Robert, --- "Leung, Robert" <Robert.Leung at atosorigin.com> wrote:
> Can anyone tell me how to set up colour priniting to > this printer from a > Solaris 9 server. Do I need to use a PPD file? If > so, where do I get one > from? I didn't see anyone reply to this, so in brief ... Use 'printmgr' to add your printer, selecting it from the model list (on s9): # /usr/sadm/admin/bin/printmgr If your printer is not in the list then go to ... http://openprinting.org/printer_list.cgi and see if there is a ppd file for it there Your printer is at ... http://openprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=HP-Color_LaserJet_9500_MFP http://openprinting.org/ppd-o-matic.cgi?driver=hpijs&printer=HP-Color_LaserJet_9500_MFP&show=1 download the ppd file for it and put that file somewhere in (this changes for Solaris Navada)... /usr/lib/lp/model/ppd/user I suggest in .. /usr/lib/lp/model/ppd/user/HP Restart 'printmgr' and then your printer should appear in the list under 'HP' printer models (on s9) .. # /usr/sadm/admin/bin/printmgr Add the printer as required. Edit the added printq's ppd file to change the default paper size to A4 (and not Letter!!!) ... # vi /etc/lp/ppd/<printq-name>.ppd "DefaultPageSize: Letter" to "DefaultPageSize: A4" and away you go. Or you could have done, instead of the edit ... # lpadmin -o media=a4 -p myprinter You may also need to change the a2ps filter configuration file ... /etc/sfw/a2ps-site.cfg so that "Options: --medium=letter" is "a4dj" or "a4". To print to A3 paper use ... > lp -d myprinter -o media=A3 <some-file> See RFC2911 (IPP Model and Semantics) for other 'Job Template Attributes' that can be used (not all of them will work though). Hope that helps Paul
