Hi Michael, libprintbackend-papi.so should be the printer backend implements the PAPI interface. However, an known bug for PAPI has affect Firefox's printing functionality and has been fixed in OpenSolaris b96.
-Alfred Michael E. Thomadakis wrote: > Alfred, > > after removing the 'libprintbackend-papi.so' ff3.0.1 did not hang and I could > also print. Thanks for the help ! > > What's the role of libprintbackend-papi.so ? > > thanks again > Michael > > On Wed, 24 Sep 2008, Alfred Peng wrote: > > | Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:41:31 +0800 > | From: Alfred Peng <Alfred.Peng at Sun.COM> > | To: Michael E. Thomadakis <miket at mikefire1.tamu.edu> > | Cc: Brian.Lu at Sun.COM, desktop-discuss at opensolaris.org > | Subject: Re: [desktop-discuss] Firefox 3 on Solaris 10 distributions > | > | Hi Michael, > | > | Please remove libprintbackend-papi.so and start Firefox again. > | > | -Alfred > | > | Michael E. Thomadakis wrote: > | > Thanks for the quick reply: > | > > | > this is what is under /opt/sfw/lib/gtk-2.0/2.10.0/printbackends/ > | > > | > :~ > ls -la /opt/sfw/lib/gtk-2.0/2.10.0/printbackends/ > | > total 140 > | > drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 512 Jun 24 16:51 ./ > | > drwxr-xr-x 6 root root 512 Jun 24 16:51 ../ > | > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 22124 Jun 24 12:32 > | > libprintbackend-file.so* > | > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 16512 Jun 24 12:32 > | > libprintbackend-lpr.so* > | > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 29416 Jun 24 12:32 > | > libprintbackend-papi.so* > | > > | > Any hint or workaround ? > | > :~ > uname -a > | > SunOS mikefire1 5.10 Generic_137112-06 i86pc i386 i86pc > | > > | > this is for firefox 3.0.1 > | > > | > thanks! > | > Michael > | > > | > On Wed, 24 Sep 2008, Alfred Peng wrote: > | > > | > | Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:16:33 +0800 > | > | From: Alfred Peng <Alfred.Peng at Sun.COM> > | > | To: Michael E. Thomadakis <miket at mikefire1.tamu.edu> > | > | Cc: Brian.Lu at Sun.COM, desktop-discuss at opensolaris.org > | > | Subject: Re: [desktop-discuss] Firefox 3 on Solaris 10 distributions > | > | | Hi Michael, > | > | | This seems to be a known bug for printing backend. If you're using the > | > | contributed Firefox 3.0.x package(for S10), could you check whether > there > | > is a > | > | libprintbackend-cups.so in /opt/sfw/lib/gtk-2.0/2.10.0/printbackends? > | > Please > | > | remove it and run Firefox again if there is one. > | > | | As tracked in the bug database, this issue has been fixed in > OpenSolaris > | > b96. > | > | Not sure about the plan for S10 backport. If the bug still exists, then > | > there > | > | should be another bug for printing. > | > | | Cheers, > | > | -Alfred > | > | | Michael E. Thomadakis wrote: > | > | > Hello guys, > | > | > | > I've installed FF3.0.1 on my Solaris 10 (AMD64) workstation but as > | > soon as I > | > | > hit Ctrl-P (or use the menu) to print a page, FF locks up. I've > already > | > | > posted a message to some Opensolaris.org forums. Has anyone seen this > | > | > happening before? I've also have a truss output of the time I hit > | > Ctrl-P > | > | > and the main LWP dies with a SIGSEV . > | > | > | > thanks > | > | > Michael > | > | > | > On Thu, 19 Jun 2008, Brian.Lu at Sun.COM wrote: > | > | > | > | Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:55:50 +0800 > | > | > | From: Brian.Lu at Sun.COM > | > | > | To: James Cornell <sparcdr at gmail.com> > | > | > | Cc: Michael E. Thomadakis <miket at mikefire1.tamu.edu>, > | > | > | desktop-discuss at opensolaris.org > | > | > | Subject: Re: [desktop-discuss] Firefox 3 on Solaris 10 distributions > | > | > | | We'll provide Firefox3 for S10U5. But we need to take some time > to > | > | > solve > | > | > | the dependency issue first. > | > | > | | | James Cornell wrote: > | > | > | > Not really gonna answer for Sun, but I doubt they will provide any > | > new > | > | > major > | > | > | > versions of such software until it is necessary. At the moment I > do > | > not > | > | > see > | > | > | > Sun providing S10U5 users GTK+ 2.10. Possibly U6 if there is a > U6. > | > If > | > | > you > | > | > | > can wait a little bit I can see if I can provide a GTK+ 2.10 > package > | > to > | > | > go > | > | > | > along with Firefox 3 and package that as well for S10U5. I have > S10 > | > on > | > | > my > | > | > | > Ultra 20 M2 as well. > | > | > | > | > James > | > | > | > On Jun 18, 2008, at 4:06 PM, Michael E. Thomadakis wrote: > | > | > | > | > > Hi James, > | > | > | > > | > > I was so eager to try out FF3.00 but .... > | > | > | > > | > > I have seen JDS being stuck were it is for very long time > | > ... I > | > | > run stock > | > | > | > > Sol10 on AMD64 h/w (Ultra 20M2 workstation) at work and I don't > | > think > | > | > I > | > | > | > > would > | > | > | > > be installing opensolaris any time soon. > | > | > | > > | > > So I will either have to build FF3.0 or I guess wait until > | > | > Solaris 10 > | > | > | > > upgrades > | > | > | > > its own libraries ? Is the latter one a reasonable expectation? > | > | > | > > | > > | > > thanks for the reply > | > | > | > > Michael > | > | > | > > | > > | > > | > > On Wed, 18 Jun 2008, James Cornell wrote: > | > | > | > > | > > | Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:51:01 -0500 > | > | > | > > | From: James Cornell <sparcdr at gmail.com > | > <mailto:sparcdr at gmail.com>> > | > | > | > > | To: Michael E. Thomadakis <miket at mikefire1.tamu.edu > | > | > | > > <mailto:miket at mikefire1.tamu.edu>> > | > | > | > > | Cc: desktop-discuss at opensolaris.org > | > | > | > > <mailto:desktop-discuss at opensolaris.org> > | > | > | > > | Subject: Re: [desktop-discuss] Firefox 3 on Solaris 10 > | > distributions > | > | > | > > | > | > | > | > > | Nope, not yet. With effort one can be built against GTK+ > 2.10, > | > but > | > | > | > > | backporting if it is ever done will take time. > | > | > | > > | James > | > | > | > > | > | > | > | > > | On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 2:53 PM, Michael E. Thomadakis < > | > | > | > > | miket at mikefire1.tamu.edu <mailto:miket at > mikefire1.tamu.edu>> > | > wrote: > | > | > | > > | > | > | > | > > | > Is there a mozilla firefox 3.00 binary that comes with all > the > | > | > | > > necessary > | > | > | > > | > libraries that the production Solaris10 is missing ? (GTK+ > | > 2.10 > | > | > for > | > | > | > > | > instance?) The standard Solaris10 comes with GTK+2.4 .... > | > | > | > > | > > | > | > | > > | > Is there any plan to have Firefo3.00 run on the profuction > | > | > Solaris10 ? > | > | > | > > | > > | > | > | > > | > thanks > | > | > | > > | > _______________________________________________ > | > | > | > > | > desktop-discuss mailing list > | > | > | > > | > desktop-discuss at opensolaris.org > | > | > | > > <mailto:desktop-discuss at opensolaris.org> > | > | > | > > | > > | > | > | > > | > | > | > | > > | > > % > | > | > -------------------------------------------------------------------- \ > | > | > | > > % Michael E. 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