Subject: Re: PAPD Problems
From: andrew morgan (morgan@orst.edu)
Date: Wed Sep 20 2000 - 01:25:43 EDT
On Tue, 19 Sep 2000 grant@techgallery.com wrote:
> I'm having problems printing from a Mac (os 8.5 i do believe) to a
> Debian Linux (woody) machine with an HP LaserJet 6MP PostScript
> printer. Its using the latest lprng, and netatalk packages. Printing
> from the localhost and from one Linux machine to another works fine.
> Printing from NT to Linux works fine, but whenever i try to print from
> the mac i get a "PostScript Error".
>
> If anyone out there can help me figure out what i'm doing wrong here,
> the help would be much appriciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Grant
>
> I'm attatching my configuration files (papd.conf, and printcap) as well
> as some messages from the syslog:
>
> #papd.conf
> VgerLaserJet:\
> :pr=| lpr -Plp:\
> :op=root:\
> :pd=/usr/local/atalk/ppd/HP_LaserJet_6MP.ppd:
>
> Vger Mac Printer Spooler 2:\
> :pr=| lpr -Plp:\
> :op=root:\
> :pd=/usr/local/atalk/ppd/HP_LJ_5MP.ppd:
>
>
> Vger Mac Printer Spooler 3:\
> :pr=| lpr -Plp:\
> :op=root:\
Make sure that the format of your papd.conf file is exact. The first line
should begin in column one, and there must be no spaces after the line
continuation "\" character. The following lines must be tabbed in. They
cannot start at column one. Maybe this is just how you pasted it into
this email message though...
Andy
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