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yum tips

Just wanted to mention that these EXACT instructions only work on an i386 install.

To make it a little easer, one can do:
yum install yum-utils
yumdownloader nautilus-sendto
rpm -Uvh –nodeps nautilus-sendto[PRESS TAB]

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Connecting to serial modem (FC9)

http://spalinux.com/2008/08/configuring_serial_port_for_console_redirection_on_linux

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cupsenable for Fedora Core 2

lpadmin -p printername -E

Options -E will toggle enable/disble printer

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Printing to Windows’s share printer

Software Requirement

- epson-lq-2090-ppd-1.0-1.fc5.i386.rpm

- epson-lq-2090.ppd

Installation

On Windows

- Connect Epson LQ-2090 and install the driver

- Share this printer

On Linux

- login as root

- #rpm -ivh epson-lq-2090-ppd-1.0-1.fc5.i386.rpm

- copy epson-lq-2090.ppd to /usr/share/cups/model/

- edit /etc/cups/mime.types by uncomment the following line

application/octet-stream

- edit /etc/cups/mime.convs by uncomment the following line

application/octet-stream application/vnd.cups-raw 0 -

- #service cups restart

- cups log is locate at /var/log/cups/

- #smbclient -L Toooon –N

- the printer share name will appear like this -> EPSONLQ-2090

- #lpadmin -p lq2090 -v smb://Toooon/EPSONLQ-2090 -P /usr/share/cups/model/epson-lq-2090.ppd

- #cupsenable lq2090

- #accept lq2090

- edit /etc/samba/smb.conf (the [printers] section) by uncomment the following line)

public = yes

- #service smb restart

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