Subject: Re: can't print "not linked to original file"
From: Quant-X UNIX and Linux Support (lists@quant-x.com)
Date: Mon Feb 21 2000 - 05:17:41 EST
Hello,
On Sun, Feb 20, 2000 at 11:29:45PM -0800, Doug Mandell wrote:
> I'm having a problem printing from the Mac to the RedHat 6.0 Linux box...I
> can see the printer in the chooser, and it spools, but then the job
> dies. I get this error, "Your printer job (xyz.doc) was not printed
> because it was not linked to the original file."
This is the problem of papd creating the print job itself in the spool
directory.
> I read this could be caused by permissions problems, so I changed my
> papd.conf file to read:
> "lj4:pr|/usr/bin/lpr -Plp2:op=dmandell:pd=/etc/atalk/aplwntr1.ppd:"
Perhaps it's just a typo:
> "lj4:pr|/usr/bin/lpr -Plp2:op=dmandell:pd=/etc/atalk/aplwntr1.ppd:"
"lj4:pr=|/usr/bin/lpr -Plp2:op=dmandell:pd=/etc/atalk/aplwntr1.ppd:"
Cheers.
Dejan
> Still doesn't work. An nbplkup shows the printer. I do a papstatus on it
> and it says "lp is ready and printing". The printer does work, I can print
> using samba (we've only got one Mac, the rest are pcs).
>
> The most frustrating part of this is that this used to work before we got
> dsl (all computers on the lan used to share a dialup connection...)...I
> assume somehow adding the second lan card to the linux box screwed this up,
> appletalk appears to work fine except for the printing. I've done some
> pretty extensive research and been unable to fix this, anyone got a solution?
>
> Doug
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