Subject: Re: [netatalk-admins] Printing woes continue
From: eirvine (eirvine@tpgi.com.au)
Date: Sat Oct 30 1999 - 03:38:03 EDT
Hi,
You might also consider installing LPRng instead.
It is a drop in replacement for the lp* tools and
daemon.
It works like a charm with FreeBSD, and I believe
it is no problem with RedHat either.
http://www.astart.com/
Eddie.
Russell E Glaue wrote:
>
> If you are printing remotely from the Linux box to the printer over
> TCP/IP, then you have met a known problem.
> I still have not seen this documented in any Netatlk Tutorials yet though,
> so that is probably why you have not seen an answer.
>
> The LPR program is the problem in this case, and not netatalk. LPR expects
> a file to be spooled that has a name of a certain number of characters.
> Netatalk's PAPD sends variable length named files to the LPR spool as one
> would expect to be okay. However LPR does not expect this situation
> between it and PAPD to have ever occurred, so it just lets the PAPD print
> job sit in the spool and does nothing with it.
>
> If you check the Netatlk Archives, you will find a patch for the LPR.
>
> -----russ-----
>
> On Fri, 29 Oct 1999, Tony Grant wrote:
>
> > Hello again,
> >
> > Printing is not fixed...
> >
> > Red Hat 6.1 (upgrade over 6.0 clean install), netatalk-1.4b2+asun2.1.3
> > installed and compiled over 6.1 upgrade, lpr 0.46-1 fix.
> >
> > afpd works fine
> > server name is not visible in chooser
> > printer name neither
> > papd says it is working OK when I do the tests on the linux box
> > printing works on the linux box
> >
> > When I print to the spooler from the Mac (G3 400 OS 8.6) it accepts the
> > document then locks solid.
> >
> > Any help (URGENT my girlfriend isn't talking to me any more...) greatly
> > appreciated - the FAQ's have been of no assistance so far
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Tony Grant
> >
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