@gfp, have you tried uninstall "ipp-usb" and then initialize the procedure as shared by fsmithred?

EDIT:
was able to print succesfully on an old 970CXI Deskjet that bought maybe 25-26 year ago just with
localhost:631 > add printer > local printer (970cx) > connecton (insert the found out Device URI: usb://HP/DESKJET%20970C?serial=ES08S1D183LM) > select driver from list > HP > Deskjet 970c > complete setup and options

it would print instantly when issued command (but has no more or dried ink).

https://ibb.co/j91jcYX5
https://ibb.co/Kxgt74H0

it is not elegant mode to add printer, but it functions.

you could do "sudo tasksel"
and enable ssh?

greenjean,

turned out did it wrong; was passing along the path of iso and expecting it is already set-up for ; but just found out that i just have to "select" the ISO once more and then the stick becomes visible;

so it seems even GUI-tooling is not always "foolproof" for newbies alike;

could the called "solved" since the item does include the two sought-for functionalities in a rather handy way, although it has some "entry" barriers (format usb need to called from terminal)

+1 still for USBimager, in soem regard; but it lacks the format option, is therefore not fully complete.
(but can also read images for backup)

thanksalot.

well, it turns out , that mybe the mainboard it function OK,

but there is issue with file-manager on devuan 6?

think we had this discussin already earlier, but it has not been resolved (yet) to full satisfy.

still rather think the issue is a bit limited to these computer here so please if you have 15 - 30 minutes spare you could test on your computer to copy the file/folder from one nvme to another internal nvme?

the issue happens on devuan 6 with both file-manager for "mate" >> "caja" and KDE >> "dolphin".

it is incredbile how it would slow down on my computer here and say it would need hourse to complete?

if however it would use program "MC" the copy would finish 30+ GB in a reasonably 1-2 minutes and the files seem all copied over?.

to test  - please compile firefox browser according to instruction provided by @igorzwx

_https://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org/setup/linux_build.html

sudo apt update && sudo apt install curl python3 python3-pip git

curl -LO https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mozilla-firefox/firefox/refs/heads/main/python/mozboot/bin/bootstrap.py

python3 bootstrap.py

_select option 2
_https://dev1galaxy.org/viewtopic.php?id=7465

create .mozconfig

# file: .mozconfig (in sourcedir)

# For old computers -j2 or -j3
# If you need it, uncomment the following line
# mk_add_options MOZ_MAKE_FLAGS=-j3

# Rename Firefox to "Firefox Nightly"
mk_add_options MOZ_APP_DISPLAYNAME="Firefox Nightly"
mk_add_options MOZ_SIMPLE_PACKAGE_NAME=firefox-nightly
ac_add_options --with-app-basename="Firefox Nightly"

ac_add_options --enable-project=browser
ac_add_options --with-app-name=firefox-nightly
ac_add_options --prefix=/usr

# Enable ALSA instead of "pulse-rust"
ac_add_options --enable-audio-backends=alsa

_Export the LDFLAGS+

export LDFLAGS+=" -Wl,--no-keep-memory"

_Build Firefox

./mach build -v --priority normal

_Test
./mach run

now you should have a firefox folder with around 500.000 files to coppy over to another NVME.

please report if anomalies since this is bothering little bit on rather new computer in 2025.

thanks.

hello , provided i dont use "gnuios" and have a different printer "epson ecotank"
would allow to describe the steps that needed to take to enable printing over usb with later devuan 6.

i think the issues on my end here are related to things cups and how debian or however decided to go "driverless" since it used to function quite easily on earlier edition of debian/devuan.
in fact there is a warning in cups that says "printer drivers are being deprecated in future version of cups" but for the moment it still seem to function well, once the setup is achieved;

now the printer i have has 3 connection possible, over USB - Ethernet - Wifi;

have tested only usb and ethernet, since i dont use Wifi.
Ethernnet functions, but usb is best since it has very minor delay from whence print command is issued to actual printing.

if you use an earlier version of devuan (like devuan 4) these steps might not apply.

have tried to setup the printer via "systemm settings" many times on linux, but it just wouldnot function realibly.

so what i did was.
1. download the correct printer drivers from epson > install them (this was also difficult in the past due to debian/devuan no longer shipping lsb, but with newer version of driver is no longer needed)
2. go to "localhost:631" > enter username : password (current user and userpassword on linux)
3. go tab "administration" > "add printer" > now if lucky, would find printer under "local printers" but mostly it would not show up in newer edition of linux (although the correct driver installed".
4. now would uninstall pacakge "ipp-usb" via terminal and refresh the site localhost:631
5. printer should now be listed on "local printers"
6. you should be able to add printer with the local adress etc. and select your printer package in cups.
7 however, sometimes this would not function since cups would not pickup the correct adress like
dnssd://EPSON%20ET-5170%20Series._ipp._tcp.local/?uuid=nte92100-67c4-11d4-a45f-e0bb9abcd1234

then it would need to find out the adress manually
you could do this by evoking command
8. sudo /usr/lib/cups/backend/usb

this should give the correct adress the usb connection sits on; you would neeed to enter this in the respective field in cups when "adding printer" "local printer".

if this does not function, you could also miss package, like

libcupsimage2-dev

you chould test if this function for you, and you can always re-install "ipp-usb" if you want to reset the functionality of your devuan/debian to the "original" state as delivered.

for me, this has provided a "reather" stable connection over usb, but sometimes the ipp-usb got resinstalled during update, so i needed to check if it would not print any longer.

best of luck.

yes, i have tried them , and found them easy to use to the point of being "dangerously" easy to use.

tried both .deb and they would install on devuan 6 , and function , and needed to include some more packages.

it would be nice if they could be installed via devuan repository.

it is good practice to offer help via GUI for less tech-savy users and newbies.

always found it difficult to use the inbuilt-tools for making bootable usb-sticks.
(maybe with excaption of linux-mint, but digress)

thanks.

thanks for all the help,

this time must have gotten it all wrong, somehow;

on NAS side for probably employed the lowest of the low of NVME; but still not sure if it helps with the task at hand or rather impedes it;
what i noticed was that after adding the write/read cache the 4k video would playback without buffering , as were otherwise it sometimes would need to buffer.

the internal file copy NVME to NVME is still mystery;

one NVME should according to specs be DRAM-cache-less (980), the other has DRAM-cache (Fury), so it seems faster to copy/write from DRAM-less to NVME with DRAM;

besides, there must be other things going one,
since the copy/write starts stalling after around 5GB, and according to test the 980 should not be such a negative performer
https://www.techpowerup.com/review/sams … -tb/6.html

the mainboard itself is X670 - entry level - that i choose because it was one of only with PS/2 AND without Wi-Fi chip since would like to use the one and not  the other.

but probably, the mainboard is wired somehow that it has brakes onto the internal filecopy NVME to NVME;
the mainboard has the latest BIOS applied;

sorry , but have not other explanation for the moment;

https://ibb.co/sppvLRGB
https://ibb.co/B2029xDs
https://ibb.co/QjqhDBX6
https://ibb.co/TxcjC1Jn
https://ibb.co/PvTyHGbN
https://ibb.co/QFQGJ5x9
https://ibb.co/DxxM7WC

thanks, altoid,

do have also some experience with USB drives, but not too much;

however, the drive in question is a "NVME", and should be like "blazing fast".

(although meant probaly for gamers)
https://www.kingston.com/en/ssd/gaming/ … vme-m2-ssd

EDIT:
could be loosely related. it seems other users also having problems, however, those are benchmark issues;
where as filecopy is like "real-world-issue".

https://www.techpowerup.com/327243/cruc … oot-issues

EDIT 2:

on  a sidenote,
stopped the file-copy process / however, it seems the copy does continue in the background??=?

https://ibb.co/pj6bJMqV

have optiplex 960 at disposal, that is also maybe around 2012;

it runs newer devuan 5.0 without any issues, very quick indeed, with q9550 or q9650 cpu or so.

in some ways more responsive than newer computers.

EDIT : i remember microstuttering on Linux some time ago, but that was probably Debian, not Devuan. not exactly shure either what might have caused it.

sudo dpkg-reconfigure tzdata
[sudo] password for rich: 

Current default time zone: 'Europe/Rome'
Local time is now:      Tue Dec  9 17:16:46 CET 2025.
Universal Time is now:  Tue Dec  9 16:16:46 UTC 2025.

but the time is still ¹ hour behind.

EDIT

sudo ntpsec-ntpdate
sudo: ntpsec-ntpdate: command not found

EDIT II

bash: ntpq: command not found

thanks , it is not necessary to update, but since sometime i use "yt-dlp" it would be nice since on devuan 3.0 python is 3.7 only;

EDIT:

have seen that i have python3.8 already installed,

how could i use it / evoke before "yt-dlp" so could continue using Devuan 3.0 for some time?
put otherwise: how could i "bind" python3.8.2 to "yt-dlp" so that everytime it gets evoked , it would use "python3.8.2" instead of systemwide-python 3.7?

thanks.

EDI2:

on second thought, the original questoin still stands, since it might be necessary to update in the future if would like continue using this laptop on the internet;
thanks.
(how use nvidia-legacy-340xx-alternative or build nvidia-340 for newer devuan (devuan 4,5,6).
this nvidia-legacy-340xx-alternative is probably available only in sid/ceres?