Date: Tue, 4 Nov 1997 14:16:25 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Chris Coleman <chris@bb.cc.wa.us> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Network Serial Plotter Printer. Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.971104141424.29925E-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.NEB.3.94.971104120328.8910A-100000@bb.cc.wa.us>
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On Tue, 4 Nov 1997, Chris Coleman wrote: > I am trying to set up FreeBSD as a Network Printer to serve 4 serial > plotters. They are HP 7475A Pen Plotters. I am having a lot of trouble > getting them to print correctly. I know the driver works, because I can > print from the local machine. > > To test this I plotted to a file and copied it to the com1 in DOS and then > cuaa1 on the FreeBSD Machine. It printed fine in DOS and Screwed up in > FreeBSD. > > Is there some thing FreeBSD does different to the com ports that would > cause the Plot to screw up.?? You need to make sure that the settings for the plotter match with the settings for cuaa1. See printcap(5) for how to set stty settings in the printcap. And/or grab lprng, a improved lpd, from the ports tree. I use it here and love it. It uses a less twisted stty syntax. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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