YEOAK@NUSDISCS.BITNET (09/29/89)
1) We've a Seikosha dot-matrix printer connected to a SR10.1 node running
BSD4.3. We used 'genicom' device driver in our prsvr configuration file.
After having setup prsvr & prmgr, our text files can be printed on the
Seikosha printer using prf, but almost every printed line is prefixed
with 120e0m. (I presume it's genicom printer control code.) Right now
we use 'prf -trans' to print our text files, that means we lost all the
good features of prf such as -head, -banner & etc.
Q: Is there a way to substitute the genicom control codes by other
dot-matrix printer control codes? How?
Q: Is there a generic device driver available for printing text file
on a dot-matrix or line printer which has a serial/RS232 port?
2) I've tried to build a simple device driver by following the example
shown in 5.1.2 of "Printing in the Aegis Environment". I encountered
the following problem during bind:
Unresolved globals:
add_db_range_c First referenced in driver_ex.bin
add_db_value_c ""
get_db_value_c ""
inq_entry_c ""
Q: Where is the lib for there routines?
3) What is TML as mentioned in "Printing in the Aegis Environment"?
4) We've managed to set up lpd in a separate testing. We're able to get lpr
to work w/o prsvr & prmgr. The problem is that the output is in double
spacing. Any body knows to fix it?
Thanks for your help in advance.
--AnnKian Yeo
Bitnet: yeoak@nusdiscsyamanoue@seri.isct.kyutech.ac.jp (yamanoue) (03/21/91)
In article <24297@hydra.gatech.EDU> >We have the 9.7 binary for an Okidata 2410 print driver and are looking >for a 10.3 version of the same. ... >... >Susan Liebeskind >sl11@prism.gatech.edu Yes, we have almost same problem. We're using NEC PC-PR201 (Japanese Kanji serial dot printer for personal computer). Driver for 9.7 is, but for 10.x none(Where is??) So, I first made up "my_driver", that is in /domain_examples/hardcopy/driver and used them(no headers,... nothing). I dont Know the name "Okidata 2410", but maybe useful to print ONLY unstruct(uasc) files. Here is an advice to make "my_driver".(our old configs) = crty_my_driver.sh ======================= # /com/sh crty_my_driver.sh xon crty my_driver -l crtyobj my_driver dlty my_driver xoff = makefile =============================== # my DOMAIN PRINTER # my_driver : driver_ex.bin driver_init_ex.bin makefile /com/bind -allmark driver_ex.bin driver_init_ex.bin my_driver_uid.bin \ -entry my_driver_\$$initialize -b my_driver driver_ex.bin : driver_ex.c /com/cc driver_ex.c -pic -natural -dbs -opt 4 driver_init_ex.bin : driver_init_ex.c /com/cc driver_init_ex.c -pic -natural -dbs -opt 4 ===================================================== @How to make driver & install 1. crty_my_driver_driver.sh => my_driver_uid.bin created 2. /bin/make => my_driver created (ignore errors & warnings) 3. copy my_driver into /sys/hardcopy/drivers @Modify rc.user if [ -f /sys/hardcopy/prsvr]; then (echo " prsvr\c" >/dev/console) /sys/hardcopy/prsvr /sys/hardcopy/config/config.my_driver & fi ** Caution ***** [-f /sys/hardcopy/prsvr -a $LLBD... ] === remove === @Modify printer config file ** sample (config/config.my_driver)**** #print server CONFIGURATION FILE # who we are and what print manager we use prmgr_site I_am_sr10_print_manager <- default prmgr name printer_name p <- only 1 name in net device_driver my_driver # what i/o connection we use speed 9600 io_device_name /dev/sio1 file_banners off logo none @Misc Check if OK Invoke By "root" $ /sys/hardcopy/prsvr /sys/hardcopy/config/config.my_driver if no errors then ok Acl for /sys/mgrs In OS 10.2, there is no right for prsvr(user.server.none) if closed install. so PLEASE ADD extended acl by $ edacl -a %.server -user -dir /sys/mgrs $ edacl -a %.server -user -id /sys/mgrs $ edacl -a %.server -user -if /sys/mgrs If you have manuals for the printer, add some CONTROL CODE is useful, like control code for H-tab,... ...../* htab for 201 esc,"(004,...,016." */ strcpy(buffer,"(004,008,012,016."); c = 0x1b; ios_$put(out_id,(short)0,c,(long)1,status); ios_$put(out_id,(short)0,buffer,(long)strlen(buffer),status); .... ========================================================== Now,after adding some code, version for pr201 driver is 0.3 file type UASC,(unstruct),gmf kanji code EUC header, footer filename,last modified date,current date o page number x tab at 4,8,12,... (OS OS 10.2 ) (Lang /com/cc 6.7m) Anyone here interested in? But, march is end of scool year in JA, and I must leave here K.I.T. I'm sorry leave it ver 0.3 ... Also, if there's a good example or text for driver, please up this news group. Kyusyu Institute of Technology | $@>.>>(J $@Lw(J(Yasushi Komatsu) Tobata Kitakyusyu 804 JAPAN | (b51015@comp.kyutech.ac.jp)