prentice@bbn.com (Muriel Prentice) (05/30/90)
I'm trying to use an HP LaserJet II with a Sun workstation to output PostScript files. I've installed the Pacific Data PostScript cartridge and have been able to print some files. The problem is: after each file, I have to reset the printer. Otherwise, the next time I send a file to the printer the Form Feed light blinks and nothing else happens. The documentation suggests that the Sun is sending non-PostScript characters to the printer while it is in PostScript mode and that this confuses the cartridge. Has anyone been able to solve this problem? Muriel Prentice (prentice@bbn.com)
pa1@uunet.uu.net (06/01/90)
If you are using TranScript by adding the filters to the /etc/printcap
file you should not have problems. The HP LaserJet II with the Pacific
Page cartridge emulates an Apple LaserWriter II NT. One problem may be
that the banner page produced by your lpr is not PostScript. Using lpr
with suppression of the banner page should verify this. Try using the
following printcap entry;
pspp|HP LaserJet Pacific Page Postscript\
:lp=/dev/ttya:af=/var/adm/lw.acct:\
:sd=/var/spool/pspp:lf=/var/spool/pspp/lw-log:\
:br#9600:rw:fc#0000374:fs#0000003:xc#0:xs#0040040:mx#0:sf:sb:\
:if=/usr/lib/psif:\
:of=/usr/lib/psof:\
:gf=/usr/lib/psgf:\
:nf=/usr/lib/psnf:\
:tf=/usr/lib/pstf:\
:rf=/usr/lib/psrf:\
:vf=/usr/lib/psvf:\
:cf=/usr/lib/pscf:\
:df=/usr/lib/psdf:
I hope this helps you out.
Pat Alvarado
E-Mail: tdat!pa1@suntzu.sun.com