Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!clyde.concordia.ca!uunet!ssbell!dsndata!jeff From: jeff@dsndata.uucp (Jeff Minnig) Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp Subject: Draftmaster on HP-UX Message-ID: Date: 12 Oct 90 15:06:43 GMT Sender: jeff@dsndata.UUCP Distribution: comp Organization: Design Data Lines: 70 I am trying to use the printer spooler under hp-ux drive an HP7595A Draftmaster plotter. The problem I am having is that the spooler model for the draftmaster doesn't know that I need to change sheets between plots. If I spool more than one plot at a time, all of the plots get put on one sheet. Things I have tried: a) both plotter models for HPGL in /usr/spool/lp/model. Neither model made a difference. b) Adding an "NR;" hpgl command to the end of my hpgl spool file. This *did* stop the plotter between plots, but I get an spooler message blatted to the raw console screen concerning the plotter not responding for the next plot. This is especially irritating as it screws with my X windows. I am using the DraftMaster for testing purposes, but in the future, I will have to support sheet-feed, manual-feed, and roll-feed plotters: 7550A, 7570A, 7575A, 7576A, 7580A, 7580B, 7585B 7586B, 7595A, 7596A, 7600D, 7600E Hardware: 9000/375 OS: HP-UX Rev 7.0 Plotter Interface: HP-IB Is there another driver program that I need to be using in the interface file besides /usr/lib/plotdvr? Is there a solution at all under hp-ux short of writing a specialized version of /usr/lib/plotdvr just to handle plotters that need sheet-change? --- Please reply via email. If I get sufficient response or a solution to the problem, I will post a summary to the net. Thanks in advance. -jeff- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Jeff Minnig | (402) 476-8278 Design Data | 1033 'O' St. Suite 324 | {hpfcla,ssbell,unocss}!dsndata!jeff Lincoln NE 68508 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Home is where your keyboard is. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- I said it, not the people I work for. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Jeff Minnig | (402) 476-8278 Design Data | 1033 'O' St. Suite 324 | {hpfcla,ssbell,unocss}!dsndata!jeff Lincoln NE 68508 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Home is where your keyboard is. ----------------------------------------------------------------------