in linux on my PC, I was wondering possibly with pdaxqtrom maybe (openoffice or abiword)?
Also, I don't understand this thing about cross-compiling. Is it something you can do for Cacko? Like for instance, to install cups. Do I do it on my pda or on my PC? Which kind of programs work to do this with? |
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Jun 25 2006, 04:10 PM
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You would have to somehow get CUPS working.
Possible? probably! Easy? Probably not! If you get it working make sure to let us know here! |
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Jun 26 2006, 04:25 AM
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QUOTE(agoodm @ Jun 25 2006, 08:10 PM) You would have to somehow get CUPS working. Possible? probably! Easy? Probably not! If you get it working make sure to let us know here!  Before I take a lot of time trying, I wonder if maslovsky could let me know if usb print support is even compiled into the kernel. Because if it isn't, even cups can't help. Also, how do you "cross-compile" or whatever you call it, to get programs designed for the computer to work on the Zaurus (Cacko specifically). |
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Jun 26 2006, 07:47 AM
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I don't think that any of the Qtopia apps have print support anyway.
If you did manage to compile and install CUPS printing to a USB printer then you would probably have to use X/QT and desktop type X applications like AbiWord to be able to print. -Andy |
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Jun 26 2006, 08:03 AM
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QUOTE(iamasmith @ Jun 26 2006, 11:47 AM) I don't think that any of the Qtopia apps have print support anyway. If you did manage to compile and install CUPS printing to a USB printer then you would probably have to use X/QT and desktop type X applications like AbiWord to be able to print. -Andy Yes, I was planning on using Abiword in X/QT. It will probably be easiest to use Meanie's zgcc compiler to get the packages I need as well. If it works well in X/QT, and they get a way to run QT apps in pdaXrom (someone is working on it), I may switch to pdaXrom. |
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