MP490 printer

[Harold]

ET,

Sorry for the delay in replying, I have been unwell for a few days.

I have applied your recommendations and I am now down to the point of 
its complaining about various function members not being found.
It is a different set, but more that will have to be worked through. I 
have encountered this sort of thing in my programming and I think I can 
get them sorted out, eventually.
I do see a few other matters like the code has broken links to various 
utilities that are not located the same place on the new system as the old.

I appreciate your input on the matter.
In any case I am coming to the point that I wonder if the goal is worth 
the time it is going to take for a resolution.

Eventually I am going to get a similar machine for myself and I will be 
able to work on at my convenience.
The target machine is usually being used my my wife.
I do want to figure it out, but I may have to do some more learning first.

I do like your comments about Linux From Scratch and I think I will work 
my way through that.
I think that should teach me the things I would need to know.

Harold