[Rack] New printer

Jonathan Lassoff jof at thejof.com
Fri Oct 17 03:53:41 UTC 2014


That sounds like a really excellent, open setup.

Props!

On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 8:45 PM, Torrie Fischer
<tdfischer at hackerbots.net> wrote:
> Printer's RPI now has:
>
> * Readonly root
> * The hostname scribe.noise
> * A mongoose webserver serving up a super tiny index.html
> * Some labels to indicate the above
>
> There is also ssh access. Check the physical printer for login deets, and
> remember to Stay Excellent, my friends <3
>
> On Wednesday, October 15, 2014 12:45:10 AM Torrie Fischer wrote:
>> Hi, rack at .
>>
>> I've brought a printer into the space's network today. It has a small
>> RaspberryPI crudely embedded in it until either a functional network card
>> shows up (probably this weekend) or an external dedicated print server
>> appears. I also might just get this small USB LCD to show CUPS information
>> on it and also mount that. Root password will be written down near it once
>> I've got it configured with a readonly filesystem and other
>> tolerant-to-fucking- around-with settings.
>>
>> It is currently located next to the front desk, and plugged into the
>> ethernet line. I'll be running a second ethernet line to that column so
>> that the kiosk can have a jack as well, and nailing the cat5 to the column.
>> Those overhead bridle hooks rock.
>>
>> In the process I found that port 1 on the patch panel is buggy and doesn't
>> work on two of the pins. I dumbly forgot to tape over it or otherwise
>> indicate this on the panel.
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