Subject: Re: [netatalk-admins] Printing from Macs
From: Bill Studenmund (skippy@macro.stanford.edu)
Date: Wed Jan 28 1998 - 15:26:47 EST
On Wed, 28 Jan 1998, Robert J. Marinchick wrote:
> Hi Folks,
>
> I've gotten netatalk to print from unix devices, but am having trouble getting
> Macs to work. I get the following messages (in /usr/adm/messages):
>
> Jan 28 10:23:02 majink1.itc.Virginia.EDU papd[10820]: read_ppd .ppd: No such
> file or directory
> Jan 28 10:23:28 majink1.itc.Virginia.EDU papd[10820]: lp_conn_unix connect
> /dev/printer: No such file or directory
> Jan 28 10:23:28 majink1.itc.Virginia.EDU papd[10820]: lp_print: lp_conn_unix: No
> such file or directory
>
> my printcap looks like:
>
> lp|forest_l1| HP LaserJet 4, Forestry 135, ITC:\
> :lp=/dev/null:mx#0:\
> :lf=/usr/spool/print/forest_l1/lpd-errs:pw#80:sh:sf:\
> :if=/usr/local/atalk/etc/filters/ifpap:\
> :sd=/usr/spool/print/forest_l1:
>
> my /usr/local/atalk/etc/papd.conf looks like:
>
> forest_l1:\
> :pr=lp:
>
> I'm following the directions as shown in "How to setup the printer using
> Appletalk" by Werner Eugster.
>
> Does anyone know what I'm leaving out?
The messages say it all.
For papd, you don't have a .ppd file (a file which tells the macs what the
postscript printer can do). Also, papd is trying to talk to the print
spooler via /dev/printer, which doesn't seem to exist.
I think (but am not sure) that pr=|lpr -Pprintername will work.
Also, why are you having the macs print to a printer queue which points to
an Appletalk printer? Why not just have them print directly?
Take care,
Bill
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