Install Network Printer

[Mauro_8]

Hi,

I had no success when trying to install a printer. I installed JetDirect in my HP-UX 10.20 but when I tried to print a document from CDE Text Editor. The job goes to Print Manager but the printer do not output the document.

Any ideas ?

Cheers,
Mauro

[Bryan D. Quinn]

Hey Mauro,

Can you ping the printer's IP address? If so, is the printer online?

-Bryan

[Francesco Campalastri · Accepted solution]

Check list:
1) ping to printer IP address
2) verify your printer has a Jet Direct Print Server
3) verify your scheduler is up and running
# lpstat -y
if not
# lpsched
4) try to print without CDE
# cat /etc/services | lp -dprinter_name

[Mauro_8]

Hi,

I can ping the printer. I tried cat /etc/hosts | lp -dPaintJet and received "request id is PaintJet-4353 (standard input)" but the document did not appears in the printer. It is so strange...

Cheers,
Mauro

[Ross Zubritski]

Hi Mauro.

Is the lpsched process running?

Regards,

RZ

[Mauro_8]

Hi,

The printer was disable, so I enable it to print and I can see the jobs (four). The status of teh printer is enable and busy, but again no document is printed by the printer and the jobs remain in the printer.

Any ideas,

Cheers,
Mauro

[Ross Zubritski]

Kill and restart lpsched

Regards,

RZ

[Mauro_8]

Hi,

Attached the printer status, with the jobs running.

Cheers,
Mauro

[Ross Zubritski]

Okay,

Try this.

1. Cancel all jobs

2. Stop the scheduler.

3. in /var/spool/lp, check for the existence of SCHEDLOCK or FIFO. If they exist, remove them.

4. Restart the scheduler.

Sounds like something is a bit "out of sync".

Regards,

RZ

[Mauro_8]

Hi,

There is no SCHEDLOCK or FIFO.

I stop and restart the lpsched with no success :-(

Cheers,
Mauro

[Ross Zubritski]

ps -ef | grep lp

If the scheduler is running, you should have a FIFO and SCHEDLOCK. If you don't, with lpsched running, look for lpsched patches.

Regards,

RZ

[Mauro_8]

Hi,

I??m sorry. I have the files /var/spool/lp/SCHEDLOCK and
/var/spool/lp/FIFO.

Cheers,
Mauro