Support for non Intel/AMD architectures
Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2008 1:42 am
Hi,
I would like to request support for non-i386 architechtures.
I'm using the ARM-based Linksys NSLU2 running Debian Lenny as my CUPS print server (I use a desktop, laptop, Eee PC (all three on Linux) and a PPC iMac running OS X Tiger and got fed up with constantly having to plug the USB cable over).
I recently bought a Canon Pixma iP4200 and was advised by a friend of mine to download and install TurboPrint as this would provide me with all the features for my printer. To my disappointment however TurboPrint is only available for Intel and AMD processors.
There are lots of people out there who use devices like the NSLU2 as their print server, for such devices take up a fraction of the space needed for a PC based print server, are highly energy efficient and are completely silent.
I noticed that on the German forum this question was asked way back in February 2007 and the answer in May 2007 was that this could eventually be a possibility in the future.
It is now almost 1.5 year into that future, can we expect ARM (and perhaps MIPS too) binaries soon?
And what about PPC Mac support?
Thanks
I would like to request support for non-i386 architechtures.
I'm using the ARM-based Linksys NSLU2 running Debian Lenny as my CUPS print server (I use a desktop, laptop, Eee PC (all three on Linux) and a PPC iMac running OS X Tiger and got fed up with constantly having to plug the USB cable over).
I recently bought a Canon Pixma iP4200 and was advised by a friend of mine to download and install TurboPrint as this would provide me with all the features for my printer. To my disappointment however TurboPrint is only available for Intel and AMD processors.
There are lots of people out there who use devices like the NSLU2 as their print server, for such devices take up a fraction of the space needed for a PC based print server, are highly energy efficient and are completely silent.
I noticed that on the German forum this question was asked way back in February 2007 and the answer in May 2007 was that this could eventually be a possibility in the future.
It is now almost 1.5 year into that future, can we expect ARM (and perhaps MIPS too) binaries soon?
And what about PPC Mac support?
Thanks