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Linux Based Media Player NAS Storage want to add a printserver

stephendevlin · 2011-07-17 12:15:53

I have one of these http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1080p-HDMI-DLNA-WIFI-Network-H-264-MKV-DTS-Media-Player-/260645808173?pt=UK_AudioTVElectronics_Video_DVDPlayers_Recorders&hash=item3cafb3682d It uses Linux and Samba would it be easy to add a printserver to the box as I would like to move my printer and the NAS box out of the way…

17-07-2011 1:15pm

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stephendevlin

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I have one of these

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1080p-HDMI-DLNA-WIFI-Network-H-264-MKV-DTS-Media-Player-/260645808173?pt=UK_AudioTVElectronics_Video_DVDPlayers_Recorders&hash=item3cafb3682d

It uses Linux and Samba would it be easy to add a printserver to the box as I would like to move my printer and the NAS box out of the way somewhere?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

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#2 18-07-2011 12:06am

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You want to install CUPS on it?

Does the manufacturer provide a software repository? The page mentions extension plugins for BT and NAS - you might find CUPS package there too.

Did you Google the model number to see if there are any third-party packages or an online community porting software to this device?

You could set up a cross-compiling toolchain for MIPS and compile CUPS for the device yourself from source, though it's not exactly straightforward.

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#3 18-07-2011 9:11pm

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CUPS Ive seen that through google.

There isnt exactly a model number.. it came from china (works really well though)

I wouldnt be too experienced with linux but I must get a look.

BT & FTP has already been installed there isnt any other packages there

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#4 19-07-2011 5:40am

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It may be an OEM version of a Blue Times BT-3548HL-R. I'm not seeing any community support sites or Linux forums discussing it. You could ask the seller and Blue Times about CUPS support. If that's a dead end, the folks over in the Unix forum can help you with the cross-compiling setup.

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