leavitt@nemo.cs.umd.edu (Bill Leavitt) (06/02/90)
I'm attempting to hang a Laserjet II on the HPIB of a 9000/370 using a MicroPrint 45C HPIB<>Centronics Interface Converter as the go-between (set for address 802). Configured that address using /etc/reconfig for a HPIB (non-ciper) laserjet, using the standard interface file (/usr/spool/lp/model/laserjet). It works fine under RMB, using either the "DUMP DEVICE 802" or "PRINTER IS 802" command. "lp" under UNIX spits the ubiquitous blank page. It will work using the "dumb" interface file, but I don't want to loose my various typeset functions. Has anybody out there had success doing something like this? Has anybody out there *attempted* something like this, or am I sailing uncharted waters. --Bill
richard@hpfcdc.HP.COM (Richard Artz) (06/03/90)
Hi Bill, We use the MicroPrint box everyday. The only thing that comes to mind is your laserjet lp script may have stty statements in it. Try commenting out the two (I think) stty's in the laserjet script, reset everything, and try again. Let me know what happens. Richard Artz / GSY Learning Products / 303-229-2036 / richard@hpfcww.fc.hp.com Hewlett-Packard / MS11 / 3404 E. Harmony Road / Fort Collins, CO 80525-9599 This response does not represent the official position of, or statement by, the Hewlett-Packard Company. The above data is provided for informational purposes only. It is supplied without warranty of any kind.
patricia@hpsad.HP.COM (Patricia Bauer) (06/14/90)
/ hpsad:comp.sys.hp / leavitt@nemo.cs.umd.edu (Bill Leavitt) / 8:17 pm Jun 1, 1990 / I'm attempting to hang a Laserjet II on the HPIB of a 9000/370 using a MicroPrint 45C HPIB<>Centronics Interface Converter as the go-between (set for address 802). Configured that address using /etc/reconfig for a HPIB (non-ciper) laserjet, using the standard interface file (/usr/spool/lp/model/laserjet). It works fine under RMB, using either the "DUMP DEVICE 802" or "PRINTER IS 802" command. "lp" under UNIX spits the ubiquitous blank page. It will work using the "dumb" interface file, but I don't want to loose my various typeset functions. Has anybody out there had success doing something like this? Has anybody out there *attempted* something like this, or am I sailing uncharted waters. --Bill ---------- We've done the same thing here and have no problems with the Converter. In a normal day, lots of raw and cooked stuff goes through it. For RMB, I use PRINTER IS " | lp" so I don't have to remember the address. To set it up, I don't recall having to do anything other than creating the new device files. Hope this helps. patricia This response does not represent the official position of, or statement by, the Hewlett-Packard Company. The above data is provided for informational purposes only. It is supplied without warranty of any kind. s
rjn@hpfcso.HP.COM (Bob Niland) (06/14/90)
re: > It works fine under RMB, using either the "DUMP DEVICE 802" or > "PRINTER IS 802" command. "lp" under UNIX spits the ubiquitous > blank page. > It will work using the "dumb" interface file, but Can you be more specific? What major/minor numbers are we talking about here? > I don't want to loose my various typeset functions. The spooler models don't care if you are using driver 7 or 21. They provide full functionality on either. Or were you referring to something else? Regards, Hewlett-Packard Bob Niland 3404 East Harmony Road Internet: rjn@hpfcrjn.FC.HP.COM Fort Collins UUCP: [hplabs|hpu*!hpfcse]!hpfcrjn!rjn CO 80525-9599