I'm not a guru, and printing always causes some problems to me. However I use lpr (the good old lpr) and printtool and all seems to work. I found printtool very useful for configuring remote (and local) printing and avoiding headaches.
Enjoy! Alberto Maurizi On Fri, 28 Jan 2000, Joe Block wrote: > I'm running slink on a x86 box with all the security & y2k updates > applied. I've got lprng (version 3.5.2-2), magicfilter (version > 1.2-28), a2ps (version 4.10.4-4) and aladdin-gs (version 5.50-3) > installed. > > The first problem I'm having is that when I print (lpr file), I'm not > getting a prompt back until the remote printer is finished printing. > The remote printer is a Tektronics Phaser III, and my machine is talking > to it using lpr protocol, which the printer supports natively. The > printcap entry is: > > # snip > lp|faculty|Faculty 360:\ > > :lp=/dev/null:sd=/var/spool/lpd/faculty:rm=192.168.100.1:rp=faculty:\ > :sh:pw#80:pl#66:px#1440:mx#0:\ > :if=/etc/magicfilter/psonly600-filter:\ > > :af=/var/log/lp-acct:lf=/var/log/lp-errs: > # end snip > > The printcap entry was done with magicfilterconfig and not altered other > than to sanitize the printer's real ip address. It prints, it just > waits. The jobs never seem to actually be in the local queue, I can't > see them with lpq. The psonly600-filter is the stock one from the > magicfilter deb file. > > The second problem is that I'm getting stairstepped printouts when I try > to print text files, even though I have magicfilter. I thought > magicfilter was supposed to sense what you're trying to print and apply > appropriate filters. > > I've looked through the howtos and didn't find anything that seemed > appropriate. > > The truly maddening thing is that way back in October when I set up the > system, it was doing the correct (background printing, no stairsteps) > printing behavior. The only thing I've done since is the occasional > apt-get update;apt-get upgrade to apply security fixes. > > It isn't a huge deal to me as I rarely print anything, but my co-workers > who sometimes use my workstation have the occasional need to print and > they complain about it. None of them have root, and I've re-configured > the printcap (and restarted lprng) since they reported the problem. > > Anyway, does anyone have any ideas? > > jpb > -- > Joe Block <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > CREOL System Administrator > > Social graces are the packet headers of everyday life. >