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- From: huddle@vttcf.cc.vt.edu (Scott Huddle)
- Newsgroups: comp.protocols.appletalk
- Subject: So Close And Yet So Far (lpd and CAP)
- Message-ID: <9399@vtserf.cc.vt.edu>
- Date: 11 Nov 92 06:29:43 GMT
- Sender: news@vtserf.cc.vt.edu
- Organization: Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
- Lines: 59
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-
- Ive installed CAP (Native Ethernet) on my system
- (Sun OS 4.1.1) and most everything appears fine. I can get
- back a list of zones, I can see my LaserWriter, and I can
- even print a PostScript file using lwpr.
-
- BUT, I can't get this to work with lpr. I think I am really
- really close, but have worn out all my brain cells with
- combinations and don't quite get it.
-
- My etc/printcap looks like this:
- # Appletalk (CAP) printer "LaserWriter II NT@Twilight Zone"
- scribe|ps|LaserWriter:\
- :lp=/var/spool/scribe/scribe.output:\
- :sd=/var/spool/scribe:\
- :pl#72:pw#85:\
- :sf:\
- :lf=/var/adm/ps-errs:\
- :af=/var/adm/ps.acct:\
- :of=/usr/local/cap/papof:\
- :if=/var/spool/scribe/scribe:
-
- My spool directory looks like this:
- -rw-rw-rw- 1 daemon 133 Nov 11 01:07 .banner
- -rw-r----x 1 root 4 Nov 11 00:48 .seq
- -rw-r--r-- 1 root 29 Nov 11 01:07 lock
- lrwxrwxrwx 1 root 20 Nov 11 00:48 scribe -> /usr/local/cap/papif
- -rw-rw-r-- 1 daemon 0 Nov 11 00:48 scribe.output
- lrwxrwxrwx 1 root 20 Nov 11 00:48 scribe.tf -> /usr/local/cap/papif
- -rw-rw-r-- 1 root 29 Nov 11 01:07 status
-
- (A script I used automatically built the input filtering linked
- off to the main distribution, but even if I list the
- if=/usr/local/cap/papif, I get no results)
-
- If I print something using lpr, I see it copied to the spool
- directory (a .banner is made, cf* and df* files are created),
- I can even see it with the lp tools
-
- # lpc status
- scribe:
- queuing is enabled
- printing is enabled
- 1 entry in spool area
- scribe is ready and printing
-
- # lpstat
- scribe is ready and printing
- Rank Owner Job Files Total Size
- active root 1 /.cshrc 1013 bytes
-
- BUT nothing comes out!!! I think I'm missing something
- fundamental about how lpd and the spool directories work
- together.
-
- thanks for listening
-
- --
- -scott
-