From: Digest To: "OS/2GenAu Digest" Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2010 00:00:54 EST-10EDT,10,1,0,7200,4,1,0,7200,3600 Subject: [os2genau_digest] No. 1942 Reply-To: X-List-Unsubscribe: www.os2site.com/list/ ************************************************** Wednesday 14 April 2010 Number 1942 ************************************************** Subjects for today 1 Interesting : Ian Manners" 2 Re: Interesting : Mike O'Connor 3 Re: eCUPS : Alan Duval 4 Re: Interesting : John Angelico" 5 Re: Interesting : Voytek Eymont" 6 Re: Interesting : Ed Durrant 7 Re: Interesting : madodel 8 Re: Interesting : Ed Durrant 9 Re: eCUPS : Paul Smedley **= Email 1 ==========================** Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 01:11:36 +1000 (EST) From: "Ian Manners" Subject: Interesting I noticed this a few years ago in my logs, and I'm only just now getting around to checking my logs notes ! I like the wording, which is typical Microsoft speak, after all they own everything don't they :o) Dont get me wrong, I'm not complaining as I'd hate to upset Microsoft, and I'm glad to help them by hosting a SCSI driver file for them as I know hosting is expensive in America, and that hosting the file on an OS/2 server has probably given them good availability uptime for such an important file. Cheers Ian Manners http://www.os2site dot com/ -------------------------------------------------- http://www./melbpc/ - The Melbourne OS/2 SIG **= Email 2 ==========================** Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 02:50:03 +1000 From: Mike O'Connor Subject: Re: Interesting On 2010-04-14 01:11 (AEST), Ian Manners wrote: > I noticed this a few years ago in my logs, and I'm only > just now getting around to checking my logs notes ! > > > > I like the wording, which is typical Microsoft speak, > after all they own everything don't they :o) > > Dont get me wrong, I'm not complaining as I'd hate > to upset Microsoft, and I'm glad to help them by hosting > a SCSI driver file for them as I know hosting is expensive > in America, and that hosting the file on an OS/2 server > has probably given them good availability uptime for > such an important file. > > Cheers > Ian Manners > http://www.os2site dot com/ > Hi Ian, bloody fantastic! Regards, Mike -- Failed the exam for -------------------- MCSE - Minesweeper Consultant and Solitaire Expert -------------------- Personal replies to any of : mikeoc (at) internode (dot) on (dot) net mikeoc (at) austarnet (dot) com (dot) au majilok (at) gmail (dot) com [Please ZIP any attachments, other than GIF/JPG or plain-text] If you are missing a response from me - check Tweed Heads WX status at: http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR663.loop.shtml#skip -------------------------------------------------- http://www./melbpc/ - The Melbourne OS/2 SIG === **= Email 3 ==========================** Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 07:57:57 +1100 From: Alan Duval Subject: Re: eCUPS Peter Moylan wrote: > Meanwhile, the HP printer is out of ink again, and I've finally decided > that I've spent far more on refilling ink cartridges than the printer is > worth. Time to get a laser printer. The really basic (but quite > adequate) black-and-white laser printers have become really cheap - > recently Dick Smith was selling quite a good one for less than $100. > I'm leaning myself towards the idea of a laser printer with a wireless > network interface - to the best of my knowledge these all work with > OS/2, although I've never put it to the test - so that my Windows laptop > will also finally be able to print without the annoying overhead of > having to transport the laptop over to where the Brother printer is. The > Brother printer can go back to being a scanner and photocopier (it used > to be a fax machine as well, but a lightning strike took care of that), > and as a printer for the very rare cases where colour printing is desirable. > Peter, I noticed that Officeworks is selling a small xerox laser printer for $99. I don't know whether it has a wireless network interface but it would be worthwhile checking. Regards, Alan Duval -------------------------------------------------- http://www./melbpc/ - The Melbourne OS/2 SIG === **= Email 4 ==========================** Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 08:16:57 +1000 (AEST) From: "John Angelico" Subject: Re: Interesting On Wed, 14 Apr 2010 01:11:36 +1000 (EST) Ian Manners wrote: >I noticed this a few years ago in my logs, and I'm only >just now getting around to checking my logs notes ! > > > >I like the wording, which is typical Microsoft speak, >after all they own everything don't they :o) > >Dont get me wrong, I'm not complaining as I'd hate >to upset Microsoft, and I'm glad to help them by hosting >a SCSI driver file for them as I know hosting is expensive >in America, and that hosting the file on an OS/2 server >has probably given them good availability uptime for >such an important file. And just for fun, I tested the link - works fine! :-) Best regards John Angelico OS/2 SIG os2 at melbpc dot org dot au or talldad at kepl dot com dot au ___________________ -------------------------------------------------- http://www./melbpc/ - The Melbourne OS/2 SIG === **= Email 5 ==========================** Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 08:41:31 +1000 (EST) From: "Voytek Eymont" Subject: Re: Interesting > On 2010-04-14 01:11 (AEST), Ian Manners wrote: > >> I noticed this a few years ago in my logs, and I'm only >> just now getting around to checking my logs notes ! >> >> >> >> >> I like the wording, which is typical Microsoft speak, >> after all they own everything don't they :o) >> >> Dont get me wrong, I'm not complaining as I'd hate >> to upset Microsoft, and I'm glad to help them by hosting a SCSI driver >> file for them as I know hosting is expensive in America, and that >> hosting the file on an OS/2 server has probably given them good >> availability uptime for such an important file. >> >> Cheers >> Ian Manners congarts! I hope it's lucrative! -- Voytek -------------------------------------------------- http://www./melbpc/ - The Melbourne OS/2 SIG **= Email 6 ==========================** Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 10:15:42 +1000 From: Ed Durrant Subject: Re: Interesting Ian Manners wrote: > I noticed this a few years ago in my logs, and I'm only > just now getting around to checking my logs notes ! > > > > I like the wording, which is typical Microsoft speak, > after all they own everything don't they :o) > > Dont get me wrong, I'm not complaining as I'd hate > to upset Microsoft, and I'm glad to help them by hosting > a SCSI driver file for them as I know hosting is expensive > in America, and that hosting the file on an OS/2 server > has probably given them good availability uptime for > such an important file. > > Cheers > Ian Manners > http://www.os2site dot com/ > > -------------------------------------------------- > > http://www./melbpc/ - The Melbourne OS/2 SIG > Ha! magic !! -- Cheers/2 Ed Please checkout my podcasts at: http://eComStationAustralia.podbean dot com or via iTunes To subscribe - click this: http://eComStationAustralia.podbean dot com/feed -------------------------------------------------- http://www./melbpc/ - The Melbourne OS/2 SIG === **= Email 7 ==========================** Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 21:57:24 -0400 From: madodel Subject: Re: Interesting Ian Manners wrote: > I noticed this a few years ago in my logs, and I'm only > just now getting around to checking my logs notes ! > > > > I like the wording, which is typical Microsoft speak, > after all they own everything don't they :o) > > Dont get me wrong, I'm not complaining as I'd hate > to upset Microsoft, and I'm glad to help them by hosting > a SCSI driver file for them as I know hosting is expensive > in America, and that hosting the file on an OS/2 server > has probably given them good availability uptime for > such an important file. > According to that page os2site dot com is a "Microsoft FTP site". Did they make you an offer you couldn't refuse? ;-) Mark -------------------------------------------------- http://www./melbpc/ - The Melbourne OS/2 SIG === **= Email 8 ==========================** Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 13:18:04 +1000 From: Ed Durrant Subject: Re: Interesting madodel wrote: > Ian Manners wrote: >> I noticed this a few years ago in my logs, and I'm only >> just now getting around to checking my logs notes ! >> >> >> >> I like the wording, which is typical Microsoft speak, >> after all they own everything don't they :o) >> >> Dont get me wrong, I'm not complaining as I'd hate >> to upset Microsoft, and I'm glad to help them by hosting >> a SCSI driver file for them as I know hosting is expensive >> in America, and that hosting the file on an OS/2 server >> has probably given them good availability uptime for >> such an important file. >> > > According to that page os2site dot com is a "Microsoft FTP site". Did > they make you an offer you couldn't refuse? ;-) > > Mark > -------------------------------------------------- > > http://www./melbpc/ - The Melbourne OS/2 SIG === > As per Ian's comment "after all they own everything don't they :o) " - all FTP and Web sites belong to Microsoft, so they didn't need to make him an offer. I wonder how Google feel about this point however ..... -- Cheers/2 Ed Please checkout my podcasts at: http://eComStationAustralia.podbean dot com or via iTunes To subscribe - click this: http://eComStationAustralia.podbean dot com/feed -------------------------------------------------- http://www./melbpc/ - The Melbourne OS/2 SIG === **= Email 9 ==========================** Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 19:24:05 +0845 From: Paul Smedley Subject: Re: eCUPS Hi Alan, On 13/04/10 07:34, Alan Duval wrote: > Paul Smedley wrote: >> Hi Alan, >> >> On 12/04/10 16:44, Alan Duval wrote: >>> paul at smedley dot id dot au wrote: >>>> Hi Alan, >>>> >>>> Quoting "Alan Duval" : >>>>> I downloaded your port of hplip and unzipped it to C: where cups is. >>>>> I find that the drivers are in C:\cups\share\ppd\HP and the driver >>>>> "hp_officejet_pro_K5300.ppd.gz" is there but it doesn't seem to show >>>>> when I rerun the 'add printer' part in http://localhost:631. >>>> I think this path is wrong.... At work right now, but from memory it >>>> should be in: >>>> \cups\share\cups\model\hp\*.ppd.gz >>> >>> I copied the HP folder to the path you suggested and the driver now >>> shows in the list of printers displayed in the localhost:631 screen. >>> Hence I deleted the previous printer and added a printer with the HP >>> driver but test page doesn't print. Error line >>> "\cups\lib\cups\filter\hpcups.exe failed" is displayed in the >>> localhost:631 screen. I didn't change anything in eCS so don't know >>> whether I should have deleted the printer in eCs also. >> >> Try printing a real document - the test print probably failed due to >> missing resolution option - long story - related to the missing >> resolution/print quality options in the hplip ppd files that I >> mentioned earlier. > Couldn't print a real document with the command C:\cups\bin\lpr -P HP > \cups\readme.txt > HP is the name I gave my printer when installed from localhost:631. > > After installing printer from localhost:631 the printers window shows: > > *Description:* HP Officejet Pro 5300 > *Location:* Home office > *Printer Driver:* HP Officejet Pro k5300, hpcups 3.9.12.29 > *Printer State:* idle, accepting jobs, published. > *Device URI:* usb://HP/Officejet%20Pro%20K5300?serial=MY84G6830J > > I cannot find the driver in C:\cups in any directory whereas the > gutenprint.5.2.exe driver from previous installation is in > c:\cups\lib\cups\driver\ > > All the hp*.ppd.gz files are in C:\cups\share\cups\model\ as copied > previously and this resulted in K5300 being recognized in localhost:631 > but these hp*.ppd.gz files are not drivers. > > I'm feeling really frustrated. Which file did you download to test hplip? I have these builds available: http://download.smedley.info/hplip-3.9.12-os2-20100224.zip http://download.smedley.info/hplip-3.10.2-os2-20100304.zip 3.9.12 probably has the best reports of success. The fact that you had to move the ppd.gz suggests another version as as far as I know - the above work. The .ppd.gz files describe the features that are supported by the respective printer. The hard work is done by hpcups.exe - which should be in \cups\lib\cups\filter The way things work are: - Postscript file received by cups - file piped thru pstops.exe to clean up the code - file piped thru ghostscript to produce cups raster code - file piped thru printer specific filter (ie rastertoqdpl (Splix), rastertogutenprint (Gutenprint), hpcups (hplips) - file piped to relevant printer backend (usb.exe, http.exe, etc) Just for fyi :) The ppd.gz tells the printer specific filter what specific options the printer supports. Cheers, Paul -------------------------------------------------- http://www./melbpc/ - The Melbourne OS/2 SIG ===