PRINTER TEST

[Manuales]

Hi ...
how can i send a printer test from unix?

the printer is called PRINTER1
the printerqueue already was created ...

thanks in advance.

[Jean-Luc Oudart · Accepted solution]

Hi

use the lp command
lp -d filename

man lp
http://docs.hp.com/en/B2355-90689/lp.1.html

Regards
Jean-Luc

[Manuales]

the printing is there:


$ lpstat PRINTER1
PRINTER1-436 user1 priority 0 Dec 11 14:19 on PRINTER1 test_file.txt 38 bytes
$

What does this mean?

[Bill Hassell]

> $ lpstat PRINTER1
> PRINTER1-436 user1 priority 0 Dec 11 14:19 on PRINTER1 test_file.txt 38 bytes
>
> What does this mean?

It means that the print job is still waiting. Troubleshooting this will first require knowing how the printer is connected -- What version of HP-UX are you using? Are you using a JetDirect interface and hppi to configure the printer. Or did you add the printer as a remote printer using some other system to print for you?