I got several good responses to my query (see below), but the one that fixed the
problem was the following from Hon-Man Wong (honman@cs.sfu.ed).
For archives' sake, the other suggestions were:
1) from rfailing@williams-int.com: install lp jumbo patch 101959
2) from simong@aifs.org.au: make sure the PC is not prepending
Ctrl-D's to the job
thanks to everyone! (but especially hon-man)
tanya ruttenberg (tanya@ora.com)
> On the NT server, run the register editor (regedt32). Select
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Monitors\LPR Port\Ports\<portname>
>
> where portname is {solaris host}:{printer name}
>
> use the edit menu to add a value as following:
>
> Value Name: PrintSwitch
> Data Type: REG_SZ
> String o
>
> (Ie. the value of PrintSwitch is lower case o)
>
> Commit the change and reboot the NT server. Hope this help.
>
>
> Hon-Man Wong Email:
> Centre for Systems Science Internet: honman@cs.sfu.ca
> Simon Fraser University honman@sfu.ca
> Burnaby, B.C. Voice: (604) 291-4711
> Canada V5A 1S6 Fax: (604) 291-5404
>
>
> >
> > We just upgraded our print server to Solaris 2.4 from SunOS 4.1.3_U1
> > and our printing setup broke.
> >
> > We have an assortment of Unix, PC, and Macs and we use primarily Appletalk and
> > Columbia Appletalk Protocol (CAP) for printing to a collection of Laserwriters.
> > For the PCs we spool to an NT server which then spools to the Unix server
> > which then prints via CAP.
> >
> > Not ideal, but it worked. Now, the main problem is that files printed from
> > the PCs (running Windows 95) print out raw postscript! We have people printing
> > from Framemaker, Eudora , even Wordpad, and nothing works.
> >
> > Printing ascii and postscript from the Unix side works fine.
> >
> > This is the configuration of the Laserwriter:
> >
> > Form mounted:
> > Content types: PS
> > Printer types: AppleTalk
> > Description: Laserwriter Pro 630:LaserWriter@East_Ora_EtherTalk
> > Connection: direct
> > Interface: /etc/lp/interfaces/rheas
> > After fault: continue
> > Users allowed:
> > (all)
> > Forms allowed:
> > (none)
> > Banner required
> > Character sets:
> >
> > Default pitch:
> > Default page size: 80 wide 66 long
> > Default port settings:
> >
> > I have tried various content types and nothing seems to work.
> > Help!
> >
> > Tanya
> >
> > --
> > Tanya Ruttenberg tanya@ora.com
> > System Administrator at O'Reilly and Associates
> > 90 Sherman St. Cambridge, MA 02140 ph: 617/354-5800 fax: 617/661-1116
> >
>
>-- End of excerpt from Hon-Man Wong
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