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- From: olson@anchor.esd.sgi.com (Dave Olson)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi,psu.comp.sgi
- Subject: Re: Problems connecting an HP Paintjet XL
- Message-ID: <peo6rdg@zuni.esd.sgi.com>
- Date: 5 Sep 92 00:11:33 GMT
- References: <92248.134348KJB6@psuvm.psu.edu>
- Sender: news@zuni.esd.sgi.com (Net News)
- Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc. Mountain View, CA
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- In <92248.134348KJB6@psuvm.psu.edu> KJB6@psuvm.psu.edu writes:
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- | I have an HP Paintjet XL plotter that I am connecting to my SGI 4D/20. When
- | I connect the printer using the parallel port and send a "snapshot" to it,
- | all the colors come out fine. But if I connect this printer on the serial
- | port, the colors are not the same as A). the snapshot (ipaste) and B). the
- | output from it being attached parallel.
- |
- | I have access to a serial cable and not another parallel cable (for the time
- | being), that is why I would like to connect it serially (sp). Any ideas or
- | things I could try?
-
- Sounds like you might have a flow control problem on the serial
- interface, and are dropping data. Try using the hardware flow
- control device (ttyf1 or ttyf2) with the appropriate cable and
- printer setup (switches, usually).
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- because whoever is silent dissents. | Silicon Graphics, Inc.
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