Linux on PowerPC FAQ-O-Matic: Setting up an apple laser printer

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Setting up an apple laser printer

I've recently finished setting up linuxppc R5. The final step was getting the printer to print (postscript files only). It was sufficiently painful that I decided to write it down for the next time. I have an Apple laser printer and a Farallon Etherwave to act as an ethernet/local talk bridge; hopefully these steps can be modified by others with a similar set up. I basically followed an old guide by Paul Du Bois for mklinux (unfortunately I've lost the URL), some changes were necessary. These steps were carried out as root of course.
1. I installed Netatalk (it didn't get installed initially but it was on the CD).
(The next step is plagerized from Du Bois' notes.)
2. Created a spool directory etc.

    # cd /var/spool
    # mkdir lp
    # chown root.lp lp
    # chmod 775 lp

    # cd /dev
    # mkdir atalk                
    # chown root.lp atalk
    # chmod 775 atalk
    # touch atalk/lp
    # chown root.lp atalk/lp
    # chmod 664 atalk/lp

3. Created a file /var/spool/lp/.paprc containing the name of the printer: Personal LaserWriter NTR:LaserWriter@*
4. Added the following lines to /etc/printcap
lp|Personal LaserWriter NTR:\

        :lp=/dev/atalk/lp:\
        :sd=/var/spool/lp:\
        :px#3060:py#3960:sh:sf:rw:\
        :if=/usr/lib/atalk/filters/ifpap:\
        :lf=/var/log/lpd-errs:

5. The directory /usr/lib/atalk/filters was empty, so I created a symbolic link:

    # cd /usr/lib/atalk/filters
    # ln -s ifpap /usr/sbin/psf

6. Rebooted (probably unecessary but...)

- Donu Arapura
dvb@math.purdue.edu

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