Subject: Re: What is a "Printer description file"?
To: Henry B. Hotz <hotz@jpl.nasa.gov>
From: Marc Coevoet <mcv@wanadoo.be>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 10/28/2001 14:51:01
At 12:14 -0700 25-10-2001, Henry B. Hotz wrote:
>At 10:53 AM -0700 10/25/01, Randy Beaudreault wrote:
>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>I have a IIsi running netbsd, serial connected with a PostScript
>>>Laserwriter Select 310.  The netbsd box is running appletalk,
>>>as well file server as print server.  On the client mac, I can
>>>select the printer.  When the printer is selected I see I can
>>>modify things by an "Options" button.  The client mac investigates
>>>the printer via the network, but doesn't get any info.  The
>>>client mac asks for a "printer description file".  What is this?
>>>Where can I find such a thing for the Select 310?  I can print
>>>without doing these settings, but I suppose things would go better
>>>when I have this printer description file
>>>
>>>
>>>Marc
>>
>>You need a PPD (Postscript Printer Description) file and you choose
>>that from a list on your client Mac in the Chooser under "Options".
>
>You also need the same PPD on the *BSD side in netatalk specified in
>the papd.conf file.

Where can I fetch the right ppd?
I have a Laserwriter select 310

Marc