> From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Nov 30 09:48:45 2001
> Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2001 17:53:22 +0100
> From: Dezider =?ISO-8859-2?Q?G=F3ra?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: LPRng: Please help the newbie
>
> Hello guys,
>
> I'm having problems with configuration of LPRng.
> I have print server with Samba 2.2.2. I was using CUPS, but after I
> upgraded to 1.1.10, it stopped working properly and after week of
> problems I decided to go for LPRng.
> The situation is:
> 1 Samba server
> 9 HP Jetdirects with attached printers ( HP LJ 4000, HP LJ 6P, HP LJ
> 1100a, HP DJ 895Cxi, HP DJ OfficeJetK80( using driver for DJ 970Cxi), 3x
> Epson DFX 8500, Kyocera FS1000+).
> Now can somebody help me with setup and tuning of this situation?
> I've searched the mailing list, but the info I've found isn't enough for
> me, 'cause I use this for 4 hours, and I need a little jumpstart.
> So, I installed LPRng, LPRngTool, ifhp.
> Using LPRng created all the entries in printcap and tried it.
> Something works, something not.
> And I'm having problems with filters.
> I get errors, that postscript isn't supported, and it tries to abort the
> printing. But it seems to hang with it.
> So I removed filters, but now I don't have printer drivers.
> Can somebody guide me how to do it right?
> thanks in advance,
> Dezider.
1. Get the SOURCE for LPRng (3.8.1), and do:
tar zxvf LPRng-3.8.1.tgz
cd LPRng-3.8.1
sh STANDARD_configuration
make clean
make
su (to root)
make install
2. Get the SOURCE for IFHP (latest version) and do:
tar zxvf ifhp-XXX.tgz
cd ifhp-XXX.tgz
sh STANDARD_configuration
make clean
make
su (to root)
make install
3. Edit the /etc/printcap file:
.common:
:sd=/var/spool/LPD/%P
:filter=/usr/libexec/filters/ifhp
# printers - name them what you want
# Don't worry about the ifhp model stuff yet
pr1:tc=.common
:lp=IPADDR.OF.pr1%9100
pr2:tc=.common
:lp=IPADDR.OF.pr2%9100
4. now do:
checkpc -f
lpc reread
At this point you should be able to send a test page to the printers.
The LPRng/UTILS directory has some, but you can use the test pages
(one.pcl, one.ps, one.pjl) in the LPRng/UTILS directory
Note: you can generate these by using:
cat <<EOF >/tmp/one
.ce 100
.sz 20
1
EOF
groff -Tps /tmp/one >/tmp/one.ps
groff -Tlj4 /tmp/one >/tmp/one.pcl
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