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On Thu, 2009-11-12 at 12:39 +0100, Helmut Jarausch wrote: |
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> On 12 Nov, Alan McKinnon wrote: |
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> > On Thursday 12 November 2009 13:05:29 Helmut Jarausch wrote: |
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> >> Sorry if this is FAQ but I couldn't find the answer. |
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> >> E.g. I have to versions of dev-libs/libusb installed, one in slot 0 and |
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> >> the other one in slot 1. |
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> >> For testing purposes I'd like to make the slot-0 version 'effective'. |
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> >> How can I do that (other than unmerging the slot-1 version) |
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> >> ASAIK, eselect cannot do this. |
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> > Why do you want to do that? The package contains only libs, and apps that link |
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> > to it already know which on they want. |
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> > |
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> > I suppose you could tinker with LDPATH but I think there's a basic |
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> > misunderstanding of what the package is |
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> > |
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> The reason is the following bug. |
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> To use an old printer (no USB connector) I've purchased |
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> a USB-to-parallel adapater (since some software like VirtualBox |
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> cannot handle the parallel port). |
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> [my bug report 291596] : |
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> When I use 'add printer' from the cups web interface this "printer" isn't |
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> shown and I get the following entry in /var/log/messages: |
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> Nov 2 16:19:41 numa-be kernel: usb[9750]: segfault at 7fff14c30000 ip |
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> 00007f8d3a50dc0b sp 00007fff14c2ced8 error 4 in |
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> libc-2.10.1.so[7f8d3a490000+14d000] |
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> |
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> I have started cupsd in foreground but it doesn't show any errors. |
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> Where does this error come from? |
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> ----- |
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> |
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> Robin Johnson replied |
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> Did this work on: |
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> - a previous kernel? |
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> - the libusb-0* series? |
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> - ever (what changed since then)? |
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> Therefore I'd like to test with the older libusb. |
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> Many thanks for your help, |
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> Helmut. |
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Just a thought as I have not been following the thread - why not use a |
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network printer? If its gentoo in a virtualbox on a windows machine you |
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can share the windows printer and use cups on the linux side to redirect |
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to it via samba. No need to worry about parallel ports or physical |
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printer connections in the vm, and the original host can continue to use |
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the printer on the parallel port. |
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http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/printing-howto.xml |
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Apologies if its already been mentioned. |
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BillK |
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