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From: dougw@fdls.odag.or.gov (Doug Walker)
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Subject: Re: Need help with Tower to LaserJet+ configuration
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Date: 18 Jan 91 01:28:09 GMT
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In <1991Jan16.140524.37767@eagle.wesleyan.edu> erosser@eagle.wesleyan.edu (Evan Rosser) writes:


>I'm looking for help in connecting an HP LaserJet+ to a Tower 32/600.  When
>adding the printer in va, it chooses the rawR gettydef for the printer, but the
>HP is expecting 8 bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, with XON flow control.  I've
>tried working up my own gettydefs, but none have seemed to work: the best one
>only printed the form feeds that were sent and ignored characters.  We know
>that the cable is okay and a terminal plugged in instead of the printer works
>fine with the same communications parameters.  The printer also works fine if
>you type at it from a terminal.  If anyone has one of these printers working
>from a Tower, I'd appreciate hearing how you have it configured.

>___________________________________________________________
>Evan Rosser                           Box 5166            
>erosser@eagle.wesleyan.edu            Wesleyan Station    
>erosser@wesleyan.bitnet               Middletown, CT 06457

Here's the /etc/gettydefs entry that we have used successfully for 2 to 3
years on Tower 32/600 and Tower 32/650:

  hplj2# B4800 BRKINT IGNPAR ISTRIP ICRNL TAB3 IXANY IXON OPOST ONLCR CREAD
         ISIG ICANON CS8 CLOCAL ##^L#hplj2

Using vi, the ^L is CTRL V CTRL L.

Here is the /etc/inittab entry we use:

  lp07:1:respawn:/etc/getty lp07 hplj2

We initially ran at 9600 baud but had to drop it down to 4800 baud due to
intermittent dropped characters.  It's a fairly long cable run; 150 to 200
feet.

I don't have the hardware "switch settings" at my fingertips.  If the above
doesn't do it, drop me email, and I'll dig them out for you.  Also, we wrote
our own lp spooler printer interface (/usr/spool/lp/interface/lp07) to support
different pitch, etc.  Nothing really special.

This was all done under NCR's release 02.01.01 (Unix V.2), but I would thing
it would also be applicable on their 03.xx.xx release (Unix V.3).  Since you
refer to va (rather than sa), I'm assuming you're 03.xx.xx.

Hope this helps.

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