Subject: Re: Can't Share HP Printer with Mac
From: andrew morgan (morgan@orst.edu)
Date: Fri Dec 01 2000 - 15:28:27 EST
On Fri, 1 Dec 2000, Jackson Damien wrote:
> At 11:53 AM -0800 11/30/00, andrew morgan wrote:
> >On Thu, 30 Nov 2000, Jackson Damien wrote:
> >
> >> At 4:48 PM -0800 11/29/00, andrew morgan wrote:
> >> >On Wed, 29 Nov 2000, Jackson Damien wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Hello!
> >> >>
> >> >> I have a setup a Linux Box running Redhat 7.0 and
> >> >> Netatalk-1.4.99-0.20001108mdk. I have set up a connection to the
> >> >> network printer downstairs (an HP LaserJet 5M) successfully and able
> >> >> to print to it. I have also set up Samba and have been able to share
> >> >> it with my two PC's and successfully print to it.
> >> >>
> >> >> I set up Netatalk and was able to print two files successfully.
> >> >> After I set up Samba however, I cannot get it to print anymore. When
> >> >> I choose the printer the chooser there is a spool icon that wasn't
> >> >> there before, and I can't get rid of.
> >> >>
> >> >> I have turned AppleTalk off and back on, and cleared the Linux print
> >> >> queue, as well as set up other printer. They all now have the same
> >> >> problem.
> >> >>
> >> >> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> >> >
> >> >What does your papd.conf file look like?
> >>
> >> Here it is:
> >>
> >> Mac Print:\
> >> :pr=|/usr/bin/lpr -P printer-laser -h:
> >>
> >> Actually I have been able to print again, but not from everything. I
> >> can print from IE 5.0 on my Mac for example, but not Eudora 5 or a
> >> text selection in BetterTelnet.
> >>
> >> When I try to print however, everything spools to the printer the
> >> exact same way. It's just from certain programs nothing comes out.
> >
> >Hmmm, everything looks okay in your papd.conf setup. You might check to
> >make sure that you are printing in ascii instead of binary in each
> >program. Printing in binary can cause problems in papd sometimes. I
>
> How would I check this?
When you hit print on your mac, it should bring up a dialog box where you
can change printer settings. Somewhere in there is (usually) a choice
between ascii and binary postscript.
Andy
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