05/04/02 11:46:08
Adding a printer to unix
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Ver. 5.0.X SCO Unix
Login as root
scoadmin
Menu driven program (adding users, printers, networks, hardware, kernel tuning)
printers
Select it
printer manager Select it
right arrow over to printers down arrow to add local..
Name: [enter a name for the printer]
Description:[enter a comment about the printer]
Model: [use dumb or crnlmap or if you are using Jriver enter
icelp1.scr ]
Device: [enter /dev/lp for parallel, /dev/ttyxxx for RS232
port and /dev/null for Jriver ]
Donot forget to see Printer Control.
Printer Setup in filepro
login as filepro goto system wide setup select p for printer
maintenance. Press p for printers.
Enter the name of the printer press return, the printer type has to match the the
printer emulation.Use F6 or Ctrl F for pull up list of types.
If it is a laser use hplaser, for a dot matrix check your printer hand book, it will use
ether a epsonfx or a ibmpro.
Destination command.tee /appl/fpmerge/$LOGNAME.$$|lp -s -dprinter
name
^goto file and printer ^file name ^command
to send to printer
Esc Esc to record changes.
Adding more than 10 printers in Filepro
Login in as root type cd /appl/fp type ./ddir and return. Press F6 or ctrl f for the
menu.
------Variable--- --------------------Value------------------------
1 PFBLDFREE
. on .
2 PFIXS
. on .
3 PFCMARK
. 25 .
4 PFVER
. on . Never Touch
5 PFNB
. on .
6 PFNOHELP
. on .
7 PFCHECKLOCK
. on .
8 PFHCFF
. on .
9 printer1
. lpt1,ibmproxl,|tee /appl/fpmerge/$LOGNAME.$$|lp -s -dlpt1
10 printer2
. old,dmp400,|tee /appl/fpmerge/$LOGNAME.$$|lp -s -dold
11 printer3
. lpt1s,ibmproxl,|tee /appl/fpmerge/$LOGNAME.$$|lp -s -dlpt1s
12printer4
.lpt16,epsonfx,|tee /appl/fpmerge/$LOGNAME.$$|lp -s -dlpt16
Press u to update move down to a blank line and add the printer.
I will be adding a printer on Variable number 12. type in the word printer then a unique
printer number for filepro. Press return, lpt16 is the name of the printer in unix. Notice
the comas for field separation. Then type in the printer type, I will use epsonfx for the
Epson DFX8500 printer that we are installing. |tee /appl/fpmerge/$LOGNAME.$$/|lp -s -d
Copy this word for word and it will send the output of filepro to the directory
/appl/fpmerge/ with a filename of your login name and process ID, and at the same time
send it to the printer.
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