From: Jordi Perdigo (jordi@perdigo.com)
Date: Fri Oct 05 2001 - 18:14:05 CEST
Thanks Michele,
I'll take a look to /etc/samba/printers. Sure, it take me a long time.
Michele Andreoli wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 05, 2001 at 11:18:03AM +0100, Jordi Perdigo nicely wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I'm new to linux (and mulinux), and I have some basic questions:
> >
> > a) Is it possible that mulinux manage two or more printers as a
> > printserver for a windoze LAN?
> >
> > b) Where can I put escape sequences so they are send to the printer
> > before starting each print job ??
> >
> >
>
> Take a look to the file /etc/samba/printers:
>
> [lp1]
> comment = Direct to LPT1
> browseable = yes
> printable = yes
> path = /tmp
> public = yes
> admin users = nobody
> writable = no
> create mode = 0700
> print command = wave -c 440 1; cat %s >/dev/lp0; rm %s;
> lprm command = rm %s
> lpq command = echo "No entries"; return 0
>
> [lp2]
> comment = Direct to LPT2
> browseable = yes
> printable = yes
> path = /tmp
> public = yes
> admin users = nobody
> writable = no
> create mode = 0700
> print command = wave -c 440 1; cat %s >/dev/lp1; rm %s;
> lprm command = rm %s
> lpq command = echo "No entries"; return 0
>
> You can replace the "wave" command with a script able to emit your
> escape code:
>
> escape_code > /dev/lp0
>
> The command escape_code is
>
> ----------------------------
> #!/bin/sh
> expr c 12 # emits 12 as binary character
> expr c 38
> expr c 254
> .....
> -----------------------------
>
> The "expr" command in muLinux is not standard at all. It is able to do
> decimal to hex,octal conversions.
> Maybe, even "printf" can format characters for this purpose.
>
> Michele
>
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