Mike, Mike,
Yep catting directly to the /dev/lp0 devices bypasses all print systems and should give you raw access to the parallel port. I would check the bios of the AIX & Linux machines for there parallel port configurations. And it is identical "printing" device that you are moving between the AIX and Linux machines correct? HTH, Ben >>> On 5/14/2008 at 10:57 AM, in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, MIS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > James Scott Jr wrote: >> Mike, >> >> Printer cables have often been the culprit behind issues like this, so I >> am going to assume you have done something to rule them out. Like take >> the cable end from aix and plug it into the linux box. > > Remind me to tell you my 'printer cable horror story' at the next meeting > <chuckle> Yes I have tried cables. > >> Here are a few more ideals;\ >> 1. Determine if AIX is using any print aids like CUPS or HPlp???? >> If yes, match those high level config on linux. >> If no, contine with next tip. > > I have tried using lp but I have also just used 'cat <file> >/dev/lp0'. I > thought that would bypass CUPS and pretty much everything else. > >> 2. Find the Linux machines print controler apps, and remove the parallel >> device from their configurations. There is a printer icon, cups, hplip, >> samba, and maybe a console logger. example:/etc/cups/printers.conf > > Doesn't writing to the /dev/ bypass all that stuff though ... or am I > missing > something? > > >> 3. Try your master file again by cat'ing it to the raw port. /dev/lp0 > > That is what I have been doing with the captured files because I thought > that > should be bypassing any 'processing' by CUPS or the like. > >> 4. The linux bootparams include an 'lp=' setting but it does not look >> too promising. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Fwlug mailing list > [email protected] > http://fortwaynelug.org/mailman/listinfo/fwlug_fortwaynelug.or -- Thank You, Ben Dailey [EMAIL PROTECTED] Asst. Technology Director Bluffton-Harrison MSD www.bhmsd.k12.in.us _______________________________________________ Fwlug mailing list [email protected] http://fortwaynelug.org/mailman/listinfo/fwlug_fortwaynelug.org
