[opensuse] vmware, opensuse and parport
Hello: Unfortunaltely I have to set up a program that is available only for windows. The good part is that this program can run on windows 98. I have to print from this application with parallel port printer. I experimented with different virtual machines and found that only vmware workstation runs windows 98 with a decent speed. But vmware insists to use /dev/parport0 file for parallel port configuration, furthermore the removing of lp module. I am using openSUSE 10.3 which does not have /dev/parport0 and lp module is loaded by default and required for printing from linux. My question is how I could configure the system so that I could use vmware with printing function, and, after closing vmware, return everything to normal? Possibly without having to login as root and loading, unloading modules manually at every time I start and stop vmware. Relevant documentation: http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/ws_devices_parallel_configure_linux.h... http://forums.opensuse.org/hardware/392054-parallel-port-device-doesnt-exist... Thanks in advance, Istvan -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Istvan Gabor wrote:
Hello:
Unfortunaltely I have to set up a program that is available only for windows. The good part is that this program can run on windows 98. I have to print from this application with parallel port printer.
I experimented with different virtual machines and found that only vmware workstation runs windows 98 with a decent speed. But vmware insists to use /dev/parport0 file for parallel port configuration, furthermore the removing of lp module.
I am using openSUSE 10.3 which does not have /dev/parport0 and lp module is loaded by default and required for printing from linux.
My question is how I could configure the system so that I could use vmware with printing function, and, after closing vmware, return everything to normal? Possibly without having to login as root and loading, unloading modules manually at every time I start and stop vmware.
Relevant documentation: http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/ws_devices_parallel_configure_linux.h... http://forums.opensuse.org/hardware/392054-parallel-port-device-doesnt-exist...
Thanks in advance, Istvan
Send your Win98 print thru Cups to your host. Install Samba on your host, (if not already there) and enable the minimal amount of stuff you need, but be sure to include printer support. Anything your host can print to, windows 98 will be able to print to. Your host will be a print server for win98. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
My question is how I could configure the system so that I could use vmware with printing function, and, after closing vmware, >>return everything to normal? Possibly without having to login as root and loading, unloading modules manually at every time I start >>and stop vmware.
Send your Win98 print thru Cups to your host. Install Samba on your host, (if not already there) and enable the minimal amount of stuff you need, but be sure to include printer support. Anything your host can print to, windows 98 will be able to print to.
Your host will be a print server for win98.
John: Thank you four the suggestion. I could configure samba and the printer share, and it works perfectly. No need to hassle with parport device. Thanks again, Istvan -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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Istvan Gabor
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John Andersen