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CHAPTER 1 UNIX PRINTING
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2.
Choose which print server service you want to use. There are several types
of services available on Brother Print Servers. Binary services pass data
through unmodified and are therefore required for PCL or PostScript
rasterized graphics printouts. Text services add a carriage return at the end of
each line for proper formatting of UNIX text files (which end in linefeed and
do not have carriage returns). The text service can also be used for non-
rasterized graphics, such as ASCII PostScript graphics or many types of
PCL graphics.
Choose one of the available services (a service name will be used in step 3):
BINARY_P1 Binary data
TEXT_P1 Text data (CR added)
You may set up multiple print queues on your UNIX host computer for the
same print server, each one with a different service name (for example, one
queue for binary graphics jobs and one for text jobs). Refer to Appendix B
for additional information on using services.
3.
Configure the /etc/printcap file on each host computer to specify the local
print queue, the print server name (also called remote machine or rm), and
the print server service name (also called remote printer, remote queue, or
rp), and the spool directory.
This step applies to the majority of UNIX systems, including Linux, Sun OS (but not
Solaris 2.xx), Silicon Graphics (lpr/lpd option required), DEC ULTRIX, DEC
OSF/1, and Digital UNIX. SCO UNIX users should follow these steps, but should
also refer to the SCO UNIX Configuration section. Users of RS/6000 AIX, HP/UX,
Sun Solaris 2.xx, and other systems that do not use the printcap file should skip to
section 3-a. SCO user’s should also skip to section 3a (SCO uses the printcap file,
but this file is automatically configured via the rlpconf command)