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OK, so I get a new Brother MFC-6710DW printer, which |
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includes ethernet. Since there is not (hplip) package |
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for Brother, I trying to use Layman to first add |
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an existing Overlay and then set up the printer |
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via Cups (localhost:631). |
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Amazingly, I found an overlay that looks to be for a brother |
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printer that is identical to mine, except it down not |
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have the memory stick slot (brother mfc6490cw). |
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Here it is on zugaina |
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(Successfully synchronized overlay "zugaina") |
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http://gpo.zugaina.org/Overlays/printer-drivers/ |
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net-print/brother-mfc6490cw-cups |
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I thought once that layman is setup you could just update |
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the tree_list of packages (which I did) and then just |
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use emerge to install from a give Overlay repository? |
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(Yes, I modifies the /etc/make.conf |
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#LAYMAN |
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PORTDIR_OVERLAY="/usr/local/portage" |
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source /var/lib/layman/make.conf |
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(but this layman make.conf file is still empty) |
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So, I get this error: |
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# layman -f -a net-print/brother-mfc6490cw-cups-1.1.2_p2 |
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Overlay "net-print/brother-mfc6490cw-cups-1.1.2_p2" does not exist. |
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(I also tried the name "net-print/brother-mfc6490cw-cups" to no avail) |
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Next, I've manually downloaded the ebuild to: |
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/usr/local/portage/net-print/brother-mfc6490cw-cups/ |
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PROBLEM |
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But I cannot use emerge to install it. |
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# emerge brother-mfc6490cw-cups |
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Calculating dependencies / * Manifest not found for |
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'/usr/local/portage/net-print/brother-mfc6490cw-cups/ |
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brother-mfc6490cw-cups-1.1.2_p2.ebuild' |
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So now I need to hack the manifest and other files into this dir? |
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Any discussion, ideas, syntax or ebuild support files |
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(manifest et. al) are most welcome (Neil?) |
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Note: it's been a while since I've used the laymen scripts et. al. |
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so it's entirely possible I missed (fudged_up) the steps I gleaned |
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from the myriad of wikis to do this install. |
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rusty on Overlays, |
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James |