On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 01:36:47AM -0400, Allan Wind wrote: > Hi, > > Does anyone have a current label printer working with > Linux/amd64? > > Brother QL-580N appears to be decent hardware, but apparently > a brick under amd64[1][2]. Neither the install instructions > (--force-all) or the source code I looked at inspired confidence. >
I am planning to move my 32-bit userspace to 64 bits next HD upgrade, so your post inspired me to throw together an amd64 VM to test my QL-500 printer. I used the stable amd64 netinst iso and selected the print server task. The Brother drivers for my QL-500 seem to work OK under the 64 bit architecture, even without installing the 32 bit compatability libraries as described in "Using proprietary i386 apps on an amd64 system" <http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/531>. Maybe the drivers are statically linked. Anyway, the installation *is* somewhat touchy and took me a couple of tries. Here are the steps that I had to take: ln -s /etc/init.d/cups /etc/init.d/cupsys mkdir /var/spool/lpd dpkg --force all -i ql500lpr-1.0.0-1.i386.deb dpkg --force all -i ql500cupswrapperinch-1.0.0-1.debian.i386.deb <Configure CUPS and print teensy test page> I suspect these same steps would be needed installing in an i386 system anyway as the ln & mkdir changes reflect locations in newer systems and the "--force all" is required, erm, normally. HTH dt -- Dave Thayer | Whenever you read a good book, it's like the Denver, Colorado USA | author is right there, in the room talking to d...@thayer-boyle.com | you, which is why I don't like to read | good books. - Jack Handey "Deep Thoughts" -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120318192743.ga22...@thayer-boyle.com
