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piotr

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Registered: 2008-01-26

Posts: 58

{Solved} printer and LCD installation

Hi,
I have this small problem. Im unable to install printers on my Fujitsu laptop and cannot find a guide through it. The same also goes for LCD projector and wireless pointer. Im using my laptop a lot for conferencing, but now Im unable to find out how to enable LCD on it. Could anybody give me a hint again? Thanks a lot.

Last edited by piotr (2008-02-18 07:48:14)

wuischke

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From: Suisse Romande

Registered: 2007-01-06

Posts: 630

Re: {Solved} printer and LCD installation

Printers are in general manages by CUPS.

Please have a look at the following page for more information about using dual head: http://www.intellinuxgraphics.org/dualhead.html

piotr

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Registered: 2008-01-26

Posts: 58

Re: {Solved} printer and LCD installation

Thanks. I will have a look at it and inform about the outcome.

piotr

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Registered: 2008-01-26

Posts: 58

Re: {Solved} printer and LCD installation

Hi, everybody,

I would like to share the solutions to my problem, which I have found on our forum.

1. Regarding printer installation. While trying to use CUPS, I was being asked for password and my root password for being rejected. Then, under the topic "CUPS web interface wants a password?", there was an advice to install system-config-printer with pacman, and then as a root to run the command system-config-printer. And although there were some errors coming out regarding cups not working, my HP printer was added and I can print now.

2. Regarding the use of LCD with Arch on my Fujitsu laptop, I have found this solution under the thread "Kernel 2.6.23 and Fn F8 (VGA/LCD switch)." My Fn + F10, which switches between the external VGA output and the laptop screen was not working. I could not get it working. Then, the solution was to add this line:

for f in /proc/acpi/video/*/DOS; do echo 1 > $f; done

to rc.local file in /etc.

I tried to do it and now with the keys combination of Fn+F10, I can get LCD displaying the screen of my laptop. But, it should work for other computers as well.

I wanted to share this because it might a problem for others as well, so I brought these two solutions together.

With this, I would like to announce that my basic configuration of Arch linux is completed. I have everything working on my Fujitsu laptop. It took some time, since I am really new to linux (just few months), even newer to Arch (one month), and Fujitsu laptop has some hal issues with the new kernel of Arch, but it was worth the effort. Now, I have a very functional and fast desktop for my daily use. Thanks to all for help.