ORIGINAL PROBLEM:
I have some trobles with my apple laserwriter 630 pro
I was able to set the parameters for serial connection, but I suspect
I need a special filter to obtain correct printouts.
I noticed that actually when a text file is sent to the printer
some characters of the first line are lost. When I try to print a
postscript file it work randomly. Sometimes everything works, but
very often the printer goes in "stalled" mode, or it complete the spool
but the printout does not come out.
suggestions:
B)
use the program CAP, which connects unix & appletalk machines
by
Andrew Gallatin, Computer Project Manager
Institute of Statistics and Decision Sciences
Box 90251, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708-0251
gallatin_at_isds.Duke.EDU
"
CAP will talk to your printer via ethernet, which is
much faster & much less error prone than using a serial line.
You need to obtain CAP & upgrade it to patch level 192 or better.
Patches can be found at:
rutgers.EDU src/{cap60.tar.Z,cap60.patches/*}
munnari.OZ.AU mac/{cap60.tar.Z,cap.patches/*}
gatekeeper.DEC.COM pub/net/appletalk/cap/{cap60.tar.Z,cap.patches/*}
ftp.kuis.kyoto-u.AC.JP net/cap/{cap60.tar.Z,cap60.patches/*.Z}
src.doc.ic.AC.UK mac/multigate/{cap60.tar.Z,cap.patches/*}
"
B)
check usenet archives to find a filter
by
Jimi Xenidis jimix_at_sickkids.on.ca
Systems Administrator Phone: 416.813.5728
Research Computing Services Fax: 416.813.5779
The Hospital For Sick Children Pager: 1.416.554.2100
jimix_at_resunix.ri.sickkids.on.ca
"
if you check out the usenet archives (ftp.uu.net) you will find a ton
of postscript filters. They even tell you how to set it up.
"
Jimi send me also a simple laserwriter filter, that I have tried withot success, and
a very interesting program ehandler.ps that print a page for each ps error.
He suggested also a program alternative to CAP, which name is netatalk.
C)
use filter /usr/lbin/ln06rof (OSF, I don't know if it exist for ultrix 4.4)
by
Tsuyoshi Kawahito tk_at_jaws.ae.utexas.edu
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Hi there, we have our Alpha (OSF/1 v2.0) connected serially to an Apple LaserWriter
Pro 630, and we don't have any problems you've reported. Both text and postscript
print out fine. I was kinda wondering if there is an better filter for it, though,
since I'm only getting 300 DPI print out of it.
# printcap
#
lp|lp0|0|mac|Mac|LaserWritePro in rm212:\
:af=/usr/adm/lpacct:\
:br#9600:\
:ct=dev:\
:fc#0177777:\
:fs#03:\
:if=/usr/lbin/ln06rof:\
:lf=/usr/var/adm/lpd-errs:\
:lp=/dev/tty00:\
:mc#20:\
:mx#0:\
:of=/usr/lbin/ln06rof:\
:pl#66:\
:pw#80:\
:rw:\
:sb:\
:sd=/usr/spool/lpd/Mac:\
:sf:\
:sh:\
:xc#0177777:\
:xf=/usr/lbin/xf:\
:xs#044040:
"
Thanks to all who answered
Giorgio
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Received on Wed Feb 15 1995 - 05:23:58 NZDT