Re: Print spooling with netatalk


Subject: Re: Print spooling with netatalk
From: Dejan Muhamedagic (dejanm@aon.at)
Date: Thu May 11 2000 - 18:01:13 EDT


Hello,

On Thu, May 11, 2000 at 03:58:01AM -0400, Dave Scheltema wrote:
> Netatalk admins-
> I have come across a MAC laser writer 360 and have been almost
> successfully in the setup. The printer is on the parallel port and its
> known as lp to my linux system. I have tested printing text files and
> such to the printer from the box and it works quite nicely. In trying
> to connected it in with netatalk I receive errors that are mailed to me
> and my print job ultimately fails. Here is my papd.conf
>
> Apple Laser test:\
> :pr=lp:op=root:\
> :pd=/var/ppd/Laser Writer Select 360.PPD:
>
> [...]
>
> Your printer job (Note Pad)
> was not printed because it was not linked to the original file

You should try with

          :pr=|/usr/bin/lpr -Plp:

instead of

          :pr=lp:

Dejan



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