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    3939<h3>1.1.  What is eCups?</h3>
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    7878<h3>1.3.  Another spooler?  Doesn't OS/2 already have a print spooler?</h3>
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    471471<h3>2.6.  What's the difference between all these network device types (<tt>ipp://</tt>, <tt>lpd://</tt>, <tt>socket://</tt>, etc.)?</h3>
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    575575<h3>2.10.  How do I upgrade to a new version?</h3>
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    577 <p>It depends on the component...
     577<p>It depends on which specific the component you are upgrading.
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    579 <dt>ECUPS.DRV
    580 <dd>Unzip the <tt>ecups-*.zip</tt> file over the existing files (in
    581 <tt>\OS2\DLL\ECUPS</tt>).<p>
    582 <dt>CUPS.PDR
     580<dt><u>CUPS</u>
     581<dd>Make sure you stop the CUPS Daemon (cupsd.exe) if it is running.
     582<p>Generally, you can just unzip the new <tt>cups-*.zip</tt> over your previous
     583installation.  You should back up the existing <tt>\cups</tt> directory tree
     584first, though.
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     586<p>If you'd rather install cleanly (while preserving your setup), do the following:
     587<ol>
     588  <li>Rename your current <tt>\cups</tt> directory tree.
     589  <li> Unzip the new <tt>cups-*.zip</tt> &mdash; a new <tt>\cups</tt> tree will be created.
     590  <li>Copy the following files over from your previous (renamed) <tt>\cups</tt> directory tree:
     591      <ul>
     592      <li><tt>etc/cups/ppd/*</tt>
     593      <li><tt>etc/cups/printers.conf</tt>
     594      <li><tt>etc/cups/classes.conf</tt>  &mdash; only necessary if you have classes (printer groups) defined
     595      <li><tt>etc/cups/snmp.conf</tt> &mdash; only necessary if you have customized SNMP settings
     596      <li><tt>etc/cups/local.convs</tt>, if it exists
     597      <li><tt>etc/cups/local.types</tt>, if it exists
     598      </ul>
     599  <li>Either reinstall Gutenprint (by re-unzipping <tt>gutenprint-*.zip</tt>
     600      to the same root directory as CUPS), or else copy the following files
     601      over from your previous (renamed) CUPS installation:
     602      <ul>
     603      <li><tt>cups/etc/cups/command.types</tt>
     604      <li><tt>cups/lib/cups/driver/gutenprint.<i>version</i>.exe</tt>
     605      <li><tt>cups/lib/cups/filter/commandtocanon.exe</tt>
     606      <li><tt>cups/lib/cups/filter/commandtoepson.exe</tt>
     607      <li><tt>cups/lib/cups/filter/rastertogutenprint.<i>version</i>.exe</tt>
     608      <li><tt>cups/share/cups/calibrate.ppm</tt>
     609      <li><tt>cups/share/cups/model/gutenprint/*</tt>
     610      </ul>
     611
     612  <li>Restore any configuration options you have defined (and want to keep) from
     613      <tt>etc/cups/cupsd.conf</tt> in your previous (renamed) CUPS instalation.
     614      You can probably just copy the file over, but you should generally compare
     615      it with the new (default) version provided by CUPS, in case the new version
     616      has new or changed items/syntax that should be taken into account.
     617</ol>
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     619<p>After upgrading (either way), check the file
     620<tt>\cups\lib\cups\filter\pstoraster</tt> and make sure the "<tt>prefix=</tt>"
     621line points to your correct GhostScript path.
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     623<p>Finally, start the CUPS Daemon (<tt>cupsd.exe</tt>), then go into the web
     624administration GUI and double-check that your printers and settings are correct.
     625
     626<p>(If everything works properly, you can delete any backed-up/renamed previous
     627versions of CUPS.  It's a good idea to run with the new version for a while
     628before doing this, however.)
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     631<dt><u>CUPS.PDR</u>
    583632<dd>Copy the new version of CUPS.PDR over the old one (probably located in
    584633<tt>\OS2\DLL</tt>).  Note that you will probably first need to unlock ECUPS.DRV
    585634using a tool like <em>unlock</em> or <em>replmod</em>, or else boot from another
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    587 <dt>CUPS
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     637<dt><u>ECUPS.DRV</u>
     638<dd>Unzip the <tt>ecups-*.zip</tt> file over the existing files (in
     639<tt>\OS2\DLL\ECUPS</tt>).<p>
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     641<dt><u>Gutenprint</u>
    588642<dd>TODO<p>
    589 <dt>Gutenprint
    590 <dd>TODO<p>
    591 <dt>GhostScript
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     644<dt><u>GhostScript</u>
    592645<dd>TODO<p>
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