Hi,
Thanks to all who replied so quickly. A common response
was that all using it (successfully) are very pleased with its
performance. I was impressed by the content of the replies which
varied quite a bit.
Best of Luck to george <george@shiva.hunter.cuny.edu> with this
info and thanks to the others who have replied so far:
Steve Pomush <spomush@amgen.com>
Lori Colleran <lcollera@amgen.com>
Sean Ward <seanw@amgen.com>
Sanford Whitehouse <sanford@lsil.com>
Mike Rembis 66520 <ebumfr@ebu.ericsson.se>
Charles Mengel charles.mengel@lgi.com
Yves Hardy <yves@suntech.abcomp.be>
Joe Ward <wardj@squared.com>
I have enclosed the technical information from each mail as it was all good stuff.
Apologies for stripping niceties and also to those who are not included as a result
of time differences.
Best of Irish,
Fintan Keeling.
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Customer Support Tel +353 1 6716313
Horizon Open Systems Fax +353 1 6714061
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Steve Pomush <spomush@amgen.com>
What kind of interface do you have? The new Crown Net interface
allows the entry to look like a remote printer. Otherwise, the
software that comes with the printer has a script to setup the
printcap entry and install the necessary software.
Lori Colleran <lcollera@amgen.com>
printername:\
:lp=/var/spool/printername/devnull:\
:lf=/var/spool/printername/log:\
:sd=/var/spool/printername:\
:mx#0:\
:rw:\
:sh:\
:if=/var/spool/printername/qfilter:
Sean Ward <seanw@amgen.com>
Our setup may not be the same as what you're doing, but here it is. We have
one machine which prints directly to it, and all other machines spool
files to this "print server".
Here's the entry on the server. For reasons that I can't recall, we have
two different queues, one for PostScript, and one for PCL.
17|17r:\
:lp=/usr/spool/17/devnull:\
:lf=/usr/spool/17/log:\
:sd=/usr/spool/17:\
:mx#0:\
:rw:\
:sh:\
:if=/usr/spool/17/qfilter:
17p:\
:lp=/usr/spool/17p/devnull:\
:lf=/usr/spool/17p/log:\
:sd=/usr/spool/17p:\
:mx#0:\
:rw:\
:sh:\
:if=/usr/spool/17p/qfilter:
Here's the entry on the clients:
## HP-PCL queue:
17|17r:\
:rm=usops:rp=17:lp=:sd=/usr/spool/17:\
:mx#0:rw:sh:lf=/var/adm/lpd-errs:
## PostScript queue:
17p:\
:rm=usops:rp=17p:lp=:sd=/usr/spool/17:\
:mx#0:rw:sh:lf=/var/adm/lpd-errs:
BTW, we are very pleased with the printer. We have two of them, and they
work very well. It switches between PS and PCL without any problems.
Sanford Whitehouse <sanford@lsil.com>
The printer should have come with a disk that contains setup files.
These files will configure your printcap, install spool directories,
, install input filters and help to setup parameters. If you
don't have it it can be tough.
Mike Rembis 66520 <ebumfr@ebu.ericsson.se>
We had to buy software from them to run them on the net.
Comes with entries (but rely on their software to work)
Charles Mengel charles.mengel@lgi.com
Try this. It assumes a serial conection. Delete the line that starts
"br#" if it is a parallel connection.
It is a wonderful printer - enjoy it!
ps:\
:lp=/dev/ttyb:\
:br#19200:rw:fc#0000374:fs#0000003:xc#0:xs#0040040:\
:sd=/usr/spool/ps:\
:lf=/usr/spool/ps/log:mx#0:sh:A
Yves Hardy <yves@suntech.abcomp.be>
THe only solution you need to do to configure your QMS printer is to
use the psexec3.exe program on a PC. In fact, I already encountered the same
configuration problem with a QMS printer.
You received with the QMS printer a configuration's diskette for DOS
and MAC systems. You copy the contents of your diskette on a PC, you start the
psexec3.exe up and you connect your printer on the // port of your PC.
In the psexec3.exe program, you specify the parameters like : the
baud rate, the parity bits, the start bit, stop bit and the connection or serial
or //. Then you save your configuration and this program will copy your config.
into the NVRAM of your printer.
Now on your SparcStation, you also need to configure the printer in
question under /etc/printcap. I send you below my printcap file, it works fine
Suppose, you connect your QMS printer on the A serial port (/dev/ttya)
# vi /etc/printcap
qms:
:lp=/dev/ttya:sd=/var/spool/qms:\
:sh:lf=/dev/console:br#9600:mx#0:
<save & quit>
# mkdir /var/spool/qms
# kill -15 <lpd daemon>
# /usr/lib/lpd
# lpr -Pqms /etc/hosts --> try also a PostScript file it will works fine.
Joe Ward <wardj@squared.com>
I use a MiLAN FastPort print server for Ethernet connections instead of the QMS
option and added the duplexer and 1500 sheet feeder options.
I set up three print queues whose printcaps are:
# single side printout, lower (optional) input
rllw9:\
:lp=/dev/rllw9:\
:sd=/usr/spool/rllw9:\
:lf=/usr/spool/rllw9/log:\
:if=/usr/local/milan20/rllw9.sh:\
:rw:\
:sb:
# duplex (double side) printout, lower (optional) input
rllw9d:\
:lp=/dev/rllw9d:\
:sd=/usr/spool/rllw9d:\
:lf=/usr/spool/rllw9d/log:\
:if=/usr/local/milan20/rllw9d.sh:\
:rw:\
:sb:
# duplex (double side) printout to 3 hole paper, upper (standard) input
rllw9:\
:lp=/dev/rllw9:\
:sd=/usr/spool/rllw9:\
:lf=/usr/spool/rllw9/log:\
:if=/usr/local/milan20/rllw9.sh:\
:rw:\
:sb:
/usr/local/milan20/rllw9.sh
#!/bin/sh
PATH=/usr/local:/usr/local/milan20:$PATH
export PATH
/usr/local/milan20/parfilter -P rllw9 -m \
-startfile /usr/local/milan20/8x11 -endstring "%%EndOfDocument"
/usr/local/milan20/rllw9d.sh
#!/bin/sh
PATH=/usr/local:/usr/local/milan20:$PATH
export PATH
/usr/local/milan20/parfilter -P rllw9d -m \
-startfile /usr/local/milan20/duplex -endstring "%%EndOfDocument"
/usr/local/milan20/rllw9h.sh
#!/bin/sh
PATH=/usr/local:/usr/local/milan20:$PATH
export PATH
/usr/local/milan20/parfilter -P rllw9h -m \
-startfile /usr/local/milan20/hole -endstring "%%EndOfDocument"
/usr/local/milan20/8x11
%!
%%IncludeFeature: input (letter)
%%EndComments
/usr/local/milan20/duplex
%!
%%IncludeFeature: input (letter)
%%IncludeFeature: duplex
%%EndComments
/usr/local/milan20/hole
%!
%%IncludeFeature: input (3hole)
%%IncludeFeature: duplex
%%EndComments
The MiLAN print filter supports -startfile which is a file the filter sends
before each print job. In these cases, the file contains QMS Doc commands.
The printer is set up to identify the standard or upper tray as "3hole" and
the 1500 sheet feeder as "letter". The print filter also supports -endstring
which is sent to the printer at the end of each job. The printer is set up
to use QMS EOD for end of job detection.
I hope this helps. QMS printers have been reliable for us. Unfortunately
QMS does not include much help for Unix users, as you have discovered. I
believe QMS has Unix host software that works with their Ethernet adapter.
Maybe you have to ask for it to get it. Another option that might be useful
is to call the QMS QFax (Fax-back) system. They used to have Unix notes there.
The phone number I have for QFax is 800-633-7213.
Well done to anyone who read this far !!!
F.
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