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List:       opensolaris-desktop-discuss
Subject:    Re: [desktop-discuss] Firefox 3 on Solaris 10 distributions
From:       Alfred Peng <Alfred.Peng () Sun ! COM>
Date:       2008-09-25 4:17:06
Message-ID: 48DB10C2.8050603 () sun ! com
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Hi Michael,

libprintbackend-papi.so should be the printer backend implements the 
PAPI interface. However, an known bug for PAPI has affect Firefox's 
printing functionality and has been fixed in OpenSolaris b96.

-Alfred

Michael E. Thomadakis wrote:
> Alfred,
>
> after removing the 'libprintbackend-papi.so' ff3.0.1 did not hang and I could 
> also print. Thanks for the help !
>
> What's the role of libprintbackend-papi.so ? 
>
> thanks again
> Michael
>
> On Wed, 24 Sep 2008, Alfred Peng wrote:
>
> | Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:41:31 +0800
> | From: Alfred Peng <Alfred.Peng@Sun.COM>
> | To: Michael E. Thomadakis <miket@mikefire1.tamu.edu>
> | Cc: Brian.Lu@Sun.COM, desktop-discuss@opensolaris.org
> | Subject: Re: [desktop-discuss] Firefox 3 on Solaris 10 distributions
> | 
> | Hi Michael,
> | 
> | Please remove libprintbackend-papi.so and start Firefox again.
> | 
> | -Alfred
> | 
> | Michael E. Thomadakis wrote:
> | > Thanks for the quick reply:
> | > 
> | > this is what is under /opt/sfw/lib/gtk-2.0/2.10.0/printbackends/
> | > 
> | > :~ > ls -la /opt/sfw/lib/gtk-2.0/2.10.0/printbackends/
> | > total 140
> | > drwxr-xr-x   2 root     root         512 Jun 24 16:51 ./
> | > drwxr-xr-x   6 root     root         512 Jun 24 16:51 ../
> | > -rwxr-xr-x   1 root     root       22124 Jun 24 12:32
> | > libprintbackend-file.so*
> | > -rwxr-xr-x   1 root     root       16512 Jun 24 12:32
> | > libprintbackend-lpr.so*
> | > -rwxr-xr-x   1 root     root       29416 Jun 24 12:32
> | > libprintbackend-papi.so*
> | > 
> | > Any hint or workaround ? 
> | > :~ > uname -a
> | > SunOS mikefire1 5.10 Generic_137112-06 i86pc i386 i86pc
> | > 
> | > this is for firefox 3.0.1
> | > 
> | > thanks!
> | > Michael
> | > 
> | > On Wed, 24 Sep 2008, Alfred Peng wrote:
> | > 
> | > | Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:16:33 +0800
> | > | From: Alfred Peng <Alfred.Peng@Sun.COM>
> | > | To: Michael E. Thomadakis <miket@mikefire1.tamu.edu>
> | > | Cc: Brian.Lu@Sun.COM, desktop-discuss@opensolaris.org
> | > | Subject: Re: [desktop-discuss] Firefox 3 on Solaris 10 distributions
> | > | | Hi Michael,
> | > | | This seems to be a known bug for printing backend. If you're using the
> | > | contributed Firefox 3.0.x package(for S10), could you check whether there
> | > is a
> | > | libprintbackend-cups.so in /opt/sfw/lib/gtk-2.0/2.10.0/printbackends?
> | > Please
> | > | remove it and run Firefox again if there is one.
> | > | | As tracked in the bug database, this issue has been fixed in OpenSolaris
> | > b96.
> | > | Not sure about the plan for S10 backport. If the bug still exists, then
> | > there
> | > | should be another bug for printing.
> | > | | Cheers,
> | > | -Alfred
> | > | | Michael E. Thomadakis wrote:
> | > | > Hello guys,
> | > | > | > I've installed FF3.0.1 on my Solaris 10 (AMD64) workstation but as
> | > soon as I
> | > | > hit Ctrl-P (or use the menu) to print a page, FF locks up. I've already
> | > | > posted a message to some Opensolaris.org forums. Has anyone seen this
> | > | > happening before?  I've also have a truss output of the time I hit
> | > Ctrl-P
> | > | > and the main LWP dies with a SIGSEV .
> | > | > | > thanks
> | > | > Michael
> | > | > | > On Thu, 19 Jun 2008, Brian.Lu@Sun.COM wrote:
> | > | > | > | Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:55:50 +0800
> | > | > | From: Brian.Lu@Sun.COM
> | > | > | To: James Cornell <sparcdr@gmail.com>
> | > | > | Cc: Michael E. Thomadakis <miket@mikefire1.tamu.edu>,
> | > | > |     desktop-discuss@opensolaris.org
> | > | > | Subject: Re: [desktop-discuss] Firefox 3 on Solaris 10 distributions
> | > | > | | We'll provide Firefox3 for S10U5.   But we need to take some time to
> | > | > solve
> | > | > | the dependency issue first.
> | > | > | | | James Cornell wrote:
> | > | > | > Not really gonna answer for Sun, but I doubt they will provide any
> | > new
> | > | > major
> | > | > | > versions of such software until it is necessary. At the moment I do
> | > not
> | > | > see
> | > | > | > Sun providing S10U5 users GTK+ 2.10.  Possibly U6 if there is a U6.
> | > If
> | > | > you
> | > | > | > can wait a little bit I can see if I can provide a GTK+ 2.10 package
> | > to
> | > | > go
> | > | > | > along with Firefox 3 and package that as well for S10U5.  I have S10
> | > on
> | > | > my
> | > | > | > Ultra 20 M2 as well.
> | > | > | > | > James
> | > | > | > On Jun 18, 2008, at 4:06 PM, Michael E. Thomadakis wrote:
> | > | > | > | > > Hi James,
> | > | > | > > | > > I was so eager to try out FF3.00 but ....
> | > | > | > > | > > I have seen JDS being stuck were it is for very long time
> | > ... I
> | > | > run stock
> | > | > | > > Sol10 on AMD64 h/w (Ultra 20M2 workstation) at work and I don't
> | > think
> | > | > I
> | > | > | > > would
> | > | > | > > be installing opensolaris any time soon.
> | > | > | > > | > > So I will either have to build FF3.0 or I guess wait until
> | > | > Solaris 10
> | > | > | > > upgrades
> | > | > | > > its own libraries ? Is the latter one a reasonable expectation?
> | > | > | > > | > > | > > thanks for the reply
> | > | > | > > Michael
> | > | > | > > | > > | > > | > > On Wed, 18 Jun 2008, James Cornell wrote:
> | > | > | > > | > > | Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:51:01 -0500
> | > | > | > > | From: James Cornell <sparcdr@gmail.com
> | > <mailto:sparcdr@gmail.com>>
> | > | > | > > | To: Michael E. Thomadakis <miket@mikefire1.tamu.edu
> | > | > | > > <mailto:miket@mikefire1.tamu.edu>>
> | > | > | > > | Cc: desktop-discuss@opensolaris.org
> | > | > | > > <mailto:desktop-discuss@opensolaris.org>
> | > | > | > > | Subject: Re: [desktop-discuss] Firefox 3 on Solaris 10
> | > distributions
> | > | > | > > |
> | > | > | > > | Nope, not yet.  With effort one can be built against GTK+ 2.10,
> | > but
> | > | > | > > | backporting if it is ever done will take time.
> | > | > | > > | James
> | > | > | > > |
> | > | > | > > | On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 2:53 PM, Michael E. Thomadakis <
> | > | > | > > | miket@mikefire1.tamu.edu <mailto:miket@mikefire1.tamu.edu>>
> | > wrote:
> | > | > | > > |
> | > | > | > > | > Is there a mozilla firefox 3.00 binary that comes with all the
> | > | > | > > necessary
> | > | > | > > | > libraries that the production Solaris10 is missing ? (GTK+
> | > 2.10
> | > | > for
> | > | > | > > | > instance?) The standard Solaris10 comes with GTK+2.4 ....
> | > | > | > > | >
> | > | > | > > | > Is there any plan to have Firefo3.00 run on the profuction
> | > | > Solaris10 ?
> | > | > | > > | >
> | > | > | > > | > thanks
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