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   On 2/1/24 11:29 AM, Scott Alfter wrote:   
   > In article ,   
   > 68g.1499 <68g.1499@etr6.net> wrote:   
   >> On 1/30/24 6:05 PM, Scott Alfter wrote:   
   >>> In article ,   
   >>> Chris Green   wrote:   
   >>>> I can't us Pi Imager because it's very broken on Ubuntu:-   
   >>>   
   >>> Sounds like something you should take up with the Ubuntu packagers.  I   
   >>> maintain a Gentoo ebuild for rpi-imager (it's in my overlay...sudo eselect   
   >>> repository enable salfter && sudo emaint sync -r salfter), and it works   
   like   
   >>> a champ.   
   >>>   
   >>> More recently, I've migrated my print server (an ancient RPi Model B) from   
   >>> Raspbia^H^H^H^H^H^H^HRPi OS to Alpine, and it's running headless.  The   
   >>> Alpine install needed to be done on a spare Raspberry Pi, but once it was   
   up   
   >>> and running with ssh access, I was able to do the rest of the setup over   
   the   
   >>> network.  Once I had it configured as I wanted it, I brought the MicroSD   
   card   
   >>> over to another computer to image it and shipped the image home so I could   
   >>> blast it onto an SD card.  It's a much lighter-weight system now...could   
   put   
   >>> it on a 128MB SD card, if I had one that small. :) The server runs   
   headless,   
   >>> with just two printers, a network cable, and a power supply plugged in.   
   >>   
   >>   
   >>    Ok ... I'm not gonna ask why you'd want a completely separate   
   >>    print server, based on an old Pi, rather than just printing   
   >>    directly from/to whatever   :-)   
   >   
   > The printers in question (an HP LaserJet 1320 and a Zebra LP2844) don't have   
   > built-in network connectivity.  The print server is basically a   
   > JetDirect-compatible box that receives print data on one port for one   
   > printer and on another port for the other.  I have an actual, rather old HP   
   > JetDirect print server in a box somewhere.  It's in a box because its   
   > 10-Mbps Ethernet on one end and USB 1.x on the other is a bit slow for   
   > complex print jobs.  Fast Ethernet (100 Mbps) and USB 2.0 on the Raspberry   
   > Pi is a step up.   
      
      Um ... check Amazon for adapters. You MIGHT need two.   
      However you OUGHT to be able to get it on ethernet or   
      wi-fi or at least USB on some box where you can share   
      it out. Fifty bucks ?   
      
      Now for 1970s/80s printers ... wide Centronics parallel ...   
      ok, you ARE gonna have problems, serious problems ....   
      
      RS-232 printers though, far fewer problems beyond drivers.   
      Kept an ancient OKI Microline going for 25 years ... THE   
      thing for multi-page sales forms. They still sell 'em.   
      
      Anyway, I promised not to ask ...   :-)   
      
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