Paul Cunningham wrote:
> Hi Gabriele, > > Darren Kenny wrote: > >> >> Don't know if you got any answers on the printing, but it should be >> possible to support the scenario you mention. >> >> The exact way to configure a machine to print to a non-postscript >> printer on the parallel port is some thing I've never done on >> Solaris, but support for non-postscript printers was added in Solaris >> 10. Probably best to ask this question on the printing-discuss alias >> for more info though. > > > > Yes Solaris 10 / JDS now supports non-postscript printers that can be > configured through "printmgr". It can not print most file formats > (uses a2ps and ghostscript to convert) to most printer whoops, that should have said "It can *now* print most file formats" > types. This support is achieved by integrating foomatic-rip into the > solaris print system and using printer ppd files. Foomatic is freeware > from http://www.linuxprinting.org/. The list of printers supported > currently on Solaris 10 can be got from "printmgr", but extra printers > can be add by adding their ppd file in to the appropriate directory. > > Paul > >> >> As for printer sharing, you could use Samba, but that really would >> only make sense if you want to share with other MS Windows machines. >> Regardless it's quite likely that you will need to configure the >> print queue on the machine that the printer is attached to first, >> before you can share it. >> >> As I say though, the printing-discuss alias is probably the best >> place to ask such questions. >> >> Darren. >> >> Gabriele Bulfon wrote: >> >>> I recently decided to jump on a dangerous train, but I thought this >>> could be a good situation to check the railroad of Solaris 10 / JSD >>> on the desktop of avarage users. >>> >>> A customer got some medium size PCs as a transaction. >>> He asked me if there was some way to use them for avarage users, >>> without having to buy the expensive 400? license of windows xp. >>> He wanted his 4-5 users to work just on Office files, and telnet on >>> the main business software. Then surf the Internet and have the >>> ability to print and save files from bothe the client and the network. >>> >>> I asked him if he was going to follow me on a Solaris 10 experiment >>> on the desktop. >>> He greed. >>> >>> So I thought: I have OpenOffice, Samba, the best OS, JDS, native >>> telnet....I should have no problem at all. I can risk. >>> >>> Then I installed the first machine. An old HP >>> Vectra...450Mhz....256MbRam....8Gb HD....a long installation of just >>> the end user distribution. >>> The system seems to work fine. Usable after all. A part from JDS >>> failing to start from time to time....but this is not a big big >>> problem. >>> The problem was printers. >>> Just a simple OKI ol400e on parallel port (no network). >>> How can I make it run? It seems mozilla wants to print in >>> PostScript.... >>> ....no way to talk to the printer the Windows way? >>> So I thought.....how can I let them use other printers? on the >>> network? behind another PC? >>> I know. Samba should help me. But....do I have to rely on PostScript >>> on every printer?! >>> >>> And then a very stupid one....I don't want them to use the root user >>> to log on, obviously...so, how can I let a standard user have the >>> Shutdown option on JDS, without having to know the root password? >>> >>> I hope you can help me let some avarage users be proud of their new >>> Solaris Desktop. ;) >>> >>> Gabriele. >>> This message posted from opensolaris.org >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Desktop-discuss mailing list >>> Desktop-discuss at opensolaris.org >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Desktop-discuss mailing list >> Desktop-discuss at opensolaris.org >> > -- ___________________________________________________________ Paul Cunningham Email: paulcun at talk21.com Software Engineer Tel: 01462 685974 Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 4LH
