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Conference kernel::unix_printing

Title:	Printing from UNIX

Moderator:	KERNEL::COFFEYJ

Created:	Thu Dec 17 1992
Last Modified:	Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	956
Total number of notes:	2876

901.0. "tektronix Phaser240 on parallel port of workstation 500" by BRSADV::BUGGENHOUT () Tue Jan 28 1997 16:46

hoi

a customer just called to ask if he could connect his tektronix Phaser240 on the
parallel port of his workstation 500, running Digital UNIX 4.0 ?
And how ?

He said also that other Digital people told him that running UNIX on his
workstation made his parallel port unsupported, is this true ????
Perhaps unsupported but it would work with the correct filter as
explained in note 760 ?

Thanks for the info


regina

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901.1		SMURF::LABONTE	`Wed Jan 29 1997 14:47`	11
	>He said also that other Digital people told him that running UNIX on his >workstation made his parallel port unsupported, is this true ???? The parallel port is supported in write only mode. That is an official position statement from development engineering. >...connect his tektronix Phaser240 to the parallel port. Sure IF the Phaser240 is using the standard centronics pinout.
901.2	not working	BRSADV::BUGGENHOUT	`Thu Jan 30 1997 10:12`	14
	it is telephone support so difficult to know what the customer is doing but after the setup NOTHING works. The printer is not doing anything not even tries to print so i have the impression is is not a filter but a 'hardware' problem. Is it necessary to 'activate' the parallel port on a workstation 500 or what do I need to check for in the config file of the kernel ? Or could it be it is not a standard centronics pinout on this printer ? Suggestions are welcome ?! Thanks regina
901.3		SMURF::LABONTE	`Thu Jan 30 1997 13:54`	18
	I don't remember which version of v4.0 this was fixed in so check the printcap file and make sure rw is NOT there. While the formatting may be incorrect you can verify the connection by directly sending a file to the parallel port. This would eliminate any print spooling questions. For a text printer try: cat /etc/motd > /dev/lp0 For a postscript printer try: cat /etc/motd \| /usr/lbin/ln03rof > /dev/lp0 If you can cat a file to the printer then it is a printcap setup issue. If not then you have connection issues.