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Installing a HP LaserJet 1020 on Ubuntu Feisty

I have been trying to get my HP LaserJet 1020 printer working for some time on my Ubuntu machine and I finally succeeded this evening! This is how I did it.

Just type this into the command line:

$ sudo apt-get install build-essential

$ wget -O foo2zjs.tar.gz http://foo2zjs.rkkda.com/foo2zjs.tar.gz

$ tar -zxvf foo2zjs.tar.gz

$ cd foo2zjs

$ sudo make uninstall

$ make

$ ./getweb 1020

$ sudo make install install-hotplug cups

I then had to re-install the printer from

System >> Administration >> Printing

and then

Printer >> Add Printer

And go through the set up process with out changing any settings.

Everything worked!


This information was taken from:
http://stepien.com.pl/2006/09/23/install-your-hp-laserjet-1020-on-ubuntu/

Shareing a Parallels VM

I have a friend who has a MacBook and my Dad and I had installed parallels on it so that she could run windows on it. When we first set it up we created the Windows VM (Virtual Machine) in the Administrator account. We then decided that we wanted to access it from her non-admin account. The problem was that from the non-admin account we couldn't access the needed files. After looking around for a while I finally found a way to share a VM with all the users on a Mac. Here is what to do (This must be done from the account where the VM was made):

1. Move the VM files (.pvs and .hdd) to your Mac shared folder (for example, Macintosh HD > Users > Shared > VM folder).
2. In the Finder, right-click (Ctrl-click) the folder with the VM and choose Get Info from the pop-up menu.
3. In the Get Info window expand the Ownership&Permissions group.
4. Expand the Details group.
5. Set the access level for Others to Read&Write.
6. Click the Apply to the enclosed items button.
7. Now each user of your Mac is able to access the VMs stored in this folder.

I then checked the copied files to see if they worked and then removed the originals. I switched back to the non-admin account and everything worked perfectly!


This information was taken from: http://kb.parallels.com/entry/27/119

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