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Does the LaserWriter Bridge s/w work under A/UX?

April 26, 2017bridge laserwriter UX

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Does the LaserWriter Bridge s/w work under A/UX?

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No it doesn’t… The reason is because the LaserWriter Bridge software requires AppleTalk version 57 or higher but, due to the way AppleTalk is implemented under A/UX, the software thinks and behaves as if A/UX is running a version closer to v56. A/UX, however, can print to a printer connected via the LaserWriter Bridge on a different Mac.

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No it doesn’t… The reason is because the LaserWriter Bridge software requires AppleTalk version 57 or higher but, due to the way AppleTalk is implemented under A/UX, the software thinks and behaves as if A/UX is running a version closer to v56. A/UX, however, can print to a printer connected via the LaserWriter Bridge on a different Mac. My /etc/fidd processes refused to run and dumps core. Help! Sounds like the /etc/FileIDs file is mangled. Rename /etc/FileIDs to something like /etc/FileIDs.OLD and reboot. fidd will then create a new /etc/FileIDs file and all should be well.