dedourek@jupiter.sun.csd.unb.ca (John DeDourek) (02/22/91)
We have a machine (non-aix) machine on campus which serves as a print server for the unix machines. This machine requires certain information in the lpr/lpd protocol control file class argument to specify other than default fonts, etc. On most unix machines, this is done by specifying the "-C" option to lpr. I have tried this with aix, but the class argument does not appear to have been transmitted to the printer server. At this point, I am not sure whether -- this is an unsupported feature of aix 3 -- this is a bug in aix 3 -- I have not set up the print queue correctly -- there is an interoperability problem between AIX and the print server I would appreciate -- information on this problem -- suggestions for isolating the problem I received one suggestion from a "unix" expert that I "hold the remote queue" so that I can look at the queued control files. Unfortunately, I cannot figure out how to do this on the aix machine. dedourek@unb.ca N.B. were are running aix 3.1 at patchlevel 3001
abe@mace.cc.purdue.edu (Vic Abell) (02/25/91)
In article <1991Feb22.153143.19956@jupiter.sun.csd.unb.ca> dedourek@jupiter.sun.csd.unb.ca (John DeDourek) writes: >We have a machine (non-aix) machine on campus which serves as a print >server for the unix machines. This machine requires certain information >in the lpr/lpd protocol control file class argument to specify other >than default fonts, etc. On most unix machines, this is done >by specifying the "-C" option to lpr. I have tried this with >aix, but the class argument does not appear to have been transmitted >to the printer server. After a lot of investigation and conversation with IBM folks, we concluded that the -C support was omitted from the AIX 3.1 line printer code. There is some evidence that the generalized queuing mechanism of AIX, which is layered above line printer support, is to blame. Our reluctant choice to recover -C support has been to abandon the AIX printer system and install our own local package. That's not an attractive answer, but if your need to pass printer-specific information matches ours, I think it's the only choice right now. (At least it wasn't too hard to port our local line printer system.) Vic Abell <abe@mace.cc.purdue.edu>
hubler@galaxy.lerc.nasa.gov (02/25/91)
In article <1991Feb22.153143.19956@jupiter.sun.csd.unb.ca> dedourek@jupiter.sun.csd.unb.ca (John DeDourek) writes: >We have a machine (non-aix) machine on campus which serves as a print >server for the unix machines. This machine requires certain information >in the lpr/lpd protocol control file class argument to specify other >than default fonts, etc. On most unix machines, this is done >by specifying the "-C" option to lpr. I have tried this with >aix, but the class argument does not appear to have been transmitted >to the printer server. > At our site we use the -C option on lpr to transmit our print bin number to the printserver. With the IBM's this does not work and the operators must look up the userid and write the bin number on it. They haven't yelled at me yet ..... Why does this option work for our Sun and SGI systems but not for AIX? -- Dale A. Hubler -- Sverdrup Technology -- (216) 977-7014 hubler@galaxy.lerc.nasa.gov "There is no room in democracy for intolerant people, Therefore they should all be rounded up, taken out back, and shot"
john@johnmad.austin.ibm.com (02/26/91)
I could be wrong, but I think there is a fix for this problem from IBM. Try refering to the fix for problem IX16830. John Statements made here are my personal views and do not reflect policy or commitments of IBM Corporation. John Maddalozzo IBM Advanced Workstation Division aesnet: john@johnmad.austin.ibm.com 11400 Burnet Road, 994/3401 vnet: JOHNMAD at AUSVMQ Austin, TX, 78758-3493 phone: +1 [512] 823-4837 uucp: cs.utexas.edu:ibmaus!auschs!johnmad.austin.ibm.com!john
elee4fg@jetson.uh.edu (02/26/91)
In article <6885@mace.cc.purdue.edu>, abe@mace.cc.purdue.edu (Vic Abell) writes: > Article-I.D.: mace.6885 > References: <1991Feb22.153143.19956@jupiter.sun.csd.unb.ca> > Reply-To: abe@mace.cc.purdue.edu (Vic Abell) > Organization: Purdue University > Lines: 21 > > In article <1991Feb22.153143.19956@jupiter.sun.csd.unb.ca> dedourek@jupiter.sun.csd.unb.ca (John DeDourek) writes: >>We have a machine (non-aix) machine on campus which serves as a print >>server for the unix machines. This machine requires certain information >>in the lpr/lpd protocol control file class argument to specify other >>than default fonts, etc. On most unix machines, this is done >>by specifying the "-C" option to lpr. I have tried this with >>aix, but the class argument does not appear to have been transmitted >>to the printer server. > > After a lot of investigation and conversation with IBM folks, we concluded > that the -C support was omitted from the AIX 3.1 line printer code. There > is some evidence that the generalized queuing mechanism of AIX, which is > layered above line printer support, is to blame. > > Our reluctant choice to recover -C support has been to abandon the AIX > printer system and install our own local package. That's not an attractive > answer, but if your need to pass printer-specific information matches ours, > I think it's the only choice right now. (At least it wasn't too hard to > port our local line printer system.) > > Vic Abell <abe@mace.cc.purdue.edu> I may have a suggestion that might work. Since AIX 3.1 support virtual printer , why don't you setup multiple virtual printer to point to the same printer but using different bin For example, Let's say you have printer 1 attach to print server with dual bins You can setup Virtual printer 1 to pinter to printer 1 with bin 1 Virtual printer 2 to print to printer 1 with bin 2. I know thing like this can be done on Novell. Due to the lack of experience on AIX, I am not sure whether this may work. Seng C. Gan (Star Enterprise) Tel: ( 713)874-7816 (Work)