topic Re: printing in Operating System - HP-UX

printing

CPHVF-U Guard — Wed, 03 Apr 2002 13:33:06 GMT

HP-UX 11.00
I wish to print to a4 instead of letter format.
I use jetadmin but i can't find any option to
set printing to a4 format.

brgds

jan salbaek

Re: printing

Rita C Workman — Wed, 03 Apr 2002 15:21:46 GMT

You need to know if the printer you are using includes 'legal' as an option.

Check in /etc/lp/interface/model.orig/
see if legal is included. If it is then you simply need to:
lp -d -olegal file

If it is not included in that printer model, then you may need to print to a different printer that does include 'legal' as an option.

Also...I have found that sometimes folks have added a printer via jetadmin, but selected a generic model (without certain options), instead of the printer model or a closer model version. In this latter case, you could remove the printer and set it back up using the better more accurate drivers (with certain options).

Just a thought,
Rita

Re: printing

Sandip Ghosh — Wed, 03 Apr 2002 16:12:33 GMT

In most of this cases it has been controlled by the printer. Look at the printer setting.

By the way, which printer you are talking about????

Sandip

Re: printing

Frank Slootweg — Fri, 05 Apr 2002 13:17:40 GMT

Most model scripts for HP printers have an option which is called "options" and which *prints* a summary of the most important options for that model script.

So do:

lp -d... -ooptions

and see what happens on the printer.

Note that "options" is the *literal* spelling, i.e. "-ooptions" (without the quotes).

Re: printing

Steve Steel — Fri, 05 Apr 2002 13:44:26 GMT

Hi

jetdirect includes a man page for each printer.

The default scripts are logged in /opt/hpnp/sh

Thus check between /opt/hpnp/sh and
/etc/lp/interface/model.orig/printername to
see which script you use

Then
export MANPATH=/opt/hpnp/man:$MANPATH
man script

ex
man net_ljx000

That gives it all

Steve Steel