Re: Using more than one driver for a laser printer?

[Adam Funk <a24061@yahoo.com>]

On Wednesday 03 November 2004 21:00, CW Harris wrote:

> Rather than ignore it, I think it is better to link /etc/printcap to
> the CUPS printcap file (/etc/printcap.cups by default IIRC), then
> applications that try to use /etc/printcap will be using the correct
> one.

Interesting point, although I now don't think anything (in my setup) 
really uses /etc/printcap.  The file you mean is located in 
/var/run/cups/printcap on my system but is a lot shorter than 
magicfilterconfig's /etc/printcap.

$ cat /var/run/cups/printcap 
# This file was automatically generated by cupsd(8) from the
# /etc/cups/printers.conf file.  All changes to this file
# will be lost.
PodLaser|Brother HL1450:rm=garcia:rp=PodLaser:
PodLaserPS|PodLaserPS:rm=garcia:rp=PodLaserPS:

$ cat /etc/cups/printers.conf
# Printer configuration file for CUPS v1.1.21rc1
# Written by cupsd on Wed 03 Nov 2004 17:46:46 GMT
<DefaultPrinter PodLaser>
Info Brother HL1450
Location corner
DeviceURI parallel:/dev/lp0
State Idle
Accepting Yes
JobSheets none none
QuotaPeriod 0
PageLimit 0
KLimit 0
</Printer>
<Printer PodLaserPS>
Info same but with postscript driver
Location same but with postscript driver
DeviceURI parallel:/dev/lp0
State Idle
Accepting Yes
JobSheets none none
QuotaPeriod 0
PageLimit 0
KLimit 0
</Printer>

$ cat /etc/printcap
#
# Copyright (c) 1983 Regents of the University of California.
# All rights reserved.
#
# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms are permitted
# provided that this notice is preserved and that due credit is given
# to the University of California at Berkeley. The name of the University
# may not be used to endorse or promote products derived from this
# software without specific prior written permission. This software
# is provided ``as is'' without express or implied warranty.
#
#       @(#)etc.printcap        5.2 (Berkeley) 5/5/88
#
# This file was generated by /usr/sbin/magicfilterconfig.
#
lp|PodLaser|PodLaser:\
        :lp=/dev/lp0:sd=/var/spool/lpd/PodLaser:\
        :sh:pw#80:pl#72:px#1440:mx#0:\
        :if=/etc/magicfilter/hl1250-filter:\
        :af=/var/log/lp-acct:lf=/var/log/lp-errs:
PodLaserPS|postscript:\
        :lp=/dev/lp0:sd=/var/spool/lpd/PodLaserPS:\
        :sh:pw#80:pl#72:px#1440:mx#0:\
        :if=/etc/magicfilter/ps600-filter:\
        :af=/var/log/lp-acct:lf=/var/log/lp-errs: