Does anyone have detailed instructions on how to print from SheepShaver to a non-Postscript shared printer over a LAN (or to a non-Postscript printer connected directly to the SheepShaver OSX host Mac)?

I've worked out how to print to a Postscript printer using the OS9 Desktop Printer Utility and the printer's IP address.

Thanks in advance!

Oliver

It is similar to printing to a network printer. Only, while setting up a LPR printer with Desktop Printer Utility one needs to enter the IP address of the MacOSX machine that has a printer shared. It should work with any printer, not only PS printers.
See emendelson's description here: http://www.emaculation.com/forum/viewto ... 9175#29175

However, it apparently does not work for everyone. It does not work for me when I try to set up printing to the printer that is shared in my MacOSX host system.
See discussion later in the same topic here: http://www.emaculation.com/forum/viewto ... 9240#39240

Thanks for the response.

My MacPro (on which I am running SheepShaver) has two connected USB printers, both turned on.

When I enter my Mac's IP address (192.168.0.103 for Ethernet, 192.168.0.4 for Airport) under "Printer Address" and enter the name of the queue (EPSON_Stylus_Pro_R280" under "Queue" the "verify" button in Desktop Printer utility gives me "printer not verified."

I got the Mac's IP address both from System Profiler:Network (where it's called "IPv4 address") and from System Preferences:Sharing, which gives only the 192.168.0.3 address, which looks like a DHCP-assigned address -- my router's address is 192.168.0.1.

I don't see any IP address configured 10.x.x.x.

Any further suggestions?

Thanks in avance.

Oliver

BTW, I did follow emendelson's directions.

Incidentally, I am unable to paste into SheepShaver anything copied into the clipboard on the OSX side. emendelson says to do that in copying over the queue name.

I'm running SheepShaver in OS9.0.4.

Oliver

As you could have read in the topic I linked to in my post above, that is exactly what happens in my setup. No solution I can think of.

You can try to set up a desktop printer that prints to a PS file in a folder in the shared folder that has a folder action script assigned to it that will print the file to your default printer. That setup should work always. It is all in that same forum topic about printing. http://www.emaculation.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3331


As is described in both ReadMe me with SheepShaver and in the setup guide, this is one of the issues with running SheepShaver in 64bit mode. When you set SheepShaver (in Finder Info) to run in 32bit mode, you can copy and paste text both ways (though not to or from some applications).

I have also not been able to get SheepShaver to print to a locally connected USB printer.

Cat_7

I wonder if this technique (printing to a shared printer via the Mac's IP address) works only with printers that are connected to the Mac via a network (wired or unwired), not with USB printers? I've only tested it successfully with a non-PostScript printer connected via a network to my route. I haven't tested it with a printer connected by a USB cable to a Mac.

Thanks, everyone.

Yes, Ron, I had read your post before sending in my SOS (I read the whole thread), but other posts cited success with any printer, so I was left a bit unsure until I failed after trying all permutations.

Thanks for the 64-32 bit tip. I'll do it.

Oliver

See the discussion we had before and that I referred to above. My printer is not connected with USB, it is connected to my Mac via my network. I tried both wireless and wired network connections. It does not work.

You're right - I forgot. Sorry to waste bandwidth, when this problem remains as puzzling as it was before!

This method should work for any local printer.

Enable the cups-lpd server by doing the following:



In SheepShaver (or Basilisk?), make sure you are using slirp, and create a new desktop printer with LPR at address 10.0.2.2 and the queue name matching your OSX printer. The generic ppd should work in most cases - cups on the OSX side will do any necessary translation.

et voila!

Not sure if it persists across reboots though.

Excellent!

One additional detail, which will be obvious to most people, but which I forgot when I first tried this:

In OS X, Printer Sharing must be enabled in the Sharing preference pane, and the local printer itself must be marked as shared.

Again, thank you for this excellent suggestion!