topic Re: TSM - printer problem in Operating System - HP-UX

TSM - printer problem

Marilyn DuChene — Wed, 06 Mar 2002 18:18:23 GMT

I have a lexmark T614 that I connected to the parallel port of a Windows PC. I am running Reflections emulator, and have TSM configured for the login. I can't seem to get the printer to print correctly, as it prints garbage (a few characters of the text on multiple pages). I've tried to use the dumb model and other interface files with no luck. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Re: TSM - printer problem

Sanjay_6 — Wed, 06 Mar 2002 18:22:25 GMT

Hi Marilyn,

If you are trying to configure a remote printer on hp and have the printer connected locally to a windows machine, configure the printer as a BSD printer on the hp side. In the printer configuration screen, select the printer as remote and then select the option that says this is a bsd printer.

Hope this helps.

regds

Re: TSM - printer problem

Steve Steel — Thu, 07 Mar 2002 09:01:28 GMT

Hi

That is a nice printer.

To use properly get it on the network and install markvision on any machine which needs it.

Markvision is the lexmark jetdirect type software.

Steve Steel

Re: TSM - printer problem

K.Vijayaragavan. — Thu, 07 Mar 2002 10:20:42 GMT

I have a script that helps to do local printing (printer connected to local pc or terminal)

Hope this might help you.

create a executable file called "local_print" with the below mentioned content (eccape sequences).

echo ^[[5i
cat $*
echo ^[[4i

Then use the command
"#local_print " to do printing.

K.Vijay

Re: TSM - printer problem

Marilyn DuChene — Thu, 07 Mar 2002 19:35:12 GMT

Thanks everyone for your answers. I've tried the BSD remote printer and that seems to work except it isn't exactly what I want. We will be dialing into a server & connecting to a telnet session. By using TSM I was hoping to print to the parallel port on the window's(or terminal's) printer. We aren't going to be using ip based printing, and will not be logging onto the windows network. That is why Lexmark's markvision or BSD remote printing isn't what I need. I'm not sure about the last script as I don't know how to use it. I tried it and it doesn't do anything. If anyone else has any suggestions - I'd like to hear them.
Regards,
Marilyn

Re: TSM - printer problem

Sandip Ghosh — Thu, 07 Mar 2002 19:42:32 GMT

You just go to the unix prompt after logging into the system. Create a file using vi as described by vijay. The only problem is that you can't take any print out from the application but you can take the print of any file as described by Vijay.

Sandip

Re: TSM - printer problem

K.Vijayaragavan. — Fri, 08 Mar 2002 04:38:51 GMT

Hi,

The "^[" is an escape character (entered in "vi" by pressing Ctrl-V Esc)

whe should not type the characters "^[" alone directly.

It has to appear when you press Ctrl-V Esc.

rest of the characters [5i , [4i has to be typed usually.
You have to type
"echo Ctrl-v Esc[5i" to get the typed output of "echo ^[[5i"

-K.Vijay