papd not working - need help

[Friedemann Unger]

I am trying to print on an Epson Stylus 600 connected to a
Linux box from a Macintosh:

- Suse 7.0
- Ethernet is installed on both machines
- afpd is working (Mac can mount Linux volume)
- printer is working locally on the Linux box

If I start /usr/sbin/papd with a blank papd configuration
file, the daemon process is running but no valid printer appears
in the Mac chooser. If I specify a printer in the papd configuration
(I tried all possible settings) file, the papd process dies immediately
after starting papd.

Any idea what is wrong here?

Friedemann
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[Rod Smith]

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In article <39EAA721...@otterfing.aeat.com>,

friedema...@otterfing.aeat.com (Friedemann Unger) writes:
> I am trying to print on an Epson Stylus 600 connected to a
> Linux box from a Macintosh:
>
> - Suse 7.0
> - Ethernet is installed on both machines
> - afpd is working (Mac can mount Linux volume)
> - printer is working locally on the Linux box
>
> If I start /usr/sbin/papd with a blank papd configuration
> file, the daemon process is running but no valid printer appears
> in the Mac chooser. If I specify a printer in the papd configuration
> (I tried all possible settings) file, the papd process dies immediately
> after starting papd.

You did not try all possible settings. There are far too many settings
for you to have tried them all. Granted, most are gibberish, but even
the number of valid possibilities is huge. Try posting an example
papd.conf file that didn't work. Here's one that does work for me (on a
Caldera 2.4 system):

hp4000:\
:pr=|/usr/bin/lpr -Php4000:op=daemon:\
:pd=/etc/atalk/ppds/hp4000-mac.ppd

There are other valid possibilities, and many things that can break it.
I've even heard that removing the leading tab on the second and third
lines causes the thing to break on at least some systems.

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