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Applications / Re: Shared folders IFS for VBox Additions, the test version
« on: November 06, 2018, 08:18:06 am »
2mauro: There are the instructions in the official readme on Oracle's Additions ISO,
though, it is brief too. Mine is even more thorough :) Not sure, what's not clear for
you? You should copy all the files in respective directories (or somewhere to \programs,
or whatever directory you use for installing apps). Only vbxgradd.dll should be on the
LIBPATH. Any other programs can have arbitrary location. You should have any GRADD
driver installed, prior to vbxgradd.dll installation (GENGRADD, Panorama or SNAP are
good).



The trap in PMDD usually means that you have your video driver misconfigured.
So, you only need to install it correctly.

ok , understood.   Trying and see what happens is not a problem, in case of disaster I will revert to the stepback just saved.
Thank you, I'll let you know as I will take the time for doing this.

again: "the system detected an internal processing error".  Sorry, too tricky for me, hope wil find in the future an automated installation routine.  Thank you anyhow.

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Applications / Re: Simple CUPS Support Printer Quesion
« on: November 06, 2018, 07:41:42 am »
Erik,

I have an HP m452dn and am trying to get it to work with CUPS, or directly from a PM printer driver. 

in PM choose the driver POSTSCRIPT.HP Color Laserjet PS . It has worked for my Samsung C460 Xpression laser color printer

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Applications / Re: CUPS User ID and Password
« on: November 06, 2018, 07:37:15 am »
On the CUPS administration page (http://localhost:631/admin) when I click on "View Error Log" I am prompted for a user id and password. None of the user ids/passwords I have entered work.

Does anyone have any idea which user id and password CUPS is looking for?

it can only be user and password you choosen at system installation

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Applications / Re: Simple CUPS Support Printer Quesion
« on: November 05, 2018, 09:26:12 pm »
My venerable HP2550 has finally died. Now I'm in the process of looking for a new color laser printer. I just updated my CUPS installation to the latest version. So my question is:

"Are all the printers shown in the 'Create CUPS Printer" selection list supported?"

I'm looking at getting a HP M452dn, as that seems to best meet my requirements and price point. The printer dialogue lists the M452 as an available printer. There appear to be several flavours of M452xx. The various xx after M452 seem to denote various connectivity options. But the dn model is the one I want (wired Ethernet).

This will be my first foray into the CUPS world, as my 2550 has been a faithful printer for going on 15+ years, but alas its finally died.

TIA

I succeeded to configure my Samsung C460 Xpress (via ip address port) just by getting his PPD file driver downloaded from OpenPrinting:

https://wiki.linuxfoundation.org/openprinting/start

Although I saw that  the HP M452dn specific model is not officially supported I guess you could download the generic PostScript driver which works for most of the laserjet color printers :

http://www.openprinting.org/driver/Postscript


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Applications / Re: Shared folders IFS for VBox Additions, the test version
« on: November 05, 2018, 09:05:41 pm »
2mauro: There are the instructions in the official readme on Oracle's Additions ISO,
though, it is brief too. Mine is even more thorough :) Not sure, what's not clear for
you? You should copy all the files in respective directories (or somewhere to \programs,
or whatever directory you use for installing apps). Only vbxgradd.dll should be on the
LIBPATH. Any other programs can have arbitrary location. You should have any GRADD
driver installed, prior to vbxgradd.dll installation (GENGRADD, Panorama or SNAP are
good).


The trap in PMDD usually means that you have your video driver misconfigured.
So, you only need to install it correctly.

ok , understood.   Trying and see what happens is not a problem, in case of disaster I will revert to the stepback just saved.
Thank you, I'll let you know as I will take the time for doing this.

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Applications / Re: Shared folders IFS for VBox Additions, the test version
« on: November 04, 2018, 09:32:19 am »
Hi, I'm currently developing a VBox shared folders IFS for OS/2 guest. It is not
finished, yet, and I'm adding the fixes currently to it. But it is mostly working
already, and copying files from/to shared folders works. The current link is here:

ftp://osfree.org/upload/vbox/vbox-additions-os2-r177.zip

Many people needed the VBox additions, so it should be a
great help for them. So, if anybody wants the OS/2 additions,
please try and test.
………………………………………..

Good, Vbox guest additions for os2 is one of my unsolved task .  Tried to install the official ones I had an unrecoverable trap stop on rebooting similar to what shown by Martin here above, and would be nice having more luck with these.
Would you please provide more detailed installation instructions? I see some executable and some other system files in the two directories (I presume to be copied in respective OS2 root ones) plus you explaination on how to edit the config sys, but I'd need -and maybe others as well- a more comprehensive installation guide.  Thank you much

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Applications / Re: cups installed, how to start it?
« on: October 28, 2018, 02:27:46 pm »
What you are seeing could well be because you don't have the SLPR port.  I have had a look through my zips archive and found it, just unzip it the the partition yoy have the os2 directory in.

It shouldn't be necessary for you to dump what you have (I have several printers installed which only get used when friends bring something over to be repaired)  Once you have the SLPR.pdr and hlp installed in os2\dll it should appear in 'Install new port' page, highlight it and click on add. That should give you the new port for your printer, clocking on propertied will allow you to fill in the necessary information.

DONE, I just printed a pdf file page!  Well, I had posted for 10 minutes an answer to you (now cancelled) which shown an error message on the driver configuration, but soon realized that I was selecting a wrong menu in the PM,
Very well, and I do not need any Cups.
Thanks much

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Applications / Re: cups installed, how to start it?
« on: October 27, 2018, 02:18:24 pm »
Hi Mauro,

As roberto says printing direct from firefox for OS/2 is almost impossible.  Because of that I have installed an Apple Color Laserwriter to use when printing to file as a PDF.

Regarding printer ports.  As I said before I am using PSCRIPT.DRV with the PPDs for both my Brother printers added.  To add the SLPR port use the
'Install New Port' button on the 'Output Port' page. Then open the SLPR port propertied and fill in as necessary (mine shows what I have for the postscript printer with PCL I'm not sure).

Since your printer has postscript embedded I would recommend that you use it that way even if it does require you to clean up the PPD and add it to the driver (see the readme included with Alex Taylor's PSPRINT driver for how to do it).

Thanks both Roberto and Ivan, good advice for me that I was testing printer output with the wrong application, I think that it will be better doing on the OS2 advanced editor, which has a printing menu.
Then I tried to apply Ivan suggestions, but below you see what is the result, and here I stop again :


https://ibb.co/hp02yA

do you think it would be better restarting from an empty printer manager (no printers - no drivers) ? Or should I be more radical, restarting from the saved system image just before all printing software installation consisting in PManager, IP Spool, Cups ?

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Applications / Re: cups installed, how to start it?
« on: October 27, 2018, 09:24:26 am »
Trying to send an LPD job to port 9100 is not likely to work.  That's the port for raw (a.k.a. JetDirect) IP printing which the \PIPE\LPDx driver is not likely to support.  Don't specify a port at all, the driver will automatically send to the correct port for the LPR protocol.

Better still, use an SLPR port rather than a \PIPE\LPDx port.

ok. Does it mean (sorry to continuously asking for my understanding translation) that I have to restart the IP Spool configuration without indicating the 4 digits number port, and at that point the printer object/driver will find itself the way to the printer ?  And/or, what am I supposed to do to have an SLPR port?

sorry again,  would like to take the chance for asking you the following : I succeeded to configure the printer on Cups through Firefox and its downloaded PPD file, and also obtained the test page printed (wow!) but the printer exists now only in the Cups config pages in Firefox, no printer object created elswere which should be in an application, not even in the Firefox printing menu itself. I saw that in your Printer Manager on Install Printer item there is a call for Cups printer installation, but beginning by there, then the window closes and i go nowhere. Do you also have an indication for this?
Thank you much

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Applications / Re: cups installed, how to start it?
« on: October 26, 2018, 09:08:00 pm »
Creating a PCL printer object (LaserJet) doesn't need any PPD file. To find a matching model from LASERJET.DRV the information from "Support for ASCII Printers from Hewlett Packard" (http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=nas8N1019534) can be helpful. A later Colour LaserJet model will work fine.

The PPD file is only required for updating the PSPRINT.DRV using the supplied PIN and PPDENC utility programs.

The installation of a printer object is the typical process by DnD an object from inside the *.DRV to your workplace.

Under the "Properties" - "Output Port" of the object the port (IP) can be selected.

It largely depends on your print jobs and applications which object should be used. For slow local networks (WiFi) PCL jobs should be faster.

I'm getting closer.
Installed the Alex Taylor Printer Manager which allowed to set the printer object by selecting it from a list.  I've then browsed the OS2 printer list  from the Client CD and choosen  the HP Color Laserjet, with printer driver Postscript.HP Color Laserjet.PS, connected on port  \PIPE\LPD0 created by IPSpool (have configured the correct printer ip address and port 9100).  Now, this printer appears in the Firefox print menu, but as I start printing, it give the message "an error occourred while printing" , and of course nothing is being printed

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Applications / Re: cups installed, how to start it?
« on: October 23, 2018, 08:43:44 pm »
right, I know that ppd file is available for my printer model which is also PS enabled, but still need the proper interface that detects it enabling the device to receive printing jobs through the network, this is what Cups does.
That's a misconception. The device can receive remote print jobs without involving CUPS.

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Are there other communication possibilities?
You can simply print via IP using the LPR command.

For OS/2 desktop use it's better to create at least 2 printer objects.
* for PCL5c or PCL6 printer
* for PostScript printer (you will need the PPD-file form the Windows printer driver - not Linux!)
There are different IP port drivers available for OS/2: SLPR, IP Spool (http://manglais.com/download/ipspool104.zip) ...

Ok, I've choosen this tips among the others, seems to me the less dispersive (ecups appears more complicated in and shows some other complementary-prerequisites software needed, it is not the "all in one" package that I was looking for. At this point I've run the installation of ipspool, then I've run the utility for creating the printer name, ip address, port,....done.  Now: what is next ?  PPD driver I guess, but I miss the knowledge here.  Could you lead me to complete this task?
Thank you

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Applications / Re: cups installed, how to start it?
« on: October 22, 2018, 04:57:51 pm »
right, I know that ppd file is available for my printer model which is also PS enabled, but still need the proper interface that detects it enabling the device to receive printing jobs through the network, this is what Cups does.
That's a misconception. The device can receive remote print jobs without involving CUPS.

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Are there other communication possibilities?
You can simply print via IP using the LPR command.

For OS/2 desktop use it's better to create at least 2 printer objects.
* for PCL5c or PCL6 printer
* for PostScript printer (you will need the PPD-file form the Windows printer driver - not Linux!)
There are different IP port drivers available for OS/2: SLPR, IP Spool (http://manglais.com/download/ipspool104.zip) ...

Fine, this is interesting, Cups means also a lot of software coming together with it that I'd prefer to save if possible, since I just need a connection to my network printer.  The problem for me is that I refer to solutions that I'm able to understand or that I already know and possibly with a clear/basic explaination, and in the OS2 case it's else that immediate.
This is why I keep asking by "first time questions".
Thank you

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Applications / Re: cups installed, how to start it?
« on: October 22, 2018, 07:00:48 am »
C460 xpression.  But I mainly need a quick how-to on Cups start, installed in OS2.  No ArcaOS; it is Warp 4.5 in Virtualbox.
Thank you

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Applications / Re: cups installed, how to start it?
« on: October 21, 2018, 10:04:54 pm »
right, I know that ppd file is available for my printer model which is also PS enabled, but still need the proper interface that detects it enabling the device to receive printing jobs through the network, this is what Cups does.
Are there other communication possibilities?
Thank you

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Applications / cups installed, how to start it?
« on: October 21, 2018, 06:06:50 pm »
good evening, after some successfull software installation thanks to your help (Firefox 45.9 , VLC 3.04, Assoedit), here I am with Cups.
I have a Samsung laser color wireless printer placed in a different room, which I could configure already with Cups on other OS  (Ubuntu and TrueOs) bootable in same pc.
Ok, found Cups in ANPM, downloaded/installed the 19 related packages at same time, done.
Now, what's next?  I presume must open a browsing interface which will let me proceed with detection and installation of the printer.
Unable to find any system icon for starting Cups, just opened a terminal and typed "cupsd". Believe it is working because after entered the command, cursor goes under the "C:\" prompt, meaning that command should have activated Cups even if in background (no gui).
Then I remembered that Cups can be browsed by Firefox typing localhost:631 in the address window, which i try.
Again it seems to work, Cups menu appears. Next I click on Administration link or Network Printer link, and the page remains searching for a while. After some waiting, Firefox crashes, and I cannot open it anymore.
Is there something else I've missed or should I know for using Cups?
Thank you

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