This procedure installs CUPS on OpenSolaris build 127 and configures printing for a Samsung ML-1710 laser printer.
This method produces PERFECT printing (the only method I have found to get the top/bottom left/right margins centered) ##### INSTALL CUPS ############################################# # pkg install SUNWcups SUNWcups-libs SUNWcups-manager SUNWpycups SUNWhal-cups-utils SUNWfoomatic-db The following two files cause error messages in /var/log/cups/error.log; so we remove them: # rm /usr/share/cups/model/foomatic-db-ppds/Kyocera/kyocera_ppd_8.2.txt # rm /usr/share/cups/model/foomatic-db-ppds/Kyocera/ReadMe.htm Import the CUPS service configuration: # svccfg import /var/svc/manifest/application/cups.xml Switch to the CUPS print service: # /usr/sbin/print-services -s cups At this point, you should be able to configure any CUPS compatible printer at: http://localhost:631 but this Samsung printer needs splix: http://splix.ap2c.org/ and splix needs jbigkit: http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/jbigkit/ So we tackle jbigkit first. ##### INSTALL JBIGKIT ############################################ Download jbigkit sources and extract them: http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/download/jbigkit-2.0.tar.gz We need a few tools to compile jbigkit: # pkg install SUNWgcc SUNWgmake # cd jbigkit # make # make test # cp libjbig/jbig.h /usr/local/include/ # cp libjbig/jbig85.h /usr/local/include/ # cp libjbig/jbig_ar.h /usr/local/include/ # cp libjbig/libjbig.a /usr/local/lib/ # cp libjbig/libjbig85.a /usr/local/lib/ # cp pbmtools/jbgtopbm /usr/local/bin/ # cp pbmtools/jbgtopbm85 /usr/local/bin/ # cp pbmtools/pbmtojbg /usr/local/bin/ # cp pbmtools/jbgtopbm.1 /usr/local/man/man1/ # cp pbmtools/pbmtojbg.1 /usr/local/man/man1/ # cp pbmtools/pbm.5 /usr/local/man/man5/ # cp pbmtools/pgm.5 /usr/local/man/man5/ ##### INSTALL SPLIX ############################################# Download splix 2.0.0 sources and extract them: http://sourceforge.net/projects/splix/files/ # cd splix-2.0.0 # make (SEE NOTE BELOW) # make install A few splix files do not get installed for some reason, so we just do it manually: # cp splix-2.0.0/optimized/rastertoqpdl /usr/lib/cups/filter/ # cp splix-2.0.0/optimized/pstoqpdl /usr/lib/cups/filter/ NOTE: If you have a multi-core system and/or will be printing large jobs, you can optimize splix as detailed in the splix INSTALL file: # make THREADS=4 CACHESIZE=100 ##### CONFIGURE CUPS ########################################### localhost:631 Configure as usual. When prompted for a ppd file, use the ppd file located in the splix sources. Set you new CUPS printer as your default printer via the Print Manager: System -> Administration -> Print Manager ##### ENJOY PRINTING AGAIN ####################################### -- This message posted from opensolaris.org
