topic Re: HP JetDirect in Operating System - HP-UX

HP JetDirect

Rene_17 — Thu, 18 Sep 2003 09:56:06 GMT

I have installed the HP JetDirect Printer Installer for HPUX11i !
I don??t know nothing about that software !
I want to install severall hp printers and i don??t know how it works !
Can anyone help me and could say me in which directory the jet direct is installed ?
How to install hp laserjet 4300tn ?

Re: HP JetDirect

Umapathy S — Thu, 18 Sep 2003 10:05:55 GMT

Rene,
It is installed under /opt/hpnpl. Try running /opt/hpnpl/bin/hppi. It is an interactive script for printer/spooler administration.

man hppi for more details.
HTH,
Umapathy

Re: HP JetDirect

eran maor — Thu, 18 Sep 2003 10:11:22 GMT

Hi Rene

just do #hppi to get the menu and go to this :

choose

1) Spooler Administration (super-user only)

choose

1) Add printer to local spooler
Enter the network printer name or IP address (q - quit):

if you install the jetadmin and not jetdirect you will need to press #jetadmin to get the menu

Re: HP JetDirect

Rene_17 — Thu, 18 Sep 2003 10:30:25 GMT

i have found the directory.
befor i install the printer i must install a queue for the printer ?
how to install a queue ?

Re: HP JetDirect

Rene_17 — Thu, 18 Sep 2003 10:31:05 GMT

i can add a printer, but after that ?

Re: HP JetDirect

Rene_17 — Thu, 18 Sep 2003 10:34:33 GMT

what??s the difference between hp jet direct and hp jet admin ?

Re: HP JetDirect

Rene_17 — Thu, 18 Sep 2003 10:35:07 GMT

what??s the difference between hp jet direct and hp jet admin ? What should i use for installing the hp printers ?

Re: HP JetDirect

eran maor — Thu, 18 Sep 2003 10:45:54 GMT

Hi Rene

jetdirect is the same software like jetadmin , just jetadmin is not morer supported .

in jetadmin you oper it with #jetadimn
in jet-direct you oper it with #hppi

after you have define a network printer ( this software is to define a network printer !!!)

you can do a test with the command :

# lp -dname_of_printer /etc/hosts

name_of_printer - the name that you gave to the printer when you define it in the jet-direct software .

the name of the printer need to be like you see it in the lp command .

if you have other que. please ask

Re: HP JetDirect

Rene_17 — Thu, 18 Sep 2003 10:58:09 GMT

Select an item for change, or '0' to configure (q - quit): 0

DeskJet1600.
The spooler is already not running in the system!
It will not be switched on after the configuration

OK to continue? (y/n/q, default=y)

I don??t understand this, because the spooler is running ?

Re: HP JetDirect

eran maor — Thu, 18 Sep 2003 11:00:34 GMT

Hi

get out og the software and do this :

#lpshut
#lpsched

to run the spooler

you can check it with lpstat -t , see in the top info that it gives

Re: HP JetDirect

Rene_17 — Thu, 18 Sep 2003 11:20:39 GMT

iff2:/ # lpstat -t
Scheduler l??uft
Kein Systemstandardziel
Ger??t f??r Lex1275: /dev/null
Lex1275 verarbeitete Auftr??ge seit 16. Sept., 08:11
Drucker Lex1275 Keine Verarbeitung. Eingeschaltet seit 16. Sept., 08:11
Grenzpriorit??t : 0
Keine Eintr??ge

the add printer doesn??t work !
the same error as befor !

Re: HP JetDirect

eran maor — Thu, 18 Sep 2003 11:35:55 GMT

Hi

well , i did a test in my system and i got this erorr that you are getting : The spooler is already not running ...

only when i have stop the scheduler it happen
but this is not an issue , you can continue with defining the printer .

so you need to double check it .

again maybe you didnt download the rigth software , please download it from :

http://productfinder.support.hp.com/tps/ProductFinder?h_query=jet+direct+printer+installer&h_tool=software&h_lang=en

Re: HP JetDirect

Rene_17 — Thu, 18 Sep 2003 12:07:31 GMT

i installed this software !
HP11e143.SD

I also installed the software for the lexmark netprinter.

I have no idea why this happens !

Re: HP JetDirect

Alexander M. Ermes — Thu, 18 Sep 2003 12:08:02 GMT

Hi Rene.
If you check your directory
/var/spool/lp after the lpshut command
and you find these files

prw------- 1 lp lp 0 Sep 18 14:53 CLD_FIFO
prw------- 1 lp lp 0 Sep 18 14:53 FIFO
-rw-r----- 1 lp lp 0 Sep 16 13:28 SCHEDLOCK

you should remove them.
These files lock the spooler.

pls check HP page for documentation of jetdirect.

http://h20015.www2.hp.com/en/document.jhtml?lc=en&docName=bpj02698

http://h20015.www2.hp.com/en/document.jhtml?lc=en&docName=bpj02363

Rgds
Alexander M. Ermes

Re: HP JetDirect

Geoff Wild — Thu, 18 Sep 2003 12:35:07 GMT

Re: HP JetDirect

Geoff Wild — Thu, 18 Sep 2003 19:26:08 GMT

Are you using Lexmark printers?

You can't use the jet admin commands...

Here's some more tips:

Label Printers:
We have a few Lexmark 2390 plus printers.

The Lexmark driver package must be installed first.

The file to download from http://drivers.lexmark.com/ is DRIVERS-HPUX1X.PKG.Z

uncompress it then swinstall it.

It will install "Lexmark Enhanced Printer Drivers Package" and "Lexmark Screen Fonts Package". After completion, run: /opt/lexmark/setup.print (use the default of bin for Administrative group, and install fonts as an additional font directory.

Then use lexprt program to add queues.

See Enhanced Printer Drivers for UNIX Systems for more information.

Here's a sample session:

Lexmark Enhanced Printer Drivers for UNIX(R) Systems. Version 4.6
By Lexmark

------------------------------------------ [ Main menu ] ------------------------------------------

1) Create a virtual device (mklexdev)
2) Change a virtual device (chlexdev)
3) List virtual device settings (lslexdev)
4) Remove virtual devices (rmlexdev)

5) Create a queue (mklexque)
6) Change a queue (chlexque)
7) List queue settings (lslexque)
8) Remove queues (rmlexque)

9) List queue status (lpstat -p)

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Numbered item, [r] Redraw Screen, [?] Help, [e] Exit
Choice:

First, you must create the virtual device:

1) Create a virtual device (mklexdev), enter device name (same as queue) then 3) Network connection then accept.

Next, change the Logfile absolute path to: /var/adm/lp/.log
where is the queue name.

Second, create the queue by selecting 5) Create a queue (mklexque)

The print queue subsystem must be
shutdown to create the queue.
Do you want to continue?

[y] Yes, [n] No, [r] Redraw Screen, [e] Exit
Choice:

Answer y

Enter the queue name (same as virtual device), press a to accept, then select the virtual device from the list. Use the following settings:

Current Printer Lexmark 2390 plus Printer
Printer Language Raw