Subject: Re: [netatalk-admins] pap does not disconnect from Apple LaserWriter

From: [email-masked] (Jann Wegner)
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 12:28:42 +0100

Hello Johannes,

this is a known problem. Simply add a "-E" to the command line and pap
should work around the bug.
Should work with all AppleTalk connected Apple printers.

Good luck
Jann

>Hi,
>
>I just installed netatalk (tried both 1.3.3 and 1.4b2) on a ix86 Linux
>2.0.35 machine. I did this in order to print to an Apple LaserWriter Pro
>630 printer.
>
>Printing using pap works fine - except that pap does not disconnect from
>the printer when the print job is finished. It just sits there and waits:
>Trying 35195.225:128 ...
>status: idle
>Connected to rigi:[email-masked].
><it now prints, then nothing else happens>
>
>A call to papstatus prints:
>status: waiting; source: EtherTalk
>
>There are only two ways to get 'solve' this:
>- turn off the printer
>- restart atalkd (killing pap does not help)
>
>Do you have any hints on how to solve this?
>
>Thanks
>	Johannes

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