Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Editor P.O.V. Image Service" 
<editor@p...> wrote:
> john eckenrode wrote:
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> If neither option works, I'll probably cobble together a super cheap 
> Linux 9.0 print server with two parallel ports and use the parallel 
> ports to print to the 1270 and 1280- via QTR 2 on Linux, while leaving 
> the USB ports hooked up to the Windows XP printserver.
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> Any thoughts from those of you using QTR 2 on Linux?

My advice, in order to avoid unnecessary possible frustrations is to either dedicate a 
box to linux or a partition. I suggest not letting RH install CUPS or Gimp-Print for you 
since they have a reputation of putting things in strange locations, download the 
sources and compile and install in their default locations, most likely /usr/local/ so 
that you know where they are in case you need to change something. 
Linux/OSX-->Windows communication via Samba apparently is great though I never 
used it, it is the default protocol when using OSX as a print server in a mixed 
environment. While I don't use QTR with Linux others I'm sure can help with details.
Also remember, you can use USB besides the parallel ports.

Andu

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> Keith Krebs
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