Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo net0 - auto resetting - very impressed

[Stroller]

>> On Wed, 16 September 2015, at 7:22 am, Alan McKinnon 
>>  wrote:
>> 
>>> Their latest printers do not make that same
>>> stupid mistake; mine is a recent colour laser and the cheapest in the
>>> range. Doesn't even have a display or keyboard so it creates it's own
>>> ad-hoc wifi connection so you can connect and configure in a browser.
>>> Once it's on your real network, it all JustWorks(tm) and understands
>>> postscript, PCL, SPL and ipp.
>> 
>> What model is this, please?
> 
> C410W
> 
> It's a simple basic home colour laser printer

Thanks.

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo net0 - auto resetting - very impressed

[Alan McKinnon]

On 17/09/2015 08:45, Stroller wrote:
> 
> On Wed, 16 September 2015, at 7:22 am, Alan McKinnon 
>  wrote:
> 
>> Their latest printers do not make that same
>> stupid mistake; mine is a recent colour laser and the cheapest in the
>> range. Doesn't even have a display or keyboard so it creates it's own
>> ad-hoc wifi connection so you can connect and configure in a browser.
>> Once it's on your real network, it all JustWorks(tm) and understands
>> postscript, PCL, SPL and ipp.
> 
> What model is this, please?


C410W

It's a simple basic home colour laser printer


-- 
Alan McKinnon
alan.mckin...@gmail.com

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo net0 - auto resetting - very impressed

[Stroller]

On Wed, 16 September 2015, at 7:22 am, Alan McKinnon  
wrote:

> Their latest printers do not make that same
> stupid mistake; mine is a recent colour laser and the cheapest in the
> range. Doesn't even have a display or keyboard so it creates it's own
> ad-hoc wifi connection so you can connect and configure in a browser.
> Once it's on your real network, it all JustWorks(tm) and understands
> postscript, PCL, SPL and ipp.

What model is this, please?

Stroller.

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo net0 - auto resetting - very impressed

[Emanuele Rusconi]

>> On Sunday 13 Sep 2015 19:14:55 the...@sys-concept.com wrote:
>>>
>>> Fedora automatically recognized my
>>> Brother HL-5730 printer and installed printer driver for it.
>>>
>>> I wish Gentoo would be able to do it as well some day.

Gentoo should be already able to do that NOW, it's just a matter of
installing the pieces of software that do that.
I don't use Fedora or Gnome and I print once every couple of years, so
I can't help you here, but you could use htop to try to figure out
what software is running on Fedora.

-- Emanuele Rusconi

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo net0 - auto resetting - very impressed

[Peter Humphrey]

On Sunday 13 September 2015 12:14:55 the...@sys-concept.com wrote:

> Lately I've installed Fedora core on my old eeepc and I very impressed
> with the printer installation.  Fedora automatically recognized my
> Brother HL-5730 printer and installed printer driver for it.
> 
> I wish Gentoo would be able to do it as well some day.

CUPS already does that.

-- 
Rgds
Peter

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo net0 - auto resetting - very impressed

[Neil Bothwick]

On Sun, 13 Sep 2015 12:14:55 -0600, the...@sys-concept.com wrote:

> Lately I've installed Fedora core on my old eeepc and I very impressed
> with the printer installation.  Fedora automatically recognized my
> Brother HL-5730 printer and installed printer driver for it.
> 
> I wish Gentoo would be able to do it as well some day.

Most distros come with clever wizard type programs that try to guess what
you need and do it for you. With Gentoo there is only one wizard, you!

The idea of having software make decisions for you is exactly what
differentiates other distros from Gentoo.


-- 
Neil Bothwick

Sleep is an excellent way of listening to an opera. - James Stephens
(1882-1950)


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Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo net0 - auto resetting - very impressed

[Mick]

On Sunday 13 Sep 2015 19:14:55 the...@sys-concept.com wrote:
> After recent upgrade, I've noticed the my network connection auto
> configure itself, depend which network I'm connected to.  Very
> impressive.
> Which configuration/program is responsible for it?

If you are running openrc, then I'm guessing that it would be the default 
setting which starts dhcpcd.

If you running ifplugd then it would be that daemon which starts dhcpcd when a 
link becomes live.


> Lately I've installed Fedora core on my old eeepc and I very impressed
> with the printer installation.  Fedora automatically recognized my
> Brother HL-5730 printer and installed printer driver for it.
> 
> I wish Gentoo would be able to do it as well some day.

I seriously hope that my Gentoo does not install anything without asking me.  
I don't mind being notified about a driver, or kernel component, but only when 
I take an action relevant to the particular component.  Having things being 
installed on *my* computer should be down to me to decide and down to me to 
initiate.

-- 
Regards,
Mick


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Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo net0 - auto resetting - very impressed

[thelma]

On 09/13/2015 04:01 PM, Mick wrote:
> On Sunday 13 Sep 2015 19:14:55 the...@sys-concept.com wrote:
>> After recent upgrade, I've noticed the my network connection auto
>> configure itself, depend which network I'm connected to.  Very
>> impressive.
>> Which configuration/program is responsible for it?
> 
> If you are running openrc, then I'm guessing that it would be the default 
> setting which starts dhcpcd.
> 
> If you running ifplugd then it would be that daemon which starts dhcpcd when 
> a 
> link becomes live.
> 
> 
>> Lately I've installed Fedora core on my old eeepc and I very impressed
>> with the printer installation.  Fedora automatically recognized my
>> Brother HL-5730 printer and installed printer driver for it.
>>
>> I wish Gentoo would be able to do it as well some day.
> 
> I seriously hope that my Gentoo does not install anything without asking me.  
> I don't mind being notified about a driver, or kernel component, but only 
> when 
> I take an action relevant to the particular component.  Having things being 
> installed on *my* computer should be down to me to decide and down to me to 
> initiate.

I didn't mean auto installation, even Fedora doesn't do that.
When I go to add printer the program should be able to go to vendor
web-page, find the printer driver and install it.

Thelma