Summary: printing problem w/ stclp0 driver

From: Lincoln Chang (chang@scs.philips.com)
Date: Wed Oct 02 1996 - 19:58:15 CDT


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  on last email... sorry again)

Summary: printing problem w/ stclp0 driver

Hi Sun managers,

Thanks to Alan Hill and Wis Macomson comment and suggestion on my question.

I finally figure out the answer myself. Here is my original question:

>
> I have a Sparc 10 (SunOS V4.1.3) and I have problem printing to a HP LaserJet 4m
> printer. It is connected to a parallel port with printcap entry:
>
> lp|lp1|lw:\
> :lp=/dev/stclp0:\
> :lf=/usr/spool/lp-log:
>
> If the printer is configured as:
> 1) PCL menu
> Font Source = I (internal)
> Font # = 0 (it is Courier)
> Pitch = 1.00
> Sym Set = ROMAN-8
>
> o the above is default setting
> o the printout: character is bigger than usual and cut off around 70 column. (changing pitch size: no use)
>
> 2) PCL menu
> Font Source = I (internal)
> Font # = 1 (it is CG Times)
> Pitch = 10.00 (the pitch is automatically set to
> Sym Set = ROMAN-8 to 10.0 after setting the font #)
>
> o change the font # to 1
> o the printout: it has no problem printing with 132 text on the paper but
> some (not all) line but has tab problem (ie. some has extra/less blank
> charactre). Changing pitch size is no use.
>
> I checked the driver stclp0 and I think it is from Sun Microsystem and there
> is a parallel board inside the tester (well, the Sparc workstation is part of
> the tester we brought to test IC and the printcap is configured by the
> tester manufacturor - I guess at least not me).
>
> I tried switch pw#80 but no use. Do I need to install output filter such
> as 'a2ps' ? I have installed 'jetadmin' before but I doubt if it work with
> this special parrallel port? Any suggestion.

Nothing wrong with the printcap non the stclp0 driver, stclp is actually the
spc/s driver for Sun's Serial-parallel board.

I only need to set the printer (oh it is a LaserJet 4 plus not laserJet 4m)
to: Font 0 (non-scalable Courier) with pitch 10.0. It works fine now - so
simple, I should know better - knock my head!

Best Rgds,

Lincoln Chang
Philips SimiConductors CAD sysetm administrator.



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