FC2: add AppleTalk printer

Dear All,

I can print to the AppleTalk printer fine using pap, but I'd like it to appear in the normal printer menu and print manager (i.e. system-config-printer).

I assume that I have to make the printer known to CUPS to achieve this. How?

Thanks,

Samsara

Edit: I am trying to print _from_ the Linux box (most of the documentation I found refers to the opposite direction of doing things), i.e. not provide AppleTalk access to a printer locally connected to the Linux box.

Edit2: Currently installing netatalk 2.0, which, according to developers, has "CUPS support compiled in by default". Hopefully, it will also be easy to configure - some TUI to do this, perhaps?

I can now print using the cups backend papwrap.pl, but only manually:

[xxxx@xxxx work]$ export
DEVICE_URI="pap://ICAPB_EXT1B"
[xxxx@xxxx work]$ /usr/lib/cups/backend/papwrap.pl 11 phil stephan 1 A4 dateien/ideas/brainstorm/soc.ps

Maybe someone can tell me where I go wrong here:

[root@xxxx work]# /usr/sbin/lpadmin -p ICAPB_EXT1B -v  pap://ICAPB_EXT1B -m laserjet.ppd
lpadmin: add-printer (set model) failed:
server-error-internal-error

Thanks!

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...postid=1200199
is a duplicate of this.

Resolved.

If there's demand, I'll write a howto. PM me if you want one.

hi samsara,

im currently concerned with the same problem.
got cups running and able to print form the linux machine.
i can also see the pinter on the mac but sending a printjob doesn´t effect the printer neither the printer queue on the linux machine in any way!

i´m actually using netatalk 1.6.0.
i´m confused by the release notes ('cups support compiled in by default') of version 2.0. does this mean that cups is never supported by netatalk versions <2.0??

tried to configure the papd.conf as described in the cups 2.0 manual but this, not really surprisingly, doesn´t work.

would you be so nice to send the me your documentation (if you´ve written one)

what experiences did you make regarding the netatalk update!? i fear of updating our system because...you know: never change a running system...

thx in advance and best regards,

carsten

1) Use backend from http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=neta...3016107821&w=2

As root,
2) Save papwrap.pl to /usr/lib/cups/backend/
3) "mv papwrap.pl pap" (this step is not strictly necessary, but avoids confusion later)
4) "chmod +x pap"
5) Start atalkd
6) Restart cups
7) Execute "system-config-printer" aka "redhat-config-printer"
8) Add a printer on IPP protocol, using path "pap://printername"
9) Edit /etc/cups/printers.conf: find your printer, delete "ipp://" and "/printers/queue1"
10) You may need to restart cups.

HTH,

Samsara

To avoid having to start atalkd manually after every boot, in two steps, do

1) make a script in /etc/init.d/, called, for example, netatalk:

#! /bin/bash
atalkd

(simple, but will do)

2) go to /etc/rc5.d (if you only want to print at runlevel 5, i.e. graphical mode);
you'll find a symlink called S55CUPS; we want atalkd to start before cups, so we do

ln -s /etc/init.d/netatalk S53netatalk

Enjoy!

Samsara

I tried this out and it worked fine for me:

Fedora Core 3

install netatalk rpm from disc 4

In the previous message Samsara recommends running atalkd in the login script or by manually setting the link in the startup system. I recommend using the GUI to configure the atalk service

Applications -> System Settings -> Server Settings -> Services

- check the checkbox for atalk
- save
- Edit Runlevel -> 3
- check the checkbox for atalk
- save
- select atalk
- start the service
- wait a while ... starting atalk is slow
- exit

My LaserWriter IIg is named 'Laser'

Use 'papstatus -p Laser' to confirm that your printer is visble.

Then, follow the instructions above to get the cups backend script from

http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=net...6107821&w=2

Instructions given above by Samsara are correct.

For clarification ... after step 9) the line in your /etc/cups/printers.conf should say

DeviceURI pap://Laser

(Again, my printer is named Laser and it does not have a zone)

Originally posted by michaelthoward Use 'papstatus -p Laser' to confirm that your printer is visble.

Also, "lpinfo -v" will list the printers if you are not sure of the name.

Regards,

Samsara