Follow the steps below to print to a LaserWriter Pro 810 from a Solaris 2.3 workstation:
Step 1
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Do an ftp to "ftp.support.aple.com"
Path apple SW Updates/US/UNIX/Printing software for Unix
Step 2
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Get enstall utility solaris.tar.z and its read me
Decompress and then Untar the utility.
Step 3
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Put enstall utility in current directory.
Step 4
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Run enstall with 'enstall -b'
When running the "enstall -b" script, please choose "none" for the predefined printer model interface, not "standard".
Step 5
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Use "admintool" to change the File Content from ASCII into Postscript.
Step 6
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Now copy(cp) or move(mv) "/home/apple/printcap" to "/usr/apple/printcap".
Step 7
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After you get the "printcap" file into "/usr/apple", please delete anything above the line "# ** |UnixExpress| entry maintained by Apple Printer Installation Program **" in "printcap", in other words, the "printcap" file should look like this:
# ** |UnixExpress| entry maintained by Apple Printer Installation Program *
# printer type =PRO810
# printer interface type =Ethernet
# printer physical port number =1
# UnixExpress model =standard
UnixExpress|UnixExpress|Apple remote printer on port 1:
. :lp=UnixExpress:
. :apple_n=128.252.171.16:
. :mx#0:
. :sf:
. :sh:\\
. :pw#0:
. :apple_text=disable:
. :apple_pcs=:
. :apple_scs=:
. :apple_p=3102:
When you issue a "lpstat -p your_printer_queue_name -l" command, you should get the following result:
The file Content Types should be "Postscript", it should not be "simple."