Bill Shannon wrote: > (I'm running snv_98.) > This is a build where there are lots of things being changed in terms of menu entries. You have 2 Print manager, one bring up the new Print Manager (as described here http://blogs.sun.com/gheet/entry/opensolaris_print_manager) and the other is the Java based Solaris Print Manager. > While working on a printing problem, I decided to use the Print Manager > to configure the printer. > > I was surprised to see the old Solaris Print Manager instead of the > CUPS print manager that I see on Ubuntu. > I suspect this is the Java based Print Manager you are seeing. We don't have the CUPS print manager (yet), in fact, ubuntu has changed its print manager from gnome-cups-manager to system-config-printer in the latest release, what release of ubuntu are you referring to? > I saw the message from Norm earlier today describing the print-service > command to switch between lp and cups print services. Shouldn't there > be a GUI to go along with that? A GUI is only worthwhile if this is something that user wants to switch frequently. However, based on my own experience of switching between, there are quite a lot of works in setting up a set of printers in one print system and switch and have to set them up again. This is because queues between CUPS and LP are different, they can not be shared as is. > And if I make that switch, will it > switch the Print Manager GUI as well? > Eventually. Currently we only have the web administrative interface for CUPS. But once we bring in a CUPS print manager, the print-service will act as one BIG switch for all printing tools. > What's the long term plan here? What's the need for two print services? > We are discussing some possible plan this week. Though we need to get buy in from all involved. We definitely don't need two print services, but we need a transition plan :) > Also, there's two entries in the menu for Print Manager, but you probably > already know that. > > When I use Print Manager to add a new network printer using the BSD > protocol, I get a printers.conf entry that looks like: > > lp2:\ > :printer-uri-supported=ipp\://nissan2/printers/lp2:\ > :bsdaddr=nissan2,lp2,Solaris: > > where "nissan2" is the machine on which I ran Print Manager, not the > name of the remote machine that I entered in the dialog. > > This just seems completely broken. Is this a known problem? > Norm already explained. but if you so happen to use the new OpenSolaris Print manager, the Option to use is, Add Connection Type -> Remote LPD(BSD, RFC1179)
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