irani@cs.umn.edu (Erach Irani) (09/05/90)
My friend has a 386 computer with UNIX. The deskjet printer does not run under unix, nor under the vp/ix dos emulator under unix. (It runs under the dos 3.2 when booted with dos though). What is the problem? I've been told it is the driver for the deskjet under unix. Can anybody send me a driver for the deskjet. Thanks a million, erach -- Phone : (Home) (612) 378-2336 Work : (612) 627-4850 InterNet : irani@cs.umn.edu UUCP: uunet!umn-cs!irani Postal Address: Erach A.Irani; 1717, Rollins Ave.; Minneapolis, MN 55414.
johnl@esegue.segue.boston.ma.us (John R. Levine) (09/05/90)
In article <1990Sep4.171428.5960@cs.umn.edu> you write: >My friend has a 386 computer with UNIX. The deskjet printer does >not run under unix, nor under the vp/ix dos emulator under unix. ... >I've been told it is the driver for the deskjet under unix. You have in all likelihood been told wrong. I have a deskjet plugged into my Intel 302 Unix box running Interactive 2.2 Unix with the standard printer driver and it works fine. The most likely problem is that you have the devices configured wrong. If your printer interface is on your monochrome screen adapter, your printer is probably called /dev/lp0. If the printer interface is on the motherboard or on another card, it's probably /dev/lp1. Another possibility is that you have an interrupt conflict of some sort. Make sure that the printer interface is set up so interrupt on IRQ7, and that no other card in the system uses IRQ7, not even one that the system isn't using. Regards, John Levine, johnl@esegue.segue.boston.ma.us, {spdcc|ima|world}!esegue!johnl