On 10/28/01 7:51 AM, Marc Coevoet (mcv@wanadoo.be) wrote:

>At 12:14 -0700 25-10-2001, Henry B. Hotz wrote:
>>At 10:53 AM -0700 10/25/01, Randy Beaudreault wrote:
>>>>Hi,
>>>>
>>>>I have a IIsi running netbsd, serial connected with a PostScript
>>>>Laserwriter Select 310.  The netbsd box is running appletalk,
>>>>as well file server as print server.  On the client mac, I can
>>>>select the printer.  When the printer is selected I see I can
>>>>modify things by an "Options" button.  The client mac investigates
>>>>the printer via the network, but doesn't get any info.  The
>>>>client mac asks for a "printer description file".  What is this?
>>>>Where can I find such a thing for the Select 310?  I can print
>>>>without doing these settings, but I suppose things would go better
>>>>when I have this printer description file
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Marc
>>>
>>>You need a PPD (Postscript Printer Description) file and you choose
>>>that from a list on your client Mac in the Chooser under "Options".
>>
>>You also need the same PPD on the *BSD side in netatalk specified in
>>the papd.conf file.
>
>Where can I fetch the right ppd?
>I have a Laserwriter select 310

You should be able to pull the one from your MacOS system.  Look in the 
System Folder:Extensions:Printer Descriptions

Pick the same one that you use on the MacOS system for the printer.  The 
file is a plain ASCII file, but you may need to change the Type/Creator 
to see that.

-bob