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From: john@polyof.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: System V lp setup
Message-ID: <219@polyof.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 12-Mar-87 14:28:24 EST
Article-I.D.: polyof.219
Posted: Thu Mar 12 14:28:24 1987
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References: <343@gssc.UUCP>
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Organization: Polytechnic Inst. of NY, Farmingdale NY
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Summary: lpadmin: suggestion on new models

In article <343@gssc.UUCP>, jdm@gssc.UUCP writes:
> i hereby cuss and swear vehemently at the UNIX System V (read 3B2) lp setup.
> when trying to bring up a new printer (a laserwriter) one cannot write a new
> model and stuff it in the .../lp/model directory and specify it as a new
> model.  it seems as though lpadmin is HARD CODED to a handful of not very
> useful model types.  
> -- jdm

Granted, the '-m' option may not be what YOU want.  We configured several
special printers, none of which matched the given models; you must use
the '-i' option. (LPADMIN(1M)).  For example,
	$ /usr/lib/lpadmin -plaser -v/dev/tty10 -i/usr/spool/lp/model/MYLASER_MODEL

/usr/spool/lp/model/MYLASER_MODEL is the shell - script which will be
used as the 'model'.

Perhaps this is not crystal clear (I think it is) in the documentaion.
[LPADMIN(1M), subheading "Restrictions"]

Could also be that your 'lpadmin' command is broken; ours is on System V on
a PDP11/70.

John Buck
Polytechnic University
Route 110
Farmingdale, NY 11735
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