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Re: Setting up lpd on Iris Indigo

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From: Ralf Beyer DLR
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 12:24
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Hi,

I am sending my revised file. Note the syntax of the printcap file
(the first ":" in a line seems to be important).

Regards

Ralf Beyer

HP Laserjet IIISi on Indigo/Entry running 4.0.1 configured as ATT and BSD
printer. The HP Laserjet is in PostScript mode.

Printer lp4 is defined as sample printer.

ATT: To configure lp4 as ATT printer follow the instructions in the IRIX
     documentation. You should be able to print ASCII and PostScript files
     by

	    lp -dlp4 < file.ascii
	    lp -dlp4 < file.ps

BSD: To configure lp4 as BSD printer proceed as follows:

	    su
	    cd /usr/spool/lpd
	    mkdir lp4
	    chmod go+w lp4
	    chown lp lp4

    Copy the printcap file into /etc/printcap

    -r--r--r--   1 root     sys         1317 Aug  3 09:23 printcap

    In /dev make a symbolic link from lp4 to /dev/plp

    l---------   1 root     sys            8 Jan 29  1992 lp4 -> /dev/plp

    You should be able to print PostScript files by

	    lpr -Plp4 file.ps



#
# /etc/printcap
#
# Author: R. Beyer, German Aerospace Research Establishment (DLR)
#	  beyer@bflsgu.bs.fl.dlr.de
#
# Host: Indigo running IRIX 4.0.5A
#
# Revision: 21-Jan-1993
#
# lp	- symbolic link to /dev/plp
# sd	- spooling directory
# mc#0	- unlimited number of copies allowed per job
# sf	- suppress form feeds
# sh	- suppress printing of burst page header
# lf	- log file

# This is an entry for a local HP Laserjet IIISi printer
# connected to the parallel port of the Indigo and configured
# as PostScript printer. 
#
# Only PostScript files can be printed.
#
# Command: lpr -Plp4 file.ps
#
# /dev/lp4 is a symbolic link to /dev/plp
#
# The directory /usr/spool/lpd/lp4 must be readable/writable by
# everyone (for beginners)

lp|lp4|HP Laserjet IIISi:\
	:lp=/dev/lp4:\
	:sd=/usr/spool/lpd/lp4:\
	:if=/usr/lib/lpf:\
	:mc#0:\
	:sf:\
	:sh:\
	:lf=/usr/spool/lpd/lp4/lp4-log:

# This is an entry for a remote LaserWriter II connected to a SUN
# SPARCstation 1 running OS 4.1.1.
#
# Both ASCII and PostScript files can be printed.
#
# Command: lpr -Plp6 file file.ps
#
# The directory /usr/spool/lpd/lp6 must be readable/writable by
#	everyone (for beginners)

lp6|sun|SUN LaserWriter II:\
	:lp=:rm=bflbf1.fl.bs.dlr.de:sd=/usr/spool/lpd/lp6:\
	:lf=/usr/spool/lpd/lp6/lp6-log

# Bugs:
#
# There are no entries in the logfiles ~/lp4-log, ~/lp6-log.

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Ralf Beyer
German Aerospace Research Establishment (DLR), Institute for Flight
Guidance, Flughafen, D-3300 Braunschweig, Fed. Rep. of Germany
Internet: beyer@bflsgu.fl.bs.dlr.de (EARN/BITNET: fl17@dlrvmbs.bitnet) 
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Subject: Re:  Setting up lpd on Iris Indigo
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