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DallasRPI Meeting Info for this Saturday, 10:00CST
Cornelius Keck is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Raspberry Pi DFW Usergroup Meeting Time: Nov 14, 2020 10:00 AM Central Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 955 6003 1376 Passcode: 036464 One tap mobile +13462487799,,95560031376#,,,,,,0#,,036464# US (Houston) +12532158782,,95560031376#,,,,,,0#,,036464# US (Tacoma) Dial by your location +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington D.C) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) Meeting ID: 955 6003 1376 Passcode: 036464 Find your local number: |
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DallasRPI Meeting Info for this Saturday, 10:00CST
Cornelius Keck is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Raspberry Pi DFW Usergroup Meeting Time: Nov 14, 2020 10:00 AM Central Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 955 6003 1376 Passcode: 036464 One tap mobile +13462487799,,95560031376#,,,,,,0#,,036464# US (Houston) +12532158782,,95560031376#,,,,,,0#,,036464# US (Tacoma) Dial by your location +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington D.C) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) Meeting ID: 955 6003 1376 Passcode: 036464 Find your local number: |
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New RPi 400 Personal Computer Kit
I didn't stay up last night so I missed this announcement: I like this idea and it makes sense!? Actually, I think I'd like it better as a kit where I can supply my own RPi4, say an 8-GB model.? Oh wait, it does!? :) Looks
like US$100 with power supply, mouse, SD card (16GB),microHDMI cable,
and Beginner's Guide. The "keyboard" alone is US$70. -- ? ?_____ |\/ ? o \? ?o ? ? ? ? ??Rusty Haddock? <=>? AE5AE? | ? (? -<? O o ? ? ?Settled down in oh-so-fancy Plano. |/\__V__/? ? ? ?Math illiteracy affects 7 out of 5 people! |
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Yahoogroups shutting down
Received this earlier today. Instructions on how to sign up with groups.io are found at
----------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Yahoo Group Moderators and Members, We launched Yahoo Groups 20 years ago to connect people around their shared interests. We helped our users navigate new towns, keep in touch with college friends, learn new skills, and most importantly, build connections they may have lost or never had in the first place. While we could not have been more proud of what we accomplished together, we are reaching out today with heavy hearts to let you know that we have decided to shut down Yahoo Groups on December 15, 2020. Yahoo Groups has seen a steady decline in usage over the last several years. Over that same period we¡¯ve witnessed unprecedented levels of engagement across our properties as customers seek out premium, trustworthy content. To that end, we must sometimes make difficult decisions regarding products that no longer fit our long-term strategy as we hone our focus on other areas of the business. Beginning December 15, 2020 the Yahoo Groups website will shut down and members will no longer be able to send or receive emails from Yahoo Groups. We¡¯ve compiled a comprehensive FAQ here that includes alternative providers and information on how this will impact your group content. Thank you for helping us build one of the earliest digital communities ¡ª we¡¯re proud and honored to have forged countless connections over the last 20 years and played a small part in helping build your communities. Sincerely, The Yahoo Groups team |
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DFWUUG Meeting this Thursday
In case you feel like suffering through a repeat about self-hosting a website, I'll run the same presentation this Thursday at DFWUUG:
-------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday's DFWUUG meeting will be at 7 PM on Zoom. Cornelius Keck will lead a talk on how to self-host a website, at a basic level, using Raspberry Pi's. The Zoom connection information is: ==================================================================== Stuart Yarus is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: DFWUUG Time: Oct 8, 2020 07:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 879 0970 4494 Passcode: 576725 One tap mobile +13462487799,,87909704494#,,,,,,0#,,576725# US (Houston) +12532158782,,87909704494#,,,,,,0#,,576725# US (Tacoma) Dial by your location +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) Meeting ID: 879 0970 4494 Passcode: 576725 Find your local number: |
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Re: SUCCESS for Brother printers on RasPi 4 and 3.
Means there might be a boatload of printer drivers in APT? Good to know.
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Have not used a printer in like forever, but sometimes it's inevitable. One step closer to Windows' demise around here. On Wed, 30 Sep 2020, CHARLES ALBERT wrote:
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SUCCESS for Brother printers on RasPi 4 and 3.
Finally, I learned and applied a simple fix for those of us who need a Brother linux driver for the printer:
sudo apt-get install printer-driver-brlaser I didn't have to do anything and the package updates the .PPD files.? I ran a test page using the text editor, and successfully printed a page from the Internet!? Many thanks to Cornelius for his encouragement and support!!! |
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DFWRPI Usergroup Meeting 10/2020
It's time. Who has something to present? Talk to me!
----------------------------------------------------- Cornelius Keck is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Raspberry Pi DFW Usergroup Meeting 10/2020 Time: Oct 3, 2020 10:00 AM Central Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 941 7520 6185 Passcode: 859891 One tap mobile +13462487799,,94175206185#,,,,,,0#,,859891# US (Houston) +16699006833,,94175206185#,,,,,,0#,,859891# US (San Jose) Dial by your location +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) Meeting ID: 941 7520 6185 Passcode: 859891 Find your local number: |
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Re: brother printer installation
Cornelius, I finally downloaded the linux-brprinter-installer-2.2.2-1.gz, and successfully used sudo bash linux-brprinter-2.2.2-1, the system immediately processed the bash command and asked for the printer model name which was successfully accepted, then processing began in the terminal, and it asked for a test page which I responded Y, then the reply from the terminal was could not execute 'lpr' So I studied the terminal activity and to my dismay, the program installed the following package--? hll2370dwpdrv-4.0.0-1.i386.deb. The real problem is that that package assumes you have an .i386 or a PC type processor such as Intel or AMD.? No wonder the thing didn't work. I will try next to use CUPS and hope for the best. The problem is that Brother apparently assumes you have an .i386 compatible device which the Raspberry Pi ISN'T. I know folks have used printers with the pi, so I wonder where the driver came from? Brother apparently does NOT have a linux driver that is compatible to our small Raspberry Pi.? What do you think about that??? Sincerely, Charles A. On Wed, Sep 30, 2020 at 10:29 AM Cornelius Keck <dfwrpi@...> wrote: Just to make sure, "pwd" indicates that you are in the Downloads folder, |
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Re: brother printer installation
Just to make sure, "pwd" indicates that you are in the Downloads folder, and "ls" shows the file with the gz extensions? Could there have been a typo in the command to unzip the thing?
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CHARLES ALBERT wrote: OK, now I am using just the 4B for this installation.? The following occurred:? went to the brother site and downloaded to the Downloads folder 'linux-brprinter-installer-2.2.2-1.gz. Verified the file exists in the Downloads folder using both the files icon on the desktop AND in terminal mode cd Downloads then ls and the filename shows up.? Then tried gunzip linux-brinter-installer-2.2.2-1.gz, the next line says 'no such file linux-brprinter-installer-2.2.2-1.gz' There must be something silly that I'm not doing, and I'll apologize in advance if you think I'm just dumb. |
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Re: brother printer installation
The file, linux-brinter-installed-2.2.2-1.gz, that I downloaded was 24443-bytes in length and gunzip'd just fine.? Unzipped, the file size should be 142235-bytes. In your terminal you should have been in /home/*/Downloads. Use the pwd command to verify. I've attached the file in case it didn't get downloaded. |
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Re: brother printer installation
OK, now I am using just the 4B for this installation.? The following occurred:? went to the brother site and downloaded to the Downloads folder 'linux-brprinter-installer-2.2.2-1.gz. Verified the file exists in the Downloads folder using both the files icon on the desktop AND in terminal mode cd Downloads then ls and the filename shows up.? Then tried gunzip linux-brinter-installer-2.2.2-1.gz, the next line says 'no such file linux-brprinter-installer-2.2.2-1.gz' There must be something silly that I'm not doing, and I'll apologize in advance if you think I'm just dumb.??
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Re: brother printer installation
Yes, it does: gunzip drops the trailing .gz. The decompressed file is found in the same directory. On Monday, September 28, 2020, 03:47:38 PM CDT, CHARLES ALBERT <kk4ac.radio@...> wrote: I was able to download and gzip the file linux-bprinter-installer-2.2.2-1.gz from the Brother linux page. Now when I try to use bash to run the file, the system doesn't recognize the file: no such file or directory. Does the filename change when gunzip does its thing, and if so, where would I find the gunzipped file? I'm getting closer and.... |
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Re: brother printer installation
Yes, it does: gunzip drops the trailing .gz. The decompressed file is found in the same directory.
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CHARLES ALBERT wrote: I was able to download and gzip the file linux-bprinter-installer-2.2.2-1.gz from the Brother linux page. Now when I try to use bash to run the file, the system doesn't recognize the file: no such file or directory. Does the filename change when gunzip does its thing, and if so, where would I find the gunzipped file? I'm getting closer and.... |
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Re: brother printer installation
I was able to download and gzip the file linux-bprinter-installer-2.2.2-1.gz from the Brother linux page. Now when I try to use bash to run the file, the system doesn't recognize the file: no such file or directory. Does the filename change when gunzip does its thing, and if so, where would I find the gunzipped file? I'm getting closer and....
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Re: brother printer installation
Never used CUPS, so I'd have to read up on ppd files and their whereabouts, including the wherefroms. I wouldn't be surprised if Brother didn't provide a driver for platforms other than Windows, Mac, Android & iOS, and finally Linux on Intel. Fits in with the corporate mindset which had to get dragged screaming and kicking initially into supporting anything but Windows and Mac. Linux only received support after there were distributions appealing to the corporate mindset (i.e. RedHat), and mobile devices once they got powerful enough, with enough local storage to host document, driver, app and finally a rendered version of the document. Until RPIs make it out of the hobbyist corner, the corporate world won't pay any attention to their users' needs.
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CHARLES ALBERT wrote: Another silly query. I cannot locate from ANYWHERE a source for the Raspberry drivers for the Brother HL-L2370DW printer. Also, CUPS requires a .ppd file as the driver and there are no .ppd files resident?in the pi 4. What do you think I'm doing wrong.?I am new to linux and am probably screwing up somewhere. Cornelius, what do you think? |
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Re: brother printer installation
Another silly query. I cannot locate from ANYWHERE a source for the Raspberry drivers for the Brother HL-L2370DW printer. Also, CUPS requires a .ppd file as the driver and there are no .ppd files resident?in the pi 4. What do you think I'm doing wrong.?I am new to linux and am probably screwing up somewhere. Cornelius, what do you think? On Fri, Sep 25, 2020 at 3:35 PM CHARLES ALBERT via <kk4ac.radio=[email protected]> wrote:
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Re: brother printer installation
Oh, Cornelius, "I see," said the blind man! I'll blow that file away, I guess I'll try to use cups but need to download the brother driver, thanks for your help. I'll let y'all know how it went. On Thu, Sep 24, 2020 at 6:27 PM Cornelius Keck <dfwrpi@...> wrote: The 386 in the package name's indicates |
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Re: brother printer installation
The 386 in the package name's hll2370dwpdrv-4.0.0-1.i386.dev indicates that this is meant for an i386, i.e. 32-bit Intel architecture. The Pi's Arm CPU won't be able to do anything with that.
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-Cornelius CHARLES ALBERT wrote: Thanks for letting me be a member of this group!? My interesting problem is I am trying to install my Brother HL-L2370DW printer on my pi. |
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