On Sun, 14 Apr 2013 15:17:41 +0100 Richard Bown <rich...@g8jvm.info> wrote:
> Hi Guys > I'm trying to reduce my energy footprint here, and decide to rub the dust off > an old NSLU2 > It did have Deb on it years ago when I got it, but nowhere did I write down > the ssh passwords, > so it was a reflash job. > I just want to use it as a Cups server with just one printer on it. > I see Debian 5 was too big for it, and there is a way of using Debian6 with > an external USB HDD. > which is a bit OTT for just a print server. > In the end I flashed it with SlugOSBE, installed Cups, but it wouldn't run as > it wanted a module > printer.o > Next attempt was to blow the dust off an old Tosh laptop P2, 233Mhz, it had > Debian 6 on it now, > runs slower than the NSLU2 and I still cant get in remotely on port 631, I > removed SElinux incase > that was blocking it, but running headless is awkward unless you know your > way around Debian. > So Plan C > Find an earlier image of Debian 4 that I can flash the beast with an use the > Slug as a print > server. Can anyone assist with a late Debian 4 image , I've hunted and cant > find one. > > Else its plan D . Throw both away and get something later like a RaspberryPI > ( model B). > I'd prefer to give the old junk a few years more life if possible > Thanks > > Plan C is a disaster the latency is so bad it prints one line and a 5 second gap between the next so approaching plan D Fast ! What Arm based devices are fast enough and have enough RAM to use a good low power print server. It needs to be able to send data fast enough to a USB printer so the printers buffer is used. It only needs ethernet and USB ports as it will be used headless, but not expensive. Thanks -- -- Best wishes / 73 Richard Bown Email : rich...@g8jvm.info HTTP :http://www.g8jvm.info nil carborundum a illegitemis ################################################################################## Ham Call G8JVM . OS Fedora FC18 x86_64 on a Dell Insiron N5030 laptop Maidenhead QRA: IO82SP38, LAT. 52 39.720' N LONG. 2 28.171 W ( degs+mins ) QRV VHF 6mtrs 200W, 4 mtrs 150W, 2mtrs 350W, 70cms 200W Microwave 23 cms 140W, 13 cms 100W, 6 cms 0W & 3cms 5W ################################################################################## Please do not use the e-mail address of rich...@g8jvm.com Mail hosted by 1and1, Domain screwed up by 1and1 and Freeparking -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-arm-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20130414174315.2bf40...@g8jvm.info
