On Sun, 17 May 1998, Vidiot wrote:
> >I just set up a machine with RH5 on a network with other non RH Linux *nix
> >machines. All the *nix machines access a JetDirect lpd queue hooked to an
> >HP5SI. I used the install programs printer config stuff for an lpd queue,
> >and printing to the 5SI worked fine, except that it grabs paper from the
> >11x17 tray! It actually prints an 8.5x11 area on the 11x17 paper that it
> >grabs so it seems that it is set up properly for letter sized paper it's
> >just that its somehow commanding the 5SI to load from the wrong tray.
>
> Maybe the printer is set to 11x17 as the default and Linux output isn't
> requesting any kind of tray. See what the printer is set for as far as
> tray usage is concerned and go from there.
I had the people on-site doublecheck this and it is indeed defaulting to
8.5x11. I did some further investigation by replacing the standard RH5
filtering printcap with the following multi-queue setup
----snip----
lp|hp5si:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/hp5si:\
:lp=/dev/null:\
:sh:\
:rm=192.168.40.10:\
:rp=raw:
text|hp5sitext:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/hp5sitext:\
:lp=/dev/null:\
:sh:\
:rm=192.168.40.10:\
:rp=text:
----snip---
When printing to -Ptext, the 5SI MX grabs paper from the 8.5x11" tray and
prints properly. When printing a postscript file to -Plp, the 5SI MX
grabs paper from the 11x17" tray. It appears that the problem is not
related to RH5's filter setup, but rather a problem with RH5 lpr sending
raw data to the 5SI raw queue.
Searching the web yielded a reference to lpr in the S.U.S.E distribution
having a problem with sending raw data jobs. Could this be the same
problem?
Thanks,
Matt Porter Phoenix OpenSource Solutions
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