Hi, You can find additional changes and updated information for Solaris Print Manager in this version of the same document on docs.sun.com.
http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/819-2380/6n4m2u5ph?a=view Also, see chapter 1 for recent changes. http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/819-2380/6n4m2u5p2?a=view Nita Ghee Teo wrote On 01/11/07 05:21,: > Hi Jim, > > printing-discuss at opensolaris.org is the right alias for this > question. SO I have changed the cc list. > There is a well documented section on Solaris printing in docs.sun.com > specifically you can use > http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/817-0403/6mg741bng?a=view > to look at the Solaris Print Manager. > > on Neveda 54, you can also launch the Solaris Print Manager using > Launch->Preferences->Add/Remove Printer. > you need root password for adding printer. Most steps here are > straight forwards until you try to locate thePPD > for your particular model. Since new model of printer is being > released faster than we can update PPD files. > > You will need to find the file from some places like > http://openprinting.org/printer_list.cgi > to get http://openprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=HP-PhotoSmart_7400 > (Okay, can't find the exact match) > Then you have to update the ppd cache manually. Not sure of the steps, > it has been described in this alias > before, couldn't find it. Because of these, there is a opensolaris > project trying to address this from the discussion list. > > -Ghee > > > Jim Adams wrote: > >> This is the first time I've tried adding a printer in Solaris. I have >> an HP PhotoSmart 7450. It was much easier in Linux to install the >> printer. Even though I have been experimenting with both Solaris and >> Linux for over a year, I'm still a Solaris newbie. In linux, I could >> use either the 7550 or 7350 driver, but I don't know how to get it >> done in Solaris. I am using Sol Nevada b54. Thanks. >> >> Jim Adams >> jarkandu at insightbb.com >> >> >> This message posted from opensolaris.org >> _______________________________________________ >> opensolaris-discuss mailing list >> opensolaris-discuss at opensolaris.org >> > > > _______________________________________________ > printing-discuss mailing list > printing-discuss at opensolaris.org -- Nita Heieck x66644/508.938.4088 Technical Writer 1 Network Drive Software Lifecycle Engineering UBUR02-213 Sun Microsystems, Inc. Burlington MA 01824
