SUMMARY: A different HP4SI, SunOS problem

From: Christiane_Wolfe@wb.xerox.com
Date: Tue Jun 27 1995 - 14:00:42 CDT


I wrote:
>
> Greetings all,
>
> I have been trying to print to a HP4SI printer.
> I have the configured the printer to the proper TCP/IP address and
> enabled the TCP/IP option.
> I have made the correction in the /etc/hosts file.
> The /etc/printcap entry is:
> hp4si:/
> :lp=:\
> :rm=hp4si:\
> :mx#0:\
> :sd=/var/spool/hp4si:\
> :lf=/var/spool/hp4si:
>
> This is similar to the other printer in the network. I am able to
> print to the other printers with no problems.
> I am able to print to the HP4SI from a PC and a Mac, just not the Sun.
> I am running a Sparc IPX, with SunOS 4.1.3 and OpenWindows 3.0.
> I have looked in the HP documentation that came with the printer.
> I have checked the man pages for /etc/printcap and as yet have not
> found anything.
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated. I will Summarize.
> Thank you
> Christy Wolfe * If at first you dont succeed,
> * go back and study something else.
> Christiane_Wolfe@wb.xerox.com
>

I recieved a great deal of help from this list.
The basic problem is that i needed the JetAdmin Software form HP.
When I installed that software the printer works fine.
Thanks to all who helped especially Bruce Harrell.
Thanks to all
Christy Wolfe * If at first you dont succeed,
                        * go back and study something else.
Christiane_Wolfe@wb.xerox.com



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