[22287] in Hotline Meeting
RE:Private workstation printer setup.
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (bwmelans@MIT.EDU)
Wed Apr 20 09:14:26 1994
From: bwmelans@MIT.EDU
To: tlouie@MIT.EDU
Cc: op@MIT.EDU, hotline@MIT.EDU
Date: Wed, 20 Apr 94 09:14:17 EDT
Tom, the printcap entry is wrong. Here is a what the serial line printcap
should look like.
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neal|5-221B HPLJ :\
:lp=/dev/tty00:rp=neal:rm=DOMINICK.MIT.EDU:\
:sd=/usr/spool/printer/neal:\
:lf=/usr/spool/printer/neal/neal-log:\
:af=/usr/spool/printer/neal/neal-acct:\
:br#9600:rw:fc#0000374:fs#0000003:xc#0:xs#0040040:mx#0:sf:sb:\
:if=/usr/athena/lib/ps/psif:\
:of=/usr/athena/lib/ps/psof:gf=/usr/athena/lib/ps/psgf:\
:nf=/usr/athena/lib/ps/psnf:tf=/usr/athena/lib/ps/pstf:\
:rf=/usr/athena/lib/ps/psrf:vf=/usr/athena/lib/ps/psvf:\
:cf=/usr/athena/lib/ps/pscf:df=/usr/athena/lib/ps/psdf:
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Now here is yours...
neal|m5-221B HPLJ 4P:\
--->> :lp=/dev/null:rp=neal:rm=DOMINICK.MIT.EDU:\
# If serial: "lp" must be set to a dev on the serial port
# ex: /dev/tty00
:sd=/usr/spool/printer/neal:\
:lf=/usr/spool/printer/neal/neal-log:\
:af=/usr/spool/printer/neal/neal-acct:\
---->> :rw:mx#0:sf:\
# You must set "br" (baud rate) in the printcap entry.
:if=/usr/athena/lib/ps/psif:\
:of=/usr/athena/lib/ps/psof:\
:gf=/usr/athena/lib/ps/psgf:\
:nf=/usr/athena/lib/ps/psnf:\
:tf=/usr/athena/lib/ps/pstf:\
:rf=/usr/athena/lib/ps/psrf:\
:vf=/usr/athena/lib/ps/psvf:\
:cf=/usr/athena/lib/ps/pscf:\
:df=/usr/athena/lib/ps/psdf:
After you make these changes you need to restart the print queue.
Brian Melanson
Distributed Systems
Systems Support Group
