declan@remus.rutgers.edu (Declan McCullagh/LZ) (12/19/90)
NeXT Technical Alert 90-2
Summary
Printing from NeXT computers to printers on non-NeXT machines doesn't
work with release 2.0. See workaround below.
Description
The lpr program puts print jobs into the spooling area, where they are
picked up and printed by the UNIX printing server. The lpr program
currently creates print command files that are incompatible with the
standard protocol, so a non-NeXT machine cannot handle print jobs
properly. The symptoms are that no print jobs to non-NeXT machines
print.
Workaround
Log in to the system using your personal account. Run the Terminal
application and type the following:
dwrite System PrinterResolution 1
The above command sets the default printer resolution to a nonstandard
value. You can now spool print jobs to non-NeXT machines.
Note: Even after applying this workaround, you won't be able to print
to non-NeXT printers from the PrintManager application. Also, if
you're logged in as root, you won't be able to print to non-NeXT
printers from some applications (for example, Digital Librarian).
There is no workaround for these cases.
If after using this workaround you subsequently print to a NeXT
printer, the default resolution is reset and you cannot print to
non-NeXT hosts until you perform the workaround again.
For More Information
Contact your organization's support center, or NeXT Technical Support.
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DISCLAIMER: I do not speak for NeXT Computer, Inc. I'm merely passing
on potentially valuable information.
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Declan McCullagh
Independent NeXT Developer