Attachment 297245 Details for Bug 392743 – Describes printer installation in more detail. Describes testparm warning

[patch] Describes printer installation in more detail. Describes testparm warning

quick-samba-howto.xml.diff (text/plain), 3.00 KB, created by Chema Alonso Josa (RETIRED) on 2011-12-28 20:47:07 UTC

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>Index: quick-samba-howto.xml
>===================================================================
>RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/quick-samba-howto.xml,v
>retrieving revision 1.42
>diff -u -B -u -r1.42 quick-samba-howto.xml
>--- quick-samba-howto.xml	2 Mar 2011 09:19:55 -0000	1.42
>+++ quick-samba-howto.xml	28 Dec 2011 20:29:18 -0000
>@@ -585,24 +585,36 @@
> <body>
> 
> 
>-First, go to <uri link="http://linuxprinting.org">LinuxPrinting.Org</uri> to
>-find and download the correct PPD file for your printer and CUPS. To do so,
>-click the link Printer Listings to the left. Select your printers manufacturer
>-and the model in the pulldown menu, e.g. HP and DeskJet 930C. Click "Show". On
>-the page coming up click the "recommended driver" link after reading the various
>-notes and information. Then fetch the PPD file from the next page, again after
>-reading the notes and introductions there. You may have to select your printers
>-manufacturer and model again. Reading the <uri
>-link="http://www.linuxprinting.org/cups-doc.html">CUPS quickstart guide</uri> is
>-also very helpful when working with CUPS.
>+Launch a browser and point it to <path>http://printserver:631</path>. Add a
>+printer using the assistant. If you can't find any suitable driver for your
>+printer under the <c>Model</c> list, then you need to obtain a PPD file for
>+it.
>+
>+
>+
>+To get the PPD file for your printer, first go to <uri
>+link="http://linuxprinting.org">LinuxPrinting.Org</uri> to find and download
>+the correct file. To do so, click the link Printer Listings to the left.
>+Select your printers manufacturer and the model in the pulldown menu, e.g.
>+HP and DeskJet 930C. Click "Show". On the page coming up click the
>+"recommended driver" link after reading the various notes and information.
>+Then fetch the PPD file from the next page, again after reading the notes and
>+introductions there. You may have to select your printer's manufacturer and
>+model again. Reading the <uri
>+link="http://www.linuxprinting.org/cups-doc.html">CUPS quickstart guide</uri>
>+is also very helpful when working with CUPS.
> 
> 
> 
> Now you have a PPD file for your printer to work with CUPS. Place it in
> <path>/usr/share/cups/model</path>. The PPD for the HP DeskJet 930C was named
>-<path>HP-DeskJet_930C-hpijs.ppd</path>. You should now install the printer.
>-This can be done via the CUPS web interface or via command line. The web
>-interface is found at <path>http://PrintServer:631</path> once CUPS is running.
>+<path>HP-DeskJet_930C-hpijs.ppd</path>. You should now install the printer
>+by clicking the <c>Browse</c> button under the <c>Model</c> list and selecting
>+the PPD file.
>+
>+
>+
>+Alternatively, you can use the command line to install the PPD file:
> 
> 
> <pre caption="Install the printer via command line">
>@@ -757,6 +769,12 @@
> ...
> </pre>
> 
>+
>+Don't worry if testparm complaints about "rlimit_max: increasing rlimit_max
>+(1024) to minimum Windows limit (16384)", the program dumps all known
>+service details to stdout.
>+
>+
> </body>
> </section>
> <section>

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