ati & cannon driver

**eric_croatia** · 12-16-2005, 10:18 PM

Hello all knoppix users !
I am a new linux user and i can say i really like it but i have some problems so i come to this forum so you could maybe help me out.

I cant find drivers for my graphic card & printer...
I have Ati radeon X800XL, and printer is Epson stylus C66 !
Please help me find drivers because i dont wanna get back to windows

Tnx in advance !
btw.sorry for bad English !

**Harry Kuhman** · 12-16-2005, 11:28 PM

We try to use meaningful subject lines here. If everyone used subject lines like "help me" or the one that you used, then the forums would become useless for researching problems. Please edit your post and change the subject line.
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**OErjan** · 12-17-2005, 11:23 AM

here you have possible printer drivers (should already be included iirc)
http://gimp-print.sourceforge.net/
here is a quick howto
http://linuxprinting.org/cups-doc.html
here is anotherone especialy the part under;; 1. 3. General printer setup with CUPS
http://linuxprinting.org/till/printi...orial/tut.html
As for the ATI card, lokk at ATI's page, they do have linuxdrivers.

**eric_croatia** · 12-17-2005, 03:53 PM

Originally Posted by OErjan

here you have possible printer drivers (should already be included iirc)
http://gimp-print.sourceforge.net/
here is a quick howto
http://linuxprinting.org/cups-doc.html
here is anotherone especialy the part under;; 1. 3. General printer setup with CUPS
http://linuxprinting.org/till/printi...orial/tut.html
As for the ATI card, lokk at ATI's page, they do have linuxdrivers.

my printer is not on that list,does it means that linux doesnt support my printer ?
I dont know what driver do i nedd for knoppix ?

**OErjan** · 12-17-2005, 04:01 PM

try a few of the ones close to your printer. it should be suported.

**eric_croatia** · 12-17-2005, 05:39 PM

and wich driver is for ati for knoppix ?

**OErjan** · 12-17-2005, 08:09 PM

oops, forgot to add that link, sorry

here it is

https://support.ati.com/ics/support/...e&folderID=300

**eric_croatia** · 12-17-2005, 09:16 PM

Originally Posted by OErjan

oops, forgot to add that link, sorry

here it is

https://support.ati.com/ics/support/...e&folderID=300

yes but there are
xfree86 vxx
xfree86 vxx

three different versions...wich one do i need ?
and they are all .rpm arent they suppost to be the .deb ?

**OErjan** · 12-18-2005, 11:41 AM

here you have a howto.
http://wiki.serios.net/wiki/Debian_A...r_installation

here another one, chapter 11 is the one you want.
http://www.rage3d.com/content/articl...00000000000000

you sadly have to read yourself. i have no ATI cards, and therefore have no hands on experience, but their homepage says to use alien (as do both howtos).
http://www.ati.com/products/catalyst/linux.html

Q5: In which formats is the ATI Proprietary Linux driver available?
A5: Linux drivers available on our website are packaged in RPM format. RPM is useful for delivering binary content, and can be converted to other binary formats using freely available tools such as alien. We are also in discussions with various distribution maintainers to provide our drivers in their formats using their repositories and delivery systems in the future.

hope i helped some.
oh and a hdd install would be prefered, even better a Debian sarge Hdd install, installing on the live CD would be a minor nightmare even for a experienced Linux user.