Bristol and Bath Linux: November 2015

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Today's Topics:

1. Help with installing software (Mark Doxey)
2. Re: Help with installing software (David Smith)
3. Re: Help with installing software (Shane McEwan)
4. Re: Help with installing software (Neil Fraser)
5. Re: Help with installing software (peter@hemmings.eclipse.co.uk)
6. Re: Help with installing software (Alex Butcher)

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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2015 08:44:48 +0000
From: Mark Doxey <markdoxey1101@gmail.com>
To: bristol@mailman.lug.org.uk
Subject: [bristol] Help with installing software
Message-ID: <564EDD80.9060108@gmail.com>
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Hello folks, I'm a bit of a nivice with Linux. I dont have any problems
downloading software from the Ununtu software center but I don't know
what to do with software that comes with a disk. With windows the
'setup.exe' files does it all for you.
Ive got a mini wifi dongle that I want to use with an older laptop it
comes with a disk. So I put the disk into the DVD drive and find the
'tar.bz2' I extract it with the Archive Manager and thats where I get
stuck. What do I do next>

Can you please help?

Thank you in advance

Mark Doxey

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Message: 2
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2015 09:11:37 +0000
From: David Smith <David.Smith@imgtec.com>
To: Bristol and Bath Linux User Group <bristol@mailman.lug.org.uk>
Subject: Re: [bristol] Help with installing software
Message-ID:
<15A9D35B5490FC49AC0524AE3A085F082C956A9A@BRMAIL01.br.imgtec.org>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bristol [mailto:bristol-bounces@mailman.lug.org.uk] On Behalf Of
> Mark Doxey
>
> Hello folks, I'm a bit of a nivice with Linux. I dont have any problems
> downloading software from the Ununtu software center but I don't know
> what to do with software that comes with a disk. With windows the
> 'setup.exe' files does it all for you.
> Ive got a mini wifi dongle that I want to use with an older laptop it comes with
> a disk. So I put the disk into the DVD drive and find the 'tar.bz2' I extract it
> with the Archive Manager and thats where I get stuck. What do I do next>

Firstly, look to see if there is a "readme" file or similar containing instructions on what to do.

If not, tell us what files are in the tar.bz2 archive - otherwise, we don't have a clue either :)

You can get a list of files in the archive by running "tar tjvf <filename>.tar.bz2".

However, I'm surprised that the dongle comes with Linux drivers on a CD. Most hardware is supported directly by the Linux kernel without external drivers. I'd suggest searching for your dongle make and model number, plus "linux" to see if there are any instructions or comments online elsewhere.

HTH...

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Message: 3
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2015 09:24:08 +0000
From: Shane McEwan <shane@mcewan.id.au>
To: bristol@mailman.lug.org.uk
Subject: Re: [bristol] Help with installing software
Message-ID: <564EE6B8.5090800@mcewan.id.au>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8

On 20/11/15 08:44, Mark Doxey wrote:
> Ive got a mini wifi dongle that I want to use with an older laptop it
> comes with a disk. So I put the disk into the DVD drive and find the
> 'tar.bz2' I extract it with the Archive Manager and thats where I get
> stuck. What do I do next>

G'day!

Most likely the tar file contains the driver source code so you will
need to compile it yourself.

Hopefully there is a README file in the extracted directory that has
instructions. Either that or an INSTALL file, or something similar. They
might have a ".txt" extension but not necessarily. The files should have
generic instructions about how to compile the software. Most likely it
will ask you to run "configure" and/or "make" commands.

Either way, you're going to have to use the command line in order
actually compile it so you'll need to be familiar with the common shell
commands like 'cd' and 'ls', etc.

You'll also need to install the Ubuntu build environment which allows
you to compile software:

sudo apt-get install build-essential

You might also need to install the Linux kernel headers which are needed
to compile kernel drivers:

sudo apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r)

As David says, often you can just plug something in and it will work. If
not, often there are pre-compiled packages that you can download and
install.

Good luck!

Shane.

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Message: 4
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2015 09:43:29 +0000
From: Neil Fraser <nfraser@nadtechnology.co.uk>
To: Bristol and Bath Linux User Group <bristol@mailman.lug.org.uk>
Subject: Re: [bristol] Help with installing software
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<CA+Pd-Un6cC+kMShBrp4WLuDCQ+qmVFH0XDSkqBBZxOa2hgmW7A@mail.gmail.com>
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Hi

Have you checked it has not already been recognised and is ready to
use? Ubuntu based distributions have a fairly broad set of drivers out
of the box so it's iunlikely you will need to do anything more than
plug it in.

HTH

Neil

On 20/11/2015, Mark Doxey <markdoxey1101@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello folks, I'm a bit of a nivice with Linux. I dont have any problems
> downloading software from the Ununtu software center but I don't know
> what to do with software that comes with a disk. With windows the
> 'setup.exe' files does it all for you.
> Ive got a mini wifi dongle that I want to use with an older laptop it
> comes with a disk. So I put the disk into the DVD drive and find the
> 'tar.bz2' I extract it with the Archive Manager and thats where I get
> stuck. What do I do next>
>
> Can you please help?

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Message: 5
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2015 13:18:45 +0300
From: peter@hemmings.eclipse.co.uk
To: Bristol and Bath Linux User Group <bristol@mailman.lug.org.uk>
Subject: Re: [bristol] Help with installing software
Message-ID: <1448014725.351234510@f8.my.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"

Hi,
Assuming you have a running Ubuntu OS on the PC/laptop then the most simple way to sort this out is to first identify the hardware (WiFi dongle).? To do this type "lsusb" on the command line and look for a line with any reference to the name of your dongle. The important part is the "ID" alpha numeric part.
Then search for any docs to confirm if the hardware already has the driver in the kernel, if so it should work.? If you are not sure,? post the lsusb here and someone will help to confirm if it can be used without compiling a new driver.
Good luck
--
Peter H
Sent from myMail app for Android Friday, 20 November 2015, 09:11am +00:00 from David Smith < David.Smith@imgtec.com> :

>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Bristol [mailto:bristol-bounces@mailman.lug.org.uk] On Behalf Of
>> Mark Doxey
>>
>> Hello folks, I'm a bit of a nivice with Linux. I dont have any problems
>> downloading software from the Ununtu software center but I don't know
>> what to do with software that comes with a disk. With windows the
>> 'setup.exe' files does it all for you.
>> Ive got a mini wifi dongle that I want to use with an older laptop it comes with
>> a disk. So I put the disk into the DVD drive and find the 'tar.bz2' I extract it
>> with the Archive Manager and thats where I get stuck. What do I do next>
>
>Firstly, look to see if there is a "readme" file or similar containing instructions on what to do.
>
>If not, tell us what files are in the tar.bz2 archive - otherwise, we don't have a clue either :)
>
>You can get a list of files in the archive by running "tar tjvf <filename>.tar.bz2".
>
>However, I'm surprised that the dongle comes with Linux drivers on a CD. Most hardware is supported directly by the Linux kernel without external drivers. I'd suggest searching for your dongle make and model number, plus "linux" to see if there are any instructions or comments online elsewhere.
>
>HTH...
>
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Message: 6
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2015 10:34:53 +0000 (GMT)
From: Alex Butcher <lug@assursys.co.uk>
To: Bristol and Bath Linux User Group <bristol@mailman.lug.org.uk>
Subject: Re: [bristol] Help with installing software
Message-ID:
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On Fri, 20 Nov 2015, Neil Fraser wrote:

> Have you checked it has not already been recognised and is ready to
> use? Ubuntu based distributions have a fairly broad set of drivers out
> of the box so it's iunlikely you will need to do anything more than
> plug it in.

^ This. Look in kernel log files (traditionally /var/log/messages) when the
device is plugged in to look for confirmation that it's been detected and a
driver loaded.

Failing that, look for drivers and utilities packaged by your distribution.
I can't really provide a 'cookbook recipe' for Ubuntu, but on Red
Hat/Fedora-like distros:

$ yum search all ralink
Loaded plugins: changelog, fastestmirror, kmdl, priorities,
refresh-packagekit,
: security
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile

[...]

=============================== Matched: ralink
================================
rt2860-firmware.noarch : Firmware for Ralink RT28XX/RT30XX
PCI/mPCI/PCIe/CardBus
: series network adaptors
rt2870-firmware.noarch : Firmware for Ralink RT28XX/RT30XX series USB
network
: adaptors
rt61pci-firmware.noarch : Firmware for Ralink? RT2561/RT2661 A/B/G network
: adaptors
rt73usb-firmware.noarch : Firmware for Ralink? RT2571W/RT2671 A/B/G network
: adaptors
kmod-rt2860sta.x86_64 : rt2860sta kernel module(s)
kmod-rt2870sta.x86_64 : rt2870sta kernel module(s)
kmod-rt3070sta.x86_64 : rt3070sta kernel module(s)
kmod-rt3090sta.x86_64 : rt3090sta kernel module(s)
kmod-rt3562sta.x86_64 : rt3562sta kernel module(s)
kmod-rt3572sta.x86_64 : rt3572sta kernel module(s)
kmod-rt5370sta.x86_64 : rt5370sta kernel module(s)
kmod-rt5390sta.x86_64 : rt5390sta kernel module(s)

ralink is the manufacturer of a popular WiFi chipset used by many brands and
models of WiFi adaptor. You will need to research your adaptor to find out
who manufactures its chipset.

Best Regards,
Alex

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Today's Topics:

1. Re: Broadband Router Question (Andrew McLean)
2. Re: Broadband Router Question (Amias Channer)
3. VLC Recording raw file (Peter Hemmings)
4. Re: Broadband Router Question (Nigel Sollars)
5. Re: VLC Recording raw file (Amias Channer)
6. Re: Broadband Router Question (Alex Butcher (LUG))

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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2015 14:30:51 +0000
From: Andrew McLean <am57762@gmail.com>
To: LUG <bristol@mailman.lug.org.uk>
Subject: Re: [bristol] Broadband Router Question
Message-ID: <5647459B.6020807@gmail.com>
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Thanks for the various replies - helpful.

I have found that my BT HomeHub does not support SNMP. However I believe
that
for c. ?80 I could buy an ASUS N900 Wireless Router, which has a (Windows)
client which gives the usage info I was after. Not quite sure if it also
supports
SNMP, so I could access it from Linux instead.

I haven't decided yet how badly I need to solve this problem, so I'll
hold off making
that change for now.

Thanks,
Andrew M

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Message: 2
Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2015 18:55:32 +0000
From: Amias Channer <me@amias.net>
To: Bristol and Bath Linux User Group <bristol@mailman.lug.org.uk>
Subject: Re: [bristol] Broadband Router Question
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Hello luggers,

This might be of use, it certainly looks interesting if a tad pricey.
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/turris-omnia-hi-performance-open-source-router

Cheers
Amias
On 14 Nov 2015 2:32 pm, "Andrew McLean" <am57762@gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks for the various replies - helpful.
>
> I have found that my BT HomeHub does not support SNMP. However I believe
> that
> for c. ?80 I could buy an ASUS N900 Wireless Router, which has a (Windows)
> client which gives the usage info I was after. Not quite sure if it also
> supports
> SNMP, so I could access it from Linux instead.
>
> I haven't decided yet how badly I need to solve this problem, so I'll hold
> off making
> that change for now.
>
> Thanks,
> Andrew M
>
>
> _______________________________________________
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Message: 3
Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2015 22:46:56 +0000
From: Peter Hemmings <peter@hemmings.eclipse.co.uk>
To: Bristol and Bath Linux User Group <bristol@mailman.lug.org.uk>
Subject: [bristol] VLC Recording raw file
Message-ID: <5647B9E0.6080400@hemmings.eclipse.co.uk>
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Hi,

Because the weather I decided to look at a (long) outstanding task that
I can never ground to doing!

I am using this:

http://bscable.info/from-vhs-to-h-264-video-format/

which is not old, but I cannot produce a raw file.

I have Fedora 22 and am using an easycap stick for video and "mic in"
for better audio quality.

After resolving a long outstanding problem with audio failing (due to me
not removing and re-inserting when changing vlc settings), I can now
play and hear videos when playing via vlc.

I can also set vlc to convert into mp4 OK but want raw data to "play"
with on another application.

When I set vlc to convert and "dump raw input" I do not get a red button
on the GUI so it does not record.

Any ideas as to why I don't I cannot do it?

Regards

--
Peter H

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Message: 4
Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2015 19:26:50 -0500
From: Nigel Sollars <nsollars@gmail.com>
To: Bristol and Bath Linux User Group <bristol@mailman.lug.org.uk>
Subject: Re: [bristol] Broadband Router Question
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The company / group behind this router have asked the debian team at
looking at a port for this one.

personally I think OpenWRT would be best suited,, there are binary blobs
required for this one as well as a mixup on the CPU serial given in the
debian thread that points to a PPC core ( Freescale ) vs an Arm core.

Just my 10c's

Nige

On Sat, Nov 14, 2015 at 1:55 PM, Amias Channer <me@amias.net> wrote:

> Hello luggers,
>
> This might be of use, it certainly looks interesting if a tad pricey.
>
> https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/turris-omnia-hi-performance-open-source-router
>
> Cheers
> Amias
> On 14 Nov 2015 2:32 pm, "Andrew McLean" <am57762@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Thanks for the various replies - helpful.
>>
>> I have found that my BT HomeHub does not support SNMP. However I believe
>> that
>> for c. ?80 I could buy an ASUS N900 Wireless Router, which has a (Windows)
>> client which gives the usage info I was after. Not quite sure if it also
>> supports
>> SNMP, so I could access it from Linux instead.
>>
>> I haven't decided yet how badly I need to solve this problem, so I'll
>> hold off making
>> that change for now.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Andrew M
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Bristol mailing list
>> Bristol@mailman.lug.org.uk
>> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/bristol
>
>
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Message: 5
Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2015 08:55:33 +0000
From: Amias Channer <me@amias.net>
To: Bristol and Bath Linux User Group <bristol@mailman.lug.org.uk>
Subject: Re: [bristol] VLC Recording raw file
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Hello Peter,

Ffmpeg or mencoder do video conversations on the command line, once you
have worked out the options its easy to put in a bash for loop to go
through the whole lot. I would pipe the output of each command to a
separate text file so you can check it later if you run in to problems.

Cheers
Amias
On 14 Nov 2015 10:47 pm, "Peter Hemmings" <peter@hemmings.eclipse.co.uk>
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Because the weather I decided to look at a (long) outstanding task that I
> can never ground to doing!
>
> I am using this:
>
> http://bscable.info/from-vhs-to-h-264-video-format/
>
> which is not old, but I cannot produce a raw file.
>
> I have Fedora 22 and am using an easycap stick for video and "mic in" for
> better audio quality.
>
> After resolving a long outstanding problem with audio failing (due to me
> not removing and re-inserting when changing vlc settings), I can now play
> and hear videos when playing via vlc.
>
> I can also set vlc to convert into mp4 OK but want raw data to "play" with
> on another application.
>
> When I set vlc to convert and "dump raw input" I do not get a red button
> on the GUI so it does not record.
>
> Any ideas as to why I don't I cannot do it?
>
>
> Regards
>
>
> --
> Peter H
>
> _______________________________________________
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Message: 6
Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2015 10:22:52 +0000
From: "Alex Butcher (LUG)" <lug@assursys.co.uk>
To: Bristol and Bath Linux User Group <bristol@mailman.lug.org.uk>
Subject: Re: [bristol] Broadband Router Question
Message-ID: <8B2EC3FB-14B8-4B02-B730-1CC15D8F2F56@assursys.co.uk>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"

Something that hasn't come up in this discussion of routers with custom firmware is that they generally (never?) have support for ADSL modem chipsets, so you'll actually want two devices - one with stock firmware (possibly an old or basic model) acting as a dumb modem or router and another running a custom firmware to gather statistics.

Best Regards,
Alex

On 15 November 2015 00:26:50 GMT+00:00, Nigel Sollars <nsollars@gmail.com> wrote:
>The company / group behind this router have asked the debian team at
>looking at a port for this one.
>
>personally I think OpenWRT would be best suited,, there are binary
>blobs
>required for this one as well as a mixup on the CPU serial given in the
>debian thread that points to a PPC core ( Freescale ) vs an Arm core.
>
>Just my 10c's
>
>Nige
>
>On Sat, Nov 14, 2015 at 1:55 PM, Amias Channer <me@amias.net> wrote:
>
>> Hello luggers,
>>
>> This might be of use, it certainly looks interesting if a tad pricey.
>>
>>
>https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/turris-omnia-hi-performance-open-source-router
>>
>> Cheers
>> Amias
>> On 14 Nov 2015 2:32 pm, "Andrew McLean" <am57762@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks for the various replies - helpful.
>>>
>>> I have found that my BT HomeHub does not support SNMP. However I
>believe
>>> that
>>> for c. ?80 I could buy an ASUS N900 Wireless Router, which has a
>(Windows)
>>> client which gives the usage info I was after. Not quite sure if it
>also
>>> supports
>>> SNMP, so I could access it from Linux instead.
>>>
>>> I haven't decided yet how badly I need to solve this problem, so
>I'll
>>> hold off making
>>> that change for now.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Andrew M
>>>
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Bristol mailing list
>>> Bristol@mailman.lug.org.uk
>>> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/bristol
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Bristol mailing list
>> Bristol@mailman.lug.org.uk
>> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/bristol
>>
>
>
>
>--
>?Science is a differential equation. Religion is a boundary condition.?
>
> Alan Turing
>
>
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Today's Topics:

1. Re: Bristol Digest, Vol 623, Issue 2 (nick robinson)
2. Re: Bristol Digest, Vol 623, Issue 2 (Amias Channer)
3. Re: Scanner setup (Andy Pepperdine (BBLUG account))
4. Broadband router question (Andrew McLean)
5. Re: Broadband router question (bblug@gascoigne19.freeserve.co.uk)

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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2015 14:12:01 +0000
From: nick robinson <nick@njrobinson.net>
To: Bristol and Bath Linux User Group <bristol@mailman.lug.org.uk>
Subject: Re: [bristol] Bristol Digest, Vol 623, Issue 2
Message-ID:
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HP are normally pretty good with Linux
Replacing your equipment would be cheap advice but it depends on how
badly/quickly you need it to work. I have new HP Deskjet wireless all-in-on
type thing which I happily scan and print from in opensuse
A quick google brings up the fact that Canon particularly don't seem to
like linux, and don't offer any help for it.

On 8 November 2015 at 09:35, Mik Phelps <ha1ry.g1t@mypostoffice.co.uk>
wrote:

> Thanks to all who have replied to this so far, currently I have a damaged
> left hand to deal with due to a fall (Collapse) so not much so far tried,
> and not much done so far in searching local IT suppliers.
> Only need monochrome scans (black and white) for letters etc like a
> monochrome photocopier, but there must be a way posted somewhere.
>
> Lots of options published by the manufacturer, just not it seems for this
> scanner.
> Will keep looking at the various support/user websites where it seems that
> just about every other model of scanner they make is listed....
>
> Other alternative could be is if anyone knows of a local (Bath) supplier
> of something which does work please; or perhaps could visit here to get
> this scanner please, or another one, working?
>
> my apology if this reply is a bit 'sharp' but I am at present having to
> take about fifteen different 'flavours of tablets' for my hand injury -
> potential osteoarthritis - which makes typing very difficult.
> I also have an old unused Packard Bell Diamond 1200 Plus, but this scanner
> seems to be for Windoze only; install using Wine perhaps?
> But I am aware of potential Wine USB connection problems reported for this.
> It is an is an ACER 'E 15 Aspire, E-511-P345 Laptop - type number is from
> the label on the front panel.
>
> Thanks again in advance for any assistance
>
> Mik
>
> PS,
> On 01/11/15 12:00, bristol-request@mailman.lug.org.uk wrote:
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>> Have a Canon 'CanoScan LiDE 120' which I am having problems getting to
>> work with this laptop running openSUSE 13.2.
>>
>> Has anyone got one working or have any ideas on how to get it to work
>> please?
>>
>> thanks for any assistance in advance
>>
>> Mik
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Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2015 15:55:52 +0000
From: Amias Channer <me@amias.net>
To: Bristol and Bath Linux User Group <bristol@mailman.lug.org.uk>
Subject: Re: [bristol] Bristol Digest, Vol 623, Issue 2
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Hello Mik,

Sorry to hear you are unwell mate , i hope your hand gets better soon.

I think you might have been unlucky with that scanner , pretty much
all the other LiDE models are reported as working in OpenSuSE
https://en.opensuse.org/HCL:Scanners

I have an Canon LiDE 200 here and i just plugged it in and ran
simple-scan and it just worked on my ubuntu 15.10.

Personally i have found SuSE distros to be a world of pain and strange
quirks , i would seriously recommend switching to ubuntu because
it just flipping works with pretty much everything, this is mostly
because of the large use volume and active support forums.
You could try using a liveCD to make sure its ok without risking your setup.

I think scanner support has started to take a back seat in the linux
world because mobile phone cameras are mostly good enough to scan
documents so you might find that an easier way, just watch the lighting.

Cheers
Amias

On 12 November 2015 at 14:12, nick robinson <nick@njrobinson.net> wrote:
> HP are normally pretty good with Linux
> Replacing your equipment would be cheap advice but it depends on how
> badly/quickly you need it to work. I have new HP Deskjet wireless all-in-on
> type thing which I happily scan and print from in opensuse
> A quick google brings up the fact that Canon particularly don't seem to like
> linux, and don't offer any help for it.
>
> On 8 November 2015 at 09:35, Mik Phelps <ha1ry.g1t@mypostoffice.co.uk>
> wrote:
>>
>> Thanks to all who have replied to this so far, currently I have a damaged
>> left hand to deal with due to a fall (Collapse) so not much so far tried,
>> and not much done so far in searching local IT suppliers.
>> Only need monochrome scans (black and white) for letters etc like a
>> monochrome photocopier, but there must be a way posted somewhere.
>>
>> Lots of options published by the manufacturer, just not it seems for this
>> scanner.
>> Will keep looking at the various support/user websites where it seems that
>> just about every other model of scanner they make is listed....
>>
>> Other alternative could be is if anyone knows of a local (Bath) supplier
>> of something which does work please; or perhaps could visit here to get this
>> scanner please, or another one, working?
>>
>> my apology if this reply is a bit 'sharp' but I am at present having to
>> take about fifteen different 'flavours of tablets' for my hand injury -
>> potential osteoarthritis - which makes typing very difficult.
>> I also have an old unused Packard Bell Diamond 1200 Plus, but this scanner
>> seems to be for Windoze only; install using Wine perhaps?
>> But I am aware of potential Wine USB connection problems reported for
>> this.
>> It is an is an ACER 'E 15 Aspire, E-511-P345 Laptop - type number is from
>> the label on the front panel.
>>
>> Thanks again in advance for any assistance
>>
>> Mik
>>
>> PS,
>> On 01/11/15 12:00, bristol-request@mailman.lug.org.uk wrote:
>>>
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>>> 1. Scanner (CanoScan LiDE 120) setup (Mik Phelps)
>>>
>>>
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>>> Message: 1
>>> Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2015 10:39:13 +0000
>>> From: Mik Phelps <ha1ry.g1t@mypostoffice.co.uk>
>>> To: bristol@mailman.lug.org.uk
>>> Subject: [bristol] Scanner setup
>>> Message-ID: <5635EBD1.1040707@mypostoffice.co.uk>
>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
>>>
>>>
>>> Have a Canon 'CanoScan LiDE 120' which I am having problems getting to
>>> work with this laptop running openSUSE 13.2.
>>>
>>> Has anyone got one working or have any ideas on how to get it to work
>>> please?
>>>
>>> thanks for any assistance in advance
>>>
>>> Mik
>>>
>>>>
>>>
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Message: 3
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2015 08:31:31 +0000
From: "Andy Pepperdine (BBLUG account)" <bbl.andy@pepsplace.org.uk>
To: bristol@mailman.lug.org.uk
Subject: Re: [bristol] Scanner setup
Message-ID: <56459FE3.6050303@pepsplace.org.uk>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252

For what its worth, I've a Canoscan LIDE 25 scanner, and it works
straightforwardly with SimpleScan, but only when plugged into the
combined ESATA/USB port. SimpleScan cannot see it if it is plugged in to
any other standard USB ports. I've Linux Mint 17.

Andy

On 01/11/15 10:39, Mik Phelps wrote:
>
> Have a Canon 'CanoScan LiDE 120' which I am having problems getting to
> work with this laptop running openSUSE 13.2.
>
> Has anyone got one working or have any ideas on ho to get it to work
> please?
>
> thanks for any assistance in advance
>
> Mik
>
>>
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Message: 4
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2015 09:03:46 +0000
From: Andrew McLean <am57762@gmail.com>
To: LUG <bristol@mailman.lug.org.uk>
Subject: [bristol] Broadband router question
Message-ID: <5645A772.7010008@gmail.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed

Hi all - I'm on BT for broadband, with a BT HomeHub router. Is it
possible to replace
the Homehub with an alternative device which measures and reports broadband
usage across all devices, and is such a device available e..g. from Dabs
or Maplin ?

I'd like to be able to see the total DL usage in the last hour, for example.
I have a variety of devices attached to the router, e.g. Windows, Linux,
Android.
I don't necessarily want the usage per device, just the total for all
devices.

Thanks,
Andrew M

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Message: 5
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2015 09:33:47 -0000
From: <bblug@gascoigne19.freeserve.co.uk>
To: "'Bristol and Bath Linux User Group'" <bristol@mailman.lug.org.uk>
Subject: Re: [bristol] Broadband router question
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Andrew,

The short answer is 'yes'. Depending on your connection...

If it's ADSL then *ANY* router that has an ADSL modem in it (and most of
them are 2+ capable too) will 'just work' if you configure the settings (BT
have a guide on this). If it's VDSL (FttC) then you need to ensure you get a
router with a VDSL modem in it. Most VDSL connections are sold as "BT
Infinity" or "BT Fibre".

Check which type of connection you have, then grab a router that has the
right modem internally. Alternatively if you happen to be on VDSL and can
find someone who used to be and still has their OpenReach external modem,
then you could plug that into any Ethernet-equipped router and it would work
just as well through the WAN port (in fact I did this with my FttC
connection and my old Draytek Ethernet router for a few years).

John

-----Original Message-----
From: Bristol [mailto:bristol-bounces@mailman.lug.org.uk] On Behalf Of
Andrew McLean
Sent: 13 November 2015 09:04
To: LUG <bristol@mailman.lug.org.uk>
Subject: [bristol] Broadband router question

Hi all - I'm on BT for broadband, with a BT HomeHub router. Is it possible
to replace the Homehub with an alternative device which measures and reports
broadband usage across all devices, and is such a device available e..g.
from Dabs or Maplin ?

I'd like to be able to see the total DL usage in the last hour, for example.
I have a variety of devices attached to the router, e.g. Windows, Linux,
Android.
I don't necessarily want the usage per device, just the total for all
devices.

Thanks,
Andrew M

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