Tiny Core Linux
Tiny Core Base => CorePlus => Topic started by: bushyiii on October 18, 2018, 05:18:17 PM
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I have a Brothers HL-220DW Printer/Scanner/Fax. Using localhost:631 I was able to do a test page successfully.
The printer configuration didn't provide anything for Brother printers so I chose Generic driver.
I had downloaded the Brothers Linux drivers tool but didn't know how to use it within tinycore.
There are instructions for saving the printer configuration across boots and that where I need some help.
My first stumbling block is the first item to add to the backup. Since I used the Generic printer driver how do I form the first item and then once formed hos is it saved to the backup
These are the following instructions to save the printer configuration:
To persist across boots, add the following to your backup (remove leading "/"):
/usr/local/etc/cups/ppd/HP_OfficeJet_G85.ppd [for example]
/usr/local/etc/cups/printers.conf
/usr/local/etc/cups/cupsd.conf (only if you changed it)
/etc/shadow (if you want to save to root password
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My first stumbling block is the first item to add to the backup. Since I used the Generic printer driver how do I form the first item and then once formed hos is it saved to the backup
This command will show you the name of the ppd file created for your printer: $ ls /usr/local/etc/cups/ppd/*ppd
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Thanks, I found the ppd file now how do I go about saving it and the other listed files into the backup process?
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This is explained in the faq, wiki, tinycore book and in many forum posts
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OK....I previously searched the wiki and the ebook for the specifics of printing in tinycore and was unable to get the answers I needed. Just didn't think to go back to these resources for saving files. I appreciate your reply.