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- From: stuart@austin.ibm.com
- Newsgroups: comp.unix.aix
- Subject: Re: Printer Support for HP LaserJet IIIp
- Keywords: printer support queue postscript
- Message-ID: <1992Jul30.211124.1107@awdprime.austin.ibm.com>
- Date: 30 Jul 92 21:11:24 GMT
- References: <ellis.712352941@giga> <1992Jul30.191145.29361@awdprime.austin.ibm.com>
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- Reply-To: stuart@piobe.austin.ibm.com
- Organization: IBM Austin
- Lines: 43
- Originator: stuart@piobe.austin.ibm.com
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- In article <1992Jul30.191145.29361@awdprime.austin.ibm.com>, stuart@austin.ibm.com () writes:
- >
- > In article <ellis.712352941@giga>, ellis@giga.cs.umn.edu (Shawn Eric Ellis) writes:
- > >
- > >
- > > I tried setting up a HPLaserJet IIIp as a postscript printer and it
- > > works fine for printing small jobs. When I try sending it a job that is about
- > > 13 pages long (ASCII), the queue reports that the status of the printer is down.
- > >
- > > Long jobs cause the printer to timeout. I tried adjusting the printer timeout
- > > using smit and I didn't have any luck. Is there something I can do to relieve
- > > this problem?? I'm really stuck on this one. :-(
- > >
- > > Shawn Ellis
- > > ellis@flynn.medc.umn.edu
- > >
- > >
- >
- > Try using the cat command to redirect the 13 page file to the device:
- >
- > cat file.ps > /dev/lp0
- >
- > This should determine whether the problem is related to the queuing system
- > and printer backend.
- >
- > If cat'ing the file worked fine, then the problem is in the queueing/backend.
- > If it still does not work, then it appears there is a device driver or
- > communications problem.
- > --
- >
- > -Stuart
- >
- > -----------------------------------------------------------
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- One thing I forgot. You may need to put the device driver in
- passthru mode before using cat to print the file. Use
- the command: splp -p+ lp0
- --
-
- -Stuart
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