What files do I have to save to backup to make my printer work when I restore the backup? I have tried several times but someting I must have missed. Thanks in advance!
Have fun, meoopt/apsfilter/ opt/printcap var/spool/lpd/
Then be sure to also add lpd to the boot options, .e.g.,
boot: dsl lpd restore=hda2Sounds like this is a nice addition to the DSL user guide.i have found that if you add /var/spool/lpd to the filetool.lst it backs up the printer queue, that is it backs up the most recent printed files, that could be a cople of Mbytes if it where pages with big images. so what i did was 1. setup the printer using menu-system-printing/lpd-configure printer 2. make a spool_lp..tar.gz from the opt/apsfilter/ opt/printcap var/spool/lpd/ i use
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tar -czvf spool_lp.tar.gz /opt/apsfilter /opt/printcap /var/spool/lpd
3. i put this spool_lp.tar.gz in the same location as all dsl extensions that are loaded at startup. now every time i boot i have a clean /var/spool/lpd printer queue. and it saves a lot of space in my backup.tar.gzThanks everybody for your help! It is deeply appreciated since I use DSL every day and anything that speeds things up or makes it easier for me is welcome.