topic Re: Modifying printing output in Operating System - HP-UX

Modifying printing output

Yaboto — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:04:28 GMT

Please help me modify the printing output on paper.
The users are complaining that they are wasting too many papers for each printing job.
Anytime they print, they will see some unix overhead on the first page. The overhead includes username; banner; etc ...
How will I get rid of that ?

Regards,
Mawuena

Re: Modifying printing output

Pete Randall — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:24:22 GMT

Add the "-o nb" option to your lp command.

Pete

Re: Modifying printing output

Yaboto — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:41:32 GMT

The users print directly from their application and not from the unix prompt.
How will I make the option mentioned above permanent then ?

Re: Modifying printing output

OldSchool — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:59:22 GMT

remote printer:

http://forums11.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?admit=109447626+1206544650603+28353475&threadId=496942

for network printer:

1) run hppi-> Spooler Admin -> Modify Existing Queue -> (select printer) -> Additional Options -> switch banner to "off"

-or-

2) edit /var/spool/lp/interface/model.orig/, find the BANNER= statement and make it BANNER="".

Re: Modifying printing output

Rita C Workman — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:00:00 GMT

Well if you can't disable using the -o nb option. If they are HP printers, can't you just telnet into them and go the printers menu (type menu) then IPX/SPX Settings and disable PJL Banner Pages ??

Or, if your proficient with the printer configuration menu buttons, at the printer yourself, you might be able to turn it off from there.

But bear in mind that disables a banner (seperator page) for everything.

Just a thought,
Rgrds,
Rita