topic Re: Dummy printer in Operating System - HP-UX

Dummy printer

Geert Slaats — Wed, 18 Jun 2003 08:33:19 GMT

Hi,

Have a new HP-UX RP5430 with HP-UX 11.00 and Jetdirect software.

I want to create a dummy printer, e.g. test_1 to /dev/nulll ??
(because some log prints come now at my default printer)

Does someone know how ?

Regards,
Geert

Re: Dummy printer

twang — Wed, 18 Jun 2003 08:39:45 GMT

The method I used:
sam > Printers and Plotters > LP Spooler > Printers and Plotters > Action (from menu) > Add Remote Printer/Plotter......(menu item) >
and fill in the required details, for example,
Name pt_eng_501
Type remote
Enabled To Print yes, idle
Accepting Requests yes
Location LPT1 on ps-eng-501
Fence Priority 0
Class

(pt_eng_501: dump print queue name;
ps-eng-501: hostname or ip is ok)

Re: Dummy printer

Stefan Farrelly — Wed, 18 Jun 2003 08:43:35 GMT

Youre going to have to modify the printer driver script to do this.

Setup a printer as a remote printer (to an ip or another server/queue). Then modify the driver in /var/spool/lp/interface/
Change the rlp line almost at the bottom, comment it out, and it wont get to the print queue.

I think its much easier to create a print queue, disable it, then print to it (but it wont print), then cancel the print job.

Re: Dummy printer

twang — Wed, 18 Jun 2003 08:48:05 GMT

In addition, you may use the command as follows:
# /usr/lib/lpadmin -p -v/dev/null -i

Re: Dummy printer

Ian Lochray — Wed, 18 Jun 2003 08:52:32 GMT

SAM
Printers and Plotters
LP Spooler
Printers and Plotters
Action Bar : Add Local Printer
Add Printer with Non Standard Device File
Use /dev/null for Printer Device File Name and fill in the other fields as appropriate.

Re: Dummy printer

Chris Wilshaw — Wed, 18 Jun 2003 09:26:55 GMT

A simple dummy printer can be added using

lpshut
lpadmin -pdummy_printer -v/dev/null -mdumb
lpsched

Chris

Re: Dummy printer

K.Vijayaragavan. — Wed, 18 Jun 2003 10:25:37 GMT

#lpshut
#lpadmin -p -mmodel_script -v /dev/null.
#lpsched
# accept printer_name
# enable printer_name

are the steps to configure a dummy printer.