From: none@nowhere.com   
      
   Paul wrote:   
   > On Fri, 7/18/2025 5:47 PM, Mike Easter wrote:   
   >> Mike Easter wrote:   
   >>> Then I found the places where there were cups files and dirs: usr/lib etc/   
   usr/include usr/share & man and looked around there to see whether any of   
   those had been changed to current contents related to carps, and there were.   
   >> There were also, of course, files created in the working dir for make &   
   install, one of which was rastertocarps.c which said CUPS driver for Canon   
   CARPS printers before the code.   
   >>   
   >> Another creation in the working dir was a dir full of specific .ppd files   
   for 14 different postscript printers.  I wasn't able to figure out what   
   'became of' that in the filesystem of the live LM.  I found a .ppd dir there,   
   but it didn't have any of    
   the content from the above working dir.   
   >>   
   > One of the printers in the supported list of printers,   
   > is from the year 2008 (17 years ago).   
      
   Yes, that is the one.   
      
   https://auslink.info/linux/D320.jpg   
      
   I have no need to replace it as it still works perfectly. I just need to   
   make it print from Linux Mint   
      
   >   The units tend to be   
   > monochrome laser AIO. One in the list is color and is not   
   > supported (as the driver details would have to be different).   
   >   
   > A question then, would be whether the preferred printing   
   > driver methodology is still CARPS.   
      
   It is   
      
   >   
   > See the second review on the page here. I'm surprised there   
   > would still be a page for it. OK, it is listed as "out of stock".   
   >   
   > https://www.newegg.com/canon-imageclass-mf5770-9867a006/p/N82E16828102194   
   >   
   >     Paul   
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