Hi, This information is documented in the system administration guide on d.s.c., in the administering printers chapter. I've included a pointer.
http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/819-2380/printadmin-15883?a=view Note that starting with the SXDE 1/08 release, a new Solaris printing guide will be published to d.s.c. The new book includes updated information, including using IPP, sharing printers, administering printers that use PPD files, using the ppdmgr tool, and a desktop printing chapter that covers using the device discovery feature in Solaris Nevada. If you use the docs, feel free to report any inaccuracies and make suggestions for improvement. Thanks, Nita http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/819-2380/printadmin-15883?a=view -- paulcun at talk21.com wrote: > Paul, > > Set up your print q using the 'printmgr' > (/usr/sbin/printmgr) so that it uses a ppd file for > your printer. > > For paper size ... > > use the 'lp -o media=A3' option to print to a3 paper. > This could also be added to a dedicated A3 print q by > modifying the q's configuration with lpadmin. > > # lpadmin -p myprinter -o media=A3 > > > paul > > > --- Paul Parsons <paul.parsons at advanticagroup.com> > wrote: > > >> I'm trying to set up a printer so that I can use >> orientation and paper size options. >> I need to be able to print landscape or portrait and >> in paper sizes A3 or A4. >> The printer is on a network and I'm happy to set it >> up so that the x86 Solaris 10 system talks directly >> to it, not through a Windows server. The printer is >> an HP Color Laserjet 8550N and it's set up so that >> A3 and portrait are the default size and >> orientation. I can print to it, but everything comes >> out A3/portrait and I can't figure out how to change >> that. I don't mind setting up 4 queues to the same >> printer if that's the way to do it. Tray 1 is a >> sheet feeder (not to be used), tray 2 contains A4 >> paper and tray 3 contains A3 paper. >> >> Here's the commands I've used successfully to set up >> a printer queue. The name of the printer is >> my_printer in NIS. >> >> lpadmin -p my_printer_ps -v /dev/null >> lpadmin -p my_printer_ps -i >> /usr/lib/lp/model/netstandard >> lpadmin -p my_printer_ps -o dest=my_printer:9100 -o >> protocol=tcp -o timeout=5 -o banner=never >> lpadmin -p my_printer_ps -T PS -I postscript,simple >> accept my_printer_ps >> /usr/bin/enable my_printer_ps >> >> Then I can print plot.hp2 using the following >> command: >> >> lp -d my_printer_ps -o nobanner plot.hp2 >> >> Can anybody help please? >> >> Paul >> >> >> This message posted from opensolaris.org >> _______________________________________________ >> printing-discuss mailing list >> printing-discuss at opensolaris.org >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > printing-discuss mailing list > printing-discuss at opensolaris.org > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/printing-discuss/attachments/20080117/ccf48f64/attachment.html>
