lp/JetDirect printer install for Genicom 3810S

[Michael S. Stuart]

Have been unsuccessful in installing non-HP printer for Genicom 3810S Serial Matrix printer w/embedded NIC card as a network printer.
I have tried generic "dumb dumb+cr dumbplot_printer_cr and net_genericprinter"
Model scripts.
Any suggestions? (snmp on printer is not enabled according to JetDirect ver E.10.34 on my HP-UX 11.0 system)

[Sanjay_6]

Hi Michael,

Maybe this link will help,

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?locale=en_US&objectID=bpj02668&locale=en_US&taskId=135&prodSeriesId=27349&prodTypeId=18972

Hope this helps.

regds

[Rick Garland]

You are correct, the snmp is not on the printer. The jetdirect or hppi does not know what kind of printer it is.

The jetdirect (hppi) will complain that it cannot determine what type of printer it is but it will be able to ping it. Keep going... Once it produces a list of the various model scripts available I typically use the dumbplot. This will work if the printer is configured the expected way, example CR-LF is one option you will need to look at. What are some of the other settings for the printer? Are you able to get into the printers firmware and view the firware settings? See what else you might want turned on or off.

[Michael S. Stuart]

Unfortunately the file generated is quite different and very plain...
does not even have an echo statement in it!
Any other thoughts/suggestions?


xxxxx-root:/etc/lp/interface/model.orig> cat specials

# @(#) $Header: /users/hpnp/odyssey/repository/sh/dumbplot_printer.psh,v 1.1.1.1
2001/10/15 19:15:34 hpnp Exp $
#
# lp interface for dumb plotter
#

# Version number added by suresha
#MODELSCRIPTVERSION dumbplot_printer:2.0

copies=$4 # CHANGE COPIES

# Handle disable and cancel traps
trap "trap 15;kill -15 0;exit 0" 15

# The remaining arguments are files

shift; shift; shift; shift; shift
files="$*"

# Plot the spooled files

i=1
while [ $i -le $copies ]
do
for file in $files
do
cat "$file" 2>&1
done
i=`expr $i + 1`
done

exit 0

[Michael S. Stuart]

Am awaiting reply from people at printer site for more info e.g. speed, parity, etc and other info.

[James A. Donovan]

This might be of some help...

http://www.tallygenicom.com/drivers/3840-doc.htm

[Bill Hassell]

The Genicom is *NOT* a network printer. SAM uses the terms "network printer" and "remote printer" to describe very different interfaces. JetDirect is an HP proprietary network card and uses a special protocol. Your Genicom (unless physically connected to network with an HP JetDirect External adapter) uses an imbedded NIC which implements BSD standard lpr protocol (port 515) defined by RFC 1179. In SAM-speak (a special language used by SAM) this is a remote printer.

So, have SAM delete any refernce to the printer in the lp spooler, then add it back as a BSD remote printer. NOTE: You must know what the internal printer name is within the NIC. This is not optional and is required by RFC 1179. The printer's internal name might be raw or prn or text or printer, etc. This is the 3rd field in SAM. The Genicom manual for the NIC should help.

Otherwise, scrap the built-in card and use an HP JetDirect External box. You'll need a parallel port to connect to the external card.

[Steve Steel]

Hi


try

http://www.lexmark.com/US/products/networking/mvp/documentation_mvp.html

Install Markvision

However I do not think that this will ever be comfortable as a network printer

http://choiceprinters.com/dmwc/dm-heavy-duty.html


Steve Steel

[Geoff Wild]

Have you tried adding with the addqueue command?

I find with genicom, 992 seems to work:

addqueue -i 9992 -h printerdnsname.yourdomain.com -q printqueuename

Rgds...Geoff