Subject: Re: printing problems: 'lp_open failed' error
From: Carsten Neumann (deltor@snafu.de)
Date: Thu Jul 19 2001 - 15:53:39 EDT
On Thu, 19 Jul 2001, Matt Lynch wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I know this problem has been discussed before on netatalk-admins but having
> tried every suggestion I'm still getting the follow message in my log when I
> try and print from an iMac (running OS9.1) to a HP Laserjet 1200 installed
> as a local printer on the linux server (running redhat 7.1 and
> netatalk-1.5pre6-1rh7):
>
> papd[27358]: child 27371 for "HPLJ1200" from 65338.250
> papd[27371]: lp_init: lock: No such file or directory
> papd[27371]: lp_open failed
> papd[27358]: child 27371 done
>
> The iMac simply returns a "Postscript error" message.
>
> My papd.conf is as follows:
>
> HPLJ1200:\
> :pr=|/usr/bin/lpr -Plp:\
> :op=root:pd=/etc/atalk/HP1200PS.PPD:
>
> and /etc/printcap is:
>
> lp:\
> :sh:\
> :ml=0:\
> :mx=0:\
> :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp:\
> :lp=/dev/lp0:\
> :lpd_bounce=true:\
> :if=/usr/share/printconf/mf_wrapper:
>
> Any suggestions for what could be the source of the problem?
>
> Apologies if I'm missing something obvious.
>
> -Matt Lynch
Can you print locally from your linux server via `lpr'?
Kind regards
Carsten
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