On Mon, 22 Oct 2001, Henry B. Hotz wrote:

> For some time MacOS Laserwriter 8 has had the ability to create
> "Desktop Printers" which point at an lpr print server.  This works
> fine with HP JetDirect print servers:  You give it the IP address and
> specify the "RAW" queue and you're done.
>
> So I set up a RAW queue on a PC running NetBSD lpd to /dev/lpa0 and
> it doesn't quite work.  The Mac job sends all its data just fine, and
> then gives me an error at the end.  Nothing seems to happen on the
> PC.  The printer activity light doesn't blink (it's an HP 1200) and
> lpq -PRAW shows nothing afterward.

I think you can turn on logging in lpd. Try that. or try tcpdump'ing the
printer tcp port (capturing the lpr transfer).

> The printer seems to work fine with enscript -PRAW on the NetBSD
> side, but the activity light continues to blink for some time after
> the job is done.  There doesn't seem to be any way to lock the
> printer into Postscript-only mode, but I'm still looking at the
> documentation since I can't print it.  ;-)

Don't know.

Take care,

Bill