Subject: Re: [netatalk-admins] Q: Printing via netatalk to parallel prt on SS10
From: Lukas Karrer (lkarrer@trash.net)
Date: Mon Jan 26 1998 - 14:05:28 EST
Hello again,
I wrote:
>I am resending my quest for an answer in setting up netatalk to print to
>a local postscript printer attached to a parallel-port on a Sun Sparc10.
Edan Idzerda <edan@mtu.edu> replied
> Do you have a specific problem or just generally don't know how to do it ?
> You must have a PPD file for your printer and create a papd.conf file and
> run papd - when you've done this much, your Mac clients should at least see
> the printer in the Chooser. Maybe a bit more detail about your problem
> would help.
Sorry, I was a little to fast in writing to the list and forgot several
things!!
I am using Solaris 2.6 on a Sun Sparc 10. Lan is connected via the internal
le:0, the printer to the parallel port. Netatalk is Version 1.4b2 compiled
on Solaris 2.6.
Printing is set up:
# lpstat -a
QMS-PS410 accepting requests since Sat Jan 17 19:25:47 MET 1998
# cat /etc/printers.conf
QMS-PS410:\
:bsdaddr=sokrates,QMS-PS410,Solaris:\
:description=QMS-PS410:
_default:\
:use=QMS-PS410:
I am able to print local, that means
# lpr some.ps
or
# lpr some.ascii
I configured papd as follows: (as was statet in the FAQ @
http://www.cec.mtu.edu/Doc/FAQ/netatalk.html
QMS-PS410:\
:pr=|/usr/ucb/lpr:\
:op=daemon:\
:pd=/opt/atalk/ppd/QMS-PS410
the printer shows up in the chooser on my mac. I can mount Volumes.
I issue the command:
# ps -edf | grep atalk
root 170 1 0 19:54:40 ? 0:00 /opt/atalk/etc/atalkd
root 184 1 0 19:55:25 ? 0:00 /opt/atalk/etc/papd
root 186 1 0 19:55:25 ? 0:00 /opt/atalk/etc/afpd
data 208 186 0 19:56:02 ? 0:00 /opt/atalk/etc/afpd
which shows me all services are running. I do not have entries of papd in
syslog or /var/adm/messages.
Whenever I want to Print from my mac (PPC 7200, OS 7.6 German), the Job
gets accepted by Desktop Printing (The Icon changes to the 'busy-printer')
and my mac just waits (status: print spooler processing job) (It does NOT
hang however!) The Job can be deleted from the queue on my mac.
After a few seconds, I get the entry in /var/adm/messages
Jan 26 20:00:33 sokrates papd[184]: child 325 killed with 11
And my mac complains that the print-job failed because of an
communication-problem.
I have no IDEA whatsoever could be wrong. I would be VERY grateful if
somebod could give me a hand!
Thanks in advance
Lukas Karrer
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