Epps, Aaron wrote: > What printing subsystem does OpenSolaris use? Is it using CUPS?
It can, I believe, currently use both 'Solaris Print System' or CUPS. But it can only one of them at any given time. To switch it over you have to disable one and enable the other. > Where do > they get the printer drivers from gutenprint (gimp-print)? I'd like to > somehow verify that this printer works prior to buying it. The PPD files come from various places; foomatics, hpijs (hplip) and gimp-print (and maybe others). gimp-print is currently being updated to gutenprint but I don't know when that will be integrated. Paul > > On Sep 1, 2009, at 8:53 AM, Paul Cunningham wrote: >> Aaron Epps wrote: >>> Where can I find a complete list of all the printers currently >>> support by OpenSolaris 2009.06? I'm about to purchase a new printer >>> (HP DeskJet F4480) and want to make sure it is compatible. >> >> Your printer in not in the Hardware Compatibility list here ... >> http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/hcl/data/os/components/views/printer_all_results.page1.html >> but nor are lots of others that probably work. >> >> Your printer is also not in the list at (as far as I can see) at ... >> http://www.openprinting.org/printer_list.cgi >> so it probably mean no one has tried it on linux or opensolaris. >> But that doesn't mean it wouldn't work; there may be an PPD driver >> file for an older version of the printer that yours would work with. >> >> Paul > > > *Aaron Epps* > System Administrator > Special Purpose Processor Development Group > Phone: 507-538-5593 > E-mail: epps.aaron at mayo.edu <mailto:carson.nicole at mayo.edu> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > *Mayo Clinic* > 200 First Street S.W. > Rochester, MN 55905_ > www.mayoclinic.org <http://www.mayoclinic.org/>_ >
