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Re: Installing Epson SX425W drivers on Salix.

Posted: 3. Jan 2012, 13:42
by Andyun

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# rpm2tgz -d -n epson-inkjet-printer-nx420-1.0.0-1lsb3.2.i486.rpm
and maybe http://www.salixos.org/forum/viewtopic. ... =10#p17136.
For scanning I recommend the programme to "XSane".

Re: Installing Epson SX425W drivers on Salix.

Posted: 3. Jan 2012, 16:16
by globetrotterdk
Andyun wrote:

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# rpm2tgz -d -n epson-inkjet-printer-nx420-1.0.0-1lsb3.2.i486.rpm
and maybe http://www.salixos.org/forum/viewtopic. ... =10#p17136.
For scanning I recommend the programme to "XSane".
I just worked up the nerve to try this on a new Salix OS LXDE 13.37 install on my netbook. Here is the output I got:

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No symbolic links were found, so we won't make an installation script.
You can make your own later in ./install/doinst.sh and rebuild the
package if you like.

This next step is optional - you can set the directories in your package
to some sane permissions. If any of the directories in your package have
special permissions, then DO NOT reset them here!

Would you like to reset all directory permissions to 755 (drwxr-xr-x) and
directory ownerships to root.root ([y]es, [n]o)? n

Creating Slackware package:  /home/user/Downloads/epson-inkjet-printer-nx420-1.0.0-i486-1lsb3.2.tgz

./
install/
install/slack-desc
opt/
opt/epson-inkjet-printer-nx420/
opt/epson-inkjet-printer-nx420/resource/
opt/epson-inkjet-printer-nx420/resource/Epson_Stylus_NX420.MT.5.data
opt/epson-inkjet-printer-nx420/resource/Epson_Stylus_NX420.MT.2.data
opt/epson-inkjet-printer-nx420/resource/Epson_Stylus_NX420.MT.1.data
opt/epson-inkjet-printer-nx420/resource/Epson_Stylus_NX420.MT.3.data
opt/epson-inkjet-printer-nx420/resource/Epson_Stylus_NX420.MT.6.data
opt/epson-inkjet-printer-nx420/resource/Epson_Stylus_NX420.MT.4.data
opt/epson-inkjet-printer-nx420/resource/Epson_Stylus_NX420.1.data
opt/epson-inkjet-printer-nx420/lib/
opt/epson-inkjet-printer-nx420/lib/libEpson_Stylus_NX420.MT.so.1.0.0
opt/epson-inkjet-printer-nx420/lib/libEpson_Stylus_NX420.so.1.0.0
opt/epson-inkjet-printer-nx420/doc/
opt/epson-inkjet-printer-nx420/doc/Manual.txt
opt/epson-inkjet-printer-nx420/doc/AUTHORS
opt/epson-inkjet-printer-nx420/doc/README
opt/epson-inkjet-printer-nx420/doc/COPYING.LIB
opt/epson-inkjet-printer-nx420/doc/COPYING.EPSON
opt/epson-inkjet-printer-nx420/doc/COPYING
opt/epson-inkjet-printer-nx420/ppds/
opt/epson-inkjet-printer-nx420/ppds/Epson/
opt/epson-inkjet-printer-nx420/ppds/Epson/Epson-Stylus_TX420W_Series-epson-driver.ppd.gz
opt/epson-inkjet-printer-nx420/ppds/Epson/Epson-TX420_NX420_Series-epson-driver.ppd.gz
opt/epson-inkjet-printer-nx420/ppds/Epson/Epson-Stylus_SX420W_Series-epson-driver.ppd.gz
opt/epson-inkjet-printer-nx420/ppds/Epson/Epson-ME_OFFICE_560W_Series-epson-driver.ppd.gz
opt/epson-inkjet-printer-nx420/ppds/Epson/Epson-Stylus_NX420_Series-epson-driver.ppd.gz
opt/epson-inkjet-printer-nx420/watermark/
opt/epson-inkjet-printer-nx420/watermark/WEPCG01.EID
opt/epson-inkjet-printer-nx420/watermark/WEPCG02.EID
opt/epson-inkjet-printer-nx420/watermark/WEPCG00.EID
opt/epson-inkjet-printer-nx420/watermark/WEPCG05.EID
opt/epson-inkjet-printer-nx420/watermark/WEPCG09.EID
opt/epson-inkjet-printer-nx420/watermark/WEPCG08.EID
opt/epson-inkjet-printer-nx420/watermark/WEPCG03.EID
opt/epson-inkjet-printer-nx420/watermark/WEPCG07.EID
opt/epson-inkjet-printer-nx420/watermark/WEPCG04.EID
opt/epson-inkjet-printer-nx420/watermark/WEPCG06.EID
opt/epson-inkjet-printer-nx420/cups/
opt/epson-inkjet-printer-nx420/cups/lib/
opt/epson-inkjet-printer-nx420/cups/lib/filter/
opt/epson-inkjet-printer-nx420/cups/lib/filter/epson_inkjet_printer_filter

Slackware package /home/user/Downloads/epson-inkjet-printer-nx420-1.0.0-i486-1lsb3.2.tgz created.
Should this package be set to install in /opt on a Salix OS system or /usr/share ???

There were also about fifteen instances of an error at the start of the process that look like this:

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# rpm2tgz -d -n epson-inkjet-printer-nx420-1.0.0-1lsb3.2.i486.rpm
warning: epson-inkjet-printer-nx420-1.0.0-1lsb3.2.i486.rpm: Header V3 DSA/SHA1 Signature, key ID 8aa65d56: NOKEY

Re: Installing Epson SX425W drivers on Salix.

Posted: 13. Jan 2012, 14:00
by Andyun
The scanner works?

Re: Installing Epson SX425W drivers on Salix.

Posted: 13. Jan 2012, 19:54
by globetrotterdk
I haven't installed anything yet, as I am unsure whether the files will be installed in their correct places for Salix OS. I am not even sure that the output of the command

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# rpm2tgz -d -n epson-inkjet-printer-nx420-1.0.0-1lsb3.2.i486.rpm
was satisfactory.
gapan wrote:It might work, it might not. It might destroy your system, or not... You need to have at least a basic understanding of packaging and your system as a whole, so you can examine the package you created, check if there is anything in there that might break anything.
Unfortunately, I don't have enough insight into this process, to determine what will happen to the system, but I am trying to learn...

Re: Installing Epson SX425W drivers on Salix.

Posted: 13. Jan 2012, 20:31
by Andyun
Try to build a package using the script SlackBuild (epson-inkjet-printer-stylus-tx550w-series.tar.gz). I have got to do it.
This requires two files: "epson-inkjet-printer-nx420-1.0.0-1lsb3.2.i486.rpm" and "epson-inkjet-printer-nx420-1.0.0-1lsb3.2.src.rpm".
Install the package "rpm" and "rpm2tgz" from Gslapt.
1. Place them in the same folder with the script SlackBuild.
2. Rename the "epson-inkjet-printer-stylus-tx550w-series.SlackBuild" in the "epson-inkjet-printer-nx420.SlackBuild".
3. Edit "epson-inkjet-printer-nx420.SlackBuild". In the line "PRGNAM=epson-inkjet-printer-stylus-tx550w-series" replace with "PRGNAM=epson-inkjet-printer-nx420".
4. Run the script and get ready package in the /tmp.

See also Help with CUPS for Epson Stylus TX115.

Re: Installing Epson SX425W drivers on Salix.

Posted: 13. Jan 2012, 22:00
by globetrotterdk
I get the following error when I run the script:

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# ./epson-inkjet-printer-nx420.SlackBuild
./epson-inkjet-printer-nx420.SlackBuild: line 48: rpm2cpio: command not found
cpio: premature end of archive
Any ideas? I can't find an rpm2cpio package anywhere in slapt-get or sourcery

Re: Installing Epson SX425W drivers on Salix.

Posted: 13. Jan 2012, 22:03
by Andyun
Install the package "rpm" from Gslapt.

Re: Installing Epson SX425W drivers on Salix.

Posted: 13. Jan 2012, 22:35
by gapan
Uhmm... since there is a slackbuild available, you can just install that with sourcery or slapt-src.

Re: Installing Epson SX425W drivers on Salix.

Posted: 13. Jan 2012, 22:41
by Andyun
gapan wrote:Uhmm... since there is a slackbuild available, you can just install that with sourcery or slapt-src.
There's another SlackBuild, not for this package.

Re: Installing Epson SX425W drivers on Salix.

Posted: 13. Jan 2012, 22:47
by gapan
Andyun wrote:There's another SlackBuild, not for this package.
Ah, sorry, I didn't notice.
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