Hi Gabriele, Darren Kenny wrote:
> > Don't know if you got any answers on the printing, but it should be > possible to support the scenario you mention. > > The exact way to configure a machine to print to a non-postscript > printer on the parallel port is some thing I've never done on Solaris, > but support for non-postscript printers was added in Solaris 10. > Probably best to ask this question on the printing-discuss alias for > more info though. Yes Solaris 10 / JDS now supports non-postscript printers that can be configured through "printmgr". It can not print most file formats (uses a2ps and ghostscript to convert) to most printer types. This support is achieved by integrating foomatic-rip into the solaris print system and using printer ppd files. Foomatic is freeware from http://www.linuxprinting.org/. The list of printers supported currently on Solaris 10 can be got from "printmgr", but extra printers can be add by adding their ppd file in to the appropriate directory. Paul > > As for printer sharing, you could use Samba, but that really would > only make sense if you want to share with other MS Windows machines. > Regardless it's quite likely that you will need to configure the print > queue on the machine that the printer is attached to first, before you > can share it. > > As I say though, the printing-discuss alias is probably the best place > to ask such questions. > > Darren. > > Gabriele Bulfon wrote: > >> I recently decided to jump on a dangerous train, but I thought this >> could be a good situation to check the railroad of Solaris 10 / JSD >> on the desktop of avarage users. >> >> A customer got some medium size PCs as a transaction. >> He asked me if there was some way to use them for avarage users, >> without having to buy the expensive 400? license of windows xp. >> He wanted his 4-5 users to work just on Office files, and telnet on >> the main business software. Then surf the Internet and have the >> ability to print and save files from bothe the client and the network. >> >> I asked him if he was going to follow me on a Solaris 10 experiment >> on the desktop. >> He greed. >> >> So I thought: I have OpenOffice, Samba, the best OS, JDS, native >> telnet....I should have no problem at all. I can risk. >> >> Then I installed the first machine. An old HP >> Vectra...450Mhz....256MbRam....8Gb HD....a long installation of just >> the end user distribution. >> The system seems to work fine. Usable after all. A part from JDS >> failing to start from time to time....but this is not a big big problem. >> The problem was printers. >> Just a simple OKI ol400e on parallel port (no network). >> How can I make it run? It seems mozilla wants to print in PostScript.... >> ....no way to talk to the printer the Windows way? >> So I thought.....how can I let them use other printers? on the >> network? behind another PC? >> I know. Samba should help me. But....do I have to rely on PostScript >> on every printer?! >> >> And then a very stupid one....I don't want them to use the root user >> to log on, obviously...so, how can I let a standard user have the >> Shutdown option on JDS, without having to know the root password? >> >> I hope you can help me let some avarage users be proud of their new >> Solaris Desktop. ;) >> >> Gabriele. >> This message posted from opensolaris.org >> _______________________________________________ >> Desktop-discuss mailing list >> Desktop-discuss at opensolaris.org >> > > _______________________________________________ > Desktop-discuss mailing list > Desktop-discuss at opensolaris.org > -- ___________________________________________________________ Paul Cunningham Email: paulcun at talk21.com Software Engineer Tel: 01462 685974 Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 4LH
