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- From: k@hprnd.rose.hp.com (Steve Kao)
- Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 18:05:13 GMT
- Subject: Re: printcap file & filters for HP LaserJet III, SunOS 4.1.1, PC-NFS 3.5
- Message-ID: <3930001@hprnd.rose.hp.com>
- Organization: HP Roseville Networks Division
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- References: <1992Aug13.035028.7268@wuecl.wustl.edu>
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-
- This document is directed to those SunOS users who are installing the
- HP JetDirect card for unix in their HP printer or plotter for use on a
- SPARC system. I've put in section headings in this document so that you
- read only those sections that are pertinent to your installation.
-
- o FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS IN YOUR "INSTALLATION GUIDE" TO
- INSTALL THE CARD, AND THE INSTRUCTIONS IN YOUR "ADMINISTRATOR'S
- GUIDE" TO INSTALL THE TAPE
-
- First, follow the instructions in the "Installation Guide" that came
- with your card and tape. (You need to order option AAV when ordering
- the card to get the appropriate tape.) The "Installation Guide" tells
- you how to install the card into your printer/plotter, and configure
- the card's IP address from the front panel. I do not recommend
- configuring the card from the front panel. (The HP JetDirect cards
- in LaserJet II, IID, III, and IIID printers cannot be configured via
- the front panel.) Next, follow the instructions in the "Administrator's
- Guide" to install the tape.
-
- o PRINT/PLOT A SELF-TEST PAGE
-
- At this point, you should power-on the printer/plotter and print a
- self-test page. You'll need the LAN HW ADDRESS later. You should also
- check the CONFIG BY entry to verify the configuration source is
- correct. Both entries are in the second column of the self-test page
- near the top. After getting the self-test page, turn off the printer/
- plotter.
-
- o EXECUTE THE hpnpcfg SCRIPT TO CONFIGURE AND VERIFY BOOTP/TFTP
-
- Next type:
-
- cd /usr/lib/hpnp
- hpnpcfg
-
- Perform step#1 to verify the installation of the tape. Then perform
- step#2 to configure bootp/tftp. Pages 5-16 through 5-20 of the
- "Administrator's Guide" describe the configurable items on the card.
- Next perform step#3 to verify that bootp/tftp is working on your system.
-
- o BOOTP VERIFICATION FAILURE
- - CHECK FOR telnet AND tftp AND bootp ON YOUR SUN SYSTEM
-
- If the bootp verification failed, exit hpnpcfg and verify that the
- following lines are in the /etc/services file. The lines are probably
- not adjacent to each other in the file.
-
- telnet 23/tcp
-
- tftp 69/udp
-
- Next verify that the following lines are in the /etc/inetd.conf file.
- The lines are probably not adjacent to each other in the file.
-
- telnet stream tcp nowait root /usr/etc/in.telnetd in.telnetd
-
- tftp dgram udp wait root /usr/etc/in.tftpd in.tftpd -s /tftpboot
-
- If telnet or tftp is missing from either file, contact your Sun
- representative. Telnet is used by the /usr/lib/hpnp/hpnpcfg script to
- verify the peripheral's operations. Tftp is used by bootp to configure
- the HP JetDirect card in the peripheral.
-
- Bootp is supplied on the tape. Installing the tape and executing step#2
- of hpnpcfg should install bootp on your Sun system. Verify that the
- following lines are in /etc/services. They should be adjacent on the
- bottom of the file.
-
- bootps 67/udp #Bootstrap protocol server
- bootpc 68/udp #Bootstrap protocol client
-
- Also verify that the following line is in /etc/inetd.conf.
-
- bootps dgram udp wait root /usr/etc/bootpd bootpd
-
- o BOOTP VERIFICATION FAILURE
- - CHECK SUN'S YELLOW PAGES AND NIS NAME SERVER
-
- If telnet, tftp, and bootp are on your system but step#3 (bootp
- verification) of hpnpcfg still fails, are you using Sun's yellow pages
- or name server? If you're running the NIS name server, you need to
- rebuild your NIS services map from the modified /etc/services. You
- can do this by typing the following:
-
- cd /var/yp ; make services {Remake the map}
- ypcat services | grep bootp {Verify the new map}
- ps -aux | grep inetd {Prepare to kill inetd}
- kill -1 <inetd-PID> {Kill old inetd}
- ^
- This is a one ("1")
-
- Now, rerun hpnpcfg and execute step#3. The bootp/tftp configuration
- should be verified this time. Now turn on the peripheral. When the
- ONLINE light is lit, the peripheral should be READY. If it is, then
- it's successfully obtained its configuration information via bootp/tftp.
-
- o COMPLETE hpnpcfg EXECUTION THROUGH STEP#6
-
- Step#4 of hpnpcfg does a 'ping' to the peripheral to verify that the Sun
- system can communicate with the HP JetDirect card. To perform step#5 of
- hpnpcfg in a printer, first configure the printer via the front panel
- for the default language (PCL or PostScript). Next choose the
- appropriate file from the options given to you by hpnpcfg. Verify that
- the printer has printed the file correctly. Perform step#6 of hpnpcfg
- to add the peripheral to the Sun spooler.
-
- o VERIFY THE .params FILE IS CORRECT
-
- Upon exiting hpnpcfg, examine the /usr/spool/printers/<printer-name>/.params
- file. You should see LANGUAGE=PS if your printer is configured for
- PostScript, and LANGUAGE=PCL if your printer is configured for PCL.
-
- o VERIFY THE PRINTCAP ENTRY IS CORRECT
-
- Next examine the /etc/printcap file to verify that the peripheral's entry
- has been added to the file. The following is the entry for the lj3sib
- printer in my Sun system's /etc/printcap file.
-
- lj3sib:\
- :mx#0:lp=/var/spool/printers/lj3sib/.null:\
- :sd=/var/spool/printers/lj3sib:\
- :lf=/var/spool/printers/lj3sib/log:\
- :of=/usr/lib/hpnp/hplj.of.auto:sb:\
- :if=/usr/lib/hpnp/hplj.if.auto:
-
- Note that I'm using hplj.*.auto instead of hplj.*.sh in my 'of' and 'if'
- entries. This is because I'm using the automatic language switching
- filters for my IIISi. Before getting into automatic language switching, I
- want to complete the help for spooling.
-
- o TESTING THE SUN SPOOLER AND HP PRINTER/PLOTTER OPERATIONS
-
- If the /etc/printcap entry looks correct, try sending a file to the printer.
- You can send /usr/lib/hpnp/testfiles/ps to send a PostScript file to the
- printer, or /usr/lib/hpnp/testfiles/text to send an ASCII text file to the
- printer. Verify that the file has printed correctly. The "ps" file is
- a picture of a panda. The "text" file says it's a text file.
-
- o SETTING UP REMOTE SPOOLING
-
- If you wish to do remote spooling, set up the local /etc/printcap file
- to send jobs to the printer/plotter as though the printer/plotter were a
- serial device. The one change is that the "if" and "of" lines from the
- master spooler's /etc/printcap entry must be copied into the local
- system's /etc/printcap entry for the printer plotter. For DesignJet
- plotters and LaserJet II, IID, III, and IIID, the local printcap entry
- will look something like:
-
- <HP-device-name>: lp=:rm=<master-spooler-machine>:rp=<HP-device-name>: \
- if=/usr/lib/hpnp/hplj.if.auto:sb:mx#0:
-
- For a LaserJet IIISi, the local printcap entry will look something like:
-
- <ljIIISi-name>: lp=:rm=<master-spooler-machine>:rp=<ljIIISi-name>: \
- of=/usr/lib/hpnp/hplj.of.auto:sb: \
- if=/usr/lib/hpnp/hplj.if.auto:mx#0:
-
- Test remote spooling by sending a file to the printer/plotter from the
- local system.
-
- o INSTALLING TRANSCRIPT AND NEWSPRINT
-
- If you plan to use TranScript or NewSprint, follow the instructions in
- the /usr/lib/hpnp/README.sun file. The Note for the IIISi in the
- Transcript section says to "add the hpnptypd startup command in you
- /etc/rc file." The "you" should be a "your". Also, the file should be
- the "/etc/rc.local" file if you don't want to search the network for the
- hpnptyd file.
-
- o INSTALLING AUTOMATIC LANGUAGE SWITCHING
-
- Most LaserJet printer customers prefer to use automatic language
- switching. To do this, you need to purchase the HP part number C2089A
- cartridge that allows for automatic language switching on LaserJet III
- and IIID, or the Adobe PostScript SIMMs for the LaserJet IIISi. No
- automatic language switching PostScript cartridges are recommended for
- the LaserJet II or IID. The /usr/lib/hpnp/examples2/hpnp.auto/README.auto.sun
- file contains instructions for enabling automatic language switching on
- your printer. Note that the instructions for section#2 in the file
- refer to "hplj.of.auto.ps" and "hplj.if.auto.ps". These references are
- incorrect. They should refer to "hplj.of.auto" and "hplj.if.auto"
- respectively. Don't forget to set SYS SWITCH=ON* via the front panel to
- enable automatic language switching on the printer.
-
- If you have followed the README.auto.sun instructions for configuring
- automatic language switching, you should now test this capability by
- sending both PostScript and PCL to your printer. You can use the two
- files mentioned above in the /usr/lib/hpnp/testfiles directory.
-
- o LARGE POSTSCRIPT FILES REQUIRE MORE PRINTER MEMORY
-
- If your printer is configured for PostScript and prints small
- PostScript files properly, but fails to print large PostScript files,
- then your printer needs more memory.
-
- o TECHNIQUES TO GET POSTSCRIPT FONTS TO DOWNLOAD
-
- If you have PostScript fonts that you were able to download to your
- IIISi over the serial or centronics port, but do not seem to be
- downloaded through the HP JetDirect card for unix, you may need to
- download the fonts twice. The following is a script file I used to get
- a customer's fonts downloaded into her HP LaserJet IIISi. I tested the
- script on my Sun system and my IIISi by power-cycling the IIISi and then
- executing the script. I did this three times just to be sure that it
- really works.
-
- #
- # Script to download fonts to the Tech Pubs Resources
- # HP LaserJet IIISi printer
- #
- lpr -Plj3sib /fonts/PrinterFonts/LetterGothic-Bold.ps
- lpr -Plj3sib /fonts/PrinterFonts/LetterGothic-Bold.ps
- lpr -Plj3sib /fonts/PrinterFonts/LetterGothic-BoldSlanted.ps
- lpr -Plj3sib /fonts/PrinterFonts/LetterGothic-BoldSlanted.ps
- lpr -Plj3sib /fonts/PrinterFonts/LetterGothic-Slanted.ps
- lpr -Plj3sib /fonts/PrinterFonts/LetterGothic-Slanted.ps
- lpr -Plj3sib /fonts/PrinterFonts/LetterGothic.ps
- lpr -Plj3sib /fonts/PrinterFonts/LetterGothic.ps
- lpr -Plj3sib /fonts/PrinterFonts/PIXymbolsPasskey.ps
- lpr -Plj3sib /fonts/PrinterFonts/PIXymbolsPasskey.ps
- lpr -Plj3sib /fonts/PrinterFonts/PIXymbolsPasskeyBold.ps
- lpr -Plj3sib /fonts/PrinterFonts/PIXymbolsPasskeyBold.ps
- lpr -Plj3sib /fonts/PrinterFonts/PIXymbolsPasskeyItalic.ps
- lpr -Plj3sib /fonts/PrinterFonts/PIXymbolsPasskeyItalic.ps
- lpr -Plj3sib /fonts/PrinterFonts/StoneSans-Bold.ps
- lpr -Plj3sib /fonts/PrinterFonts/StoneSans-Bold.ps
- lpr -Plj3sib /fonts/PrinterFonts/StoneSans-BoldItalic.ps
- lpr -Plj3sib /fonts/PrinterFonts/StoneSans-BoldItalic.ps
- lpr -Plj3sib /fonts/PrinterFonts/StoneSans-Italic.ps
- lpr -Plj3sib /fonts/PrinterFonts/StoneSans-Italic.ps
- lpr -Plj3sib /fonts/PrinterFonts/StoneSans-Semibold.ps
- lpr -Plj3sib /fonts/PrinterFonts/StoneSans-Semibold.ps
- lpr -Plj3sib /fonts/PrinterFonts/StoneSans-SemiboldItalic.ps
- lpr -Plj3sib /fonts/PrinterFonts/StoneSans-SemiboldItalic.ps
- lpr -Plj3sib /fonts/PrinterFonts/StoneSans.ps
- lpr -Plj3sib /fonts/PrinterFonts/StoneSans.ps
- lpr -Plj3sib /fonts/PrinterFonts/StoneSerif-Bold.ps
- lpr -Plj3sib /fonts/PrinterFonts/StoneSerif-Bold.ps
- lpr -Plj3sib /fonts/PrinterFonts/StoneSerif-BoldItalic.ps
- lpr -Plj3sib /fonts/PrinterFonts/StoneSerif-BoldItalic.ps
- lpr -Plj3sib /fonts/PrinterFonts/StoneSerif-Italic.ps
- lpr -Plj3sib /fonts/PrinterFonts/StoneSerif-Italic.ps
- lpr -Plj3sib /fonts/PrinterFonts/StoneSerif-Semibold.ps
- lpr -Plj3sib /fonts/PrinterFonts/StoneSerif-Semibold.ps
- lpr -Plj3sib /fonts/PrinterFonts/StoneSerif-SemiboldItalic.ps
- lpr -Plj3sib /fonts/PrinterFonts/StoneSerif-SemiboldItalic.ps
- lpr -Plj3sib /fonts/PrinterFonts/StoneSerif.ps
- lpr -Plj3sib /fonts/PrinterFonts/StoneSerif.ps
- lpr -Plj3sib /fonts/testfile.ps
-
- The last line above sends a PostScript file to the IIISi that prints
- each font to verify that the font was correctly downloaded. I visually
- inspected the output from testfiles.ps to verify that the fonts were all
- correctly downloaded. (The customer supplied the testfiles.ps file, as
- I do not know how to create PostScript jobs. Thanks, Laura.)
-
- o RESETTING THE SUN SPOOLER
-
- The Sun spooler must be started in order to send job to the
- printer/plotter. Type "man lpq" to see how to start the Sun spooler on
- your Sun system. If you have used the spooler to send data to the
- printer/plotter, but your job hasn't printed/plotted, type "lpstat -a"
- to see if other jobs are ahead of yours. If jobs are queued for the
- printer/plotter, but the peripheral is not generating any output and the
- peripheral doesn't seem to be receiving or processing any data, you
- should generate a self-test page and look at the TCP CONNECTION STATUS
- in the second column. If the CONN STATE is CLOSED even though the
- spooler has queued some jobs, then you will need to clear all pending
- spool jobs by typing "lprm -P<peripheral-name> -" to cancel all jobs for
- that peripheral.
-
- The commands to remember are:
-
- lprm -P<peripheral-name> - {Cancel jobs to peripheral}
- lpstat -a {Discover peripheral status}
- lpq <options> {Start the spooler}
-
- Get man pages for the above commands to learn more about them.
-
- - Steve Kao
- This is NOT an official response of Hewlett-Packard
-