Subject: lpr grief
From: Chris Herrmann (chris@faredge.com.au)
Date: Sun Jul 08 2001 - 02:43:57 EDT
Hi all,
I'm attempting to get mac clients to print to a couple of Apple LaserWriters
via a netatalk server, with mixed success...
The printers & server show up nicely in chooser, and after selecting the
correct PPD file it then creates a desktop icon for the new printer.
If I attempt to print to the printer, I have somewhat different results -
from the mac, the job appears to spool fine, then disappears. On the server,
I see in messages:
Jul 8 16:22:07 bob papd[9687]: child 9701 for "Mono" from 65346.168
Jul 8 16:22:08 bob papd[9701]: read_ppd .ppd: No such file or directory
Jul 8 16:22:08 bob papd[9701]: lp_init: lock: No such file or directory
Jul 8 16:22:08 bob papd[9701]: lp_open failed
Jul 8 16:22:08 bob papd[9687]: child 9701 done
Printing directly from lpr is ok.
The relevant papd.conf entry looks like:
Mono:\
pr=lw8500:\
op=lp:\
ppd=/etc/netatalk/ppd/LaserWriter\ 8500\ PPD\ v1.2:
and the corresponding printcap entry:
lw8500:\
:client:\
:mx=0:sh:\
:lp=lw8500@localhost:
lw8500|Mono:\
:server:
:lp=raw@192.168.0.100:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/%P:\
:if=/usr/libexec/filters/ifhp:\
:ifhp=model=apple:\
:lf=/var/log/%P.log:
Chris Herrmann
Far Edge Technology
p. 02 99553640
f. 02 99547994
m. 0403 393309
http://www.faredge.com.au
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