Subject: Re: printing problem
From: Richard Goldberg (rickg@yorku.ca)
Date: Wed Jan 31 2001 - 09:28:22 EST
On Tue, 30 Jan 2001, Carsten Neumann wrote:
> On Tue, 30 Jan 2001, Richard Goldberg wrote:
> [snip]
> > The printcap entry for this printer is:
> > test|colourlp\
> > :server\
> > :rw:sh:sf\
> > :lp=colorlp.irus.rri.on.ca%9100\
> > :mx#0\
> > :lf=/var/spool/lpd/colour/colour-errs\
> > :sd=/var/spool/lpd/colour\
> > :af=/var/spool/lpd/colour/test-account\
> > :la\
> > :ifhp=model=colour,config=/etc/ifhp.conf\
> > :if=/usr/local/lib/filters/ifhp\
> > :of=/usr/local/lib/filters/ofhp
>
> Oops, you omitted tho colons ':' just before each backslash, and after the last entry:
>
> test|colourlp:\
> :server:\
> :rw:sh:sf:\
> :lp=colorlp.irus.rri.on.ca%9100:\
> :mx#0:\
> :lf=/var/spool/lpd/colour/colour-errs:\
> :sd=/var/spool/lpd/colour:\
> :af=/var/spool/lpd/colour/test-account:\
> :la:\
> :ifhp=model=colour,config=/etc/ifhp.conf:\
> :if=/usr/local/lib/filters/ifhp:\
> :of=/usr/local/lib/filters/ofhp:
>
> OK, if you don't indent your printcap entry lines the colons before the escape chars (backslash)
> might not be necessary, but that at the end is.
I caught that about 5 minutes after I sent the message. However, I fix
the printcap and still get the same problem.
> >
> > If I change the pr line to pipe to lpr I don't get the lp_conn_unix and
> > lp_print errors, but I still get the line too long error.
>
> Does your PPD file look sane?
> Tr-ing my PPD file and "Auto Setup" the printer (on Mac) solved my problem.
The ppd files look fine. What is the max line length that you can have
in a ppd file before atalk starts to complain? There are a few long line
(maybe 125 chars).
Thanks
-Rick
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