RE: Need some help with printing on a LaserWriter IIg

[Lancaster, David Matthew]

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> If that isn't it, then maybe this note from the psf(8) manpage is
> relevant:
> Note that if the host in question spools to more than one AppleTalk
> printer,  /dev/null should  not  be  used for the lp capability.  Instead,
> a null device should be created with mknod for each printer, as has been
> done above.

Oops, forgot to mention that point...but if you're only using one printer,
it "shouldn't" be a problem (course, if I had a dollar for every time I
said that...)

> You can create a null device in your spool directory with the following
> command:
> 
> mknod /var/spool/lpd/LaserWriterIIg/null c 1 3
> 
> You may need to fiddle with the permission bits on the null device (666
> maybe?).
> 
>       Andy

Only a null of evil Darth?

D.