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From: luism@genesis.Berkeley.EDU (Luis Miguel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Attaching Laserjet III to 9000-350..
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Date: 28 Mar 91 21:26:18 GMT
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Now that we got our new laserjet III, we are anxious top get it
up and running. I am trying to attach it to the built in
serial port. The problem we are having comes in getting the
print spooler system started. I essentially get messages
telling me that I am having problems with the "status"
files. I found 2 such files: qstatus and pstatus in /usr/spool/lp.
They were empty, and the system did not like it.
I tried making them directories, and creating empty hp2686 and lp2686
files in them, and no good. Any suggestions?

I include a transcript of the comands I run, the error messages, and the
directory structure.

Also, where do I find instructions on attaching the printer from
a parallel port? 

Thanks,

/luis

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This is the file /etc/mklp.local:

# ---- Laser Printer ---
 /etc/mknod /dev/lp2686 c 1 0x090004
# ---- cleaning up
 rm -rf /usr/spool/lp/{FIFO,SCHEDLOCK}
 cd /usr/spool/lp #; >pstatus ; >qstatus 
# ---- Setting correct ownerships and permissions
 chown lp pstatus; chgrp bin pstatus; chmod 755 pstatus
 chown lp qstatus; chgrp bin qstatus; chmod 755 qstatus
 chmod 600 /dev/lp2686
 chown lp /dev/lp2686
 chgrp bin /dev/lp2686
# ----  creating the printer
 /usr/lib/lpadmin -plp2686 -mhp2686a -v/dev/lp2686 -h
# ----  accepting requests
 /usr/lib/accept lp2686
# ----  enabling the printer
 /usr/bin/enable lp2686
# ----  setting the default printer
 /usr/lib/lpadmin -dlp2686 
# ----  activating the printer scheduler
 /usr/lib/lpsched

This is what I get when I run them:
% sh mklp.local
	mknod: File exists
	mklp.local: pstatus: cannot create
	mklp.local: qstatus: cannot create
	/usr/lib/lpadmin: can't open printer status file
	/usr/lib/accept: can't open acceptance status file
	/usr/bin/enable: can't open printer status file

This is the current directory structure:

/usr/spool/:
	lp/class
	lp/interface/lp2686
	lp/interface
	lp/member/lp2686
	lp/member
	lp/model/dumb
	lp/model/hp2225a
	lp/model/hp2686a
	lp/model/hp2934a
	lp/model/hp2686a-bk
	lp/model/PCL2
	lp/model/rmodel
	lp/model/laserjet
	lp/model/dumbplot
	lp/model/HPGL1
	lp/model/HPGL2
	lp/model/fonts
	lp/model
	lp/request/lp2686
	lp/request/lp
	lp/request
	lp/pstatus/hp2686a
	lp/pstatus/lp2686
	lp/pstatus
	lp/qstatus/hp2686a
	lp/qstatus/lp2686
	lp/qstatus
	lp/log
	lp/default
	lp/cinterface
	lp/oldlog
	lp/seqfile
	lp/cmodel/rcmodel
	lp/cmodel
	lp/sinterface
	lp/smodel/rsmodel
	lp/smodel
	lp/fonts/lp2l
	lp/fonts/lp4l
	lp/fonts/lp4p
	lp/fonts
	lp/info
	lp/receive
	lp/outputq
	lp

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Luis Miguel. Computer Science Division, UC Berkeley.
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