hdtodd@eagle.wesleyan.edu (08/31/90)
I have been unable to get my DN3500, configured for BSD 4.3, to
connect with the printer system. I understand that I will likely
have problems with baud rates, etc., connecting to the LN03 that
I want to use locally, but I can't even get to first base.
When I print, for example with the following command, I get
the error message indicated:
/usr/spool/lpd> lpr -Psp /usr/hdtodd/hello.c
jobs queued, but cannot start daemon.
I have worked repeatedly through the "Managing BSD ..." manual to
see that I have the files I need set up, etc., and I just can't
see what I'm doing wrong.
My printcap file is as follows.
Can anyone suggest where else I might look to get this going?
Thanks for any help you can offer.
David Todd, Wesleyan Univ.
# Apollo /etc/printcap
# isclee 06/09/88 Carry forward SR9.5 info
# roc Thu Jul 9 13:25:35 EDT 1987 added lp26 info
#
lp|line printer:\
:pc=/usr/apollo/bin/prf -banner off -text -npag -headers off:lp=/dev/sio1:\
:sd=/usr/spool/lpd/lp:if=/usr/lib/lpf:\
:af=/usr/adm/lpacct:lf=/usr/adm/lpd-errs:
sp|sandpiper:\
:lp=:rm=sandpiper:rp=lp:sd=/usr/spool/lpd/sp:znha@bcars363.bnr.ca (Gord Dey) (09/01/90)
In article <1990Aug31.113948.32825@eagle.wesleyan.edu>, hdtodd@eagle.wesleyan.edu writes: > > lp|line printer:\ > :pc=/usr/apollo/bin/prf -banner off -text -npag -headers off:lp=/dev/sio1:\ > :sd=/usr/spool/lpd/lp:if=/usr/lib/lpf:\ > :af=/usr/adm/lpacct:lf=/usr/adm/lpd-errs: David: I think you want PRF to manage the serial port (it will attempt to do so, normally, in the server code for the printer type), and thus should set lp=/dev/null instead. Gord.