Kevin Monceaux wrote: ... > What's the preferred printer subsystem? I noticed CUPS is installed, but > disabled. I tried enabling it and setting up my printer. I ended up > resorting to converting root from a role to a user so I could add a > printer via CUPS's web interface. On my first attempt a tiny fraction of > the test page printed on my printer, after that I couldn't get anything > else to print. The printer in question is an HP 5L connected to my only > parallel port. CUPS listed two parallel ports, with three entries listed > for each port. I also have a USB Brother HL-5040, but it's out of toner. > I searched the list and found some links to some non-CUPS printer > administration docs, but haven't dug into them yet. I know my printers > work well with CUPS on Linux and FreeBSD, but am willing to switch to > something else. >
You have your choice of the old LP system, or CUPS. The default is still LP, you need to use the print-service command to switch between them. There's printer auto-detection for the LP system: if your printer were USB it would have been automatically detected and you'd have been prompted with a dialog at login to add it. Since it's parallel, the auto-detection doesn't happen, and you will need to use the Print Manager GUI (System->Administration->Print Manager) or the lpadmin command to set it up. Or use print-service -s cups to switch to CUPS and then use what you're used to. Dave _______________________________________________ indiana-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/indiana-discuss
