Koray,
(sorry for delay in replying, I got unsubscribed from the list)
you said "we will use install Z/linux on Z/VM (not LPAR) and we have
2 printers, IBM 4248 and IBM 3230. So which method can i use in this thread?"
Not sure from your post your exact printing needs. For simple listings
you could try the vmur print command to print a linux file or stdout to your
4248 or 3230.
Example:
Assuming your z/VM's 4248 is printing class A spool files (on z/VM see HELP CP
START)
and your linux is SLES 10 or 11, on a virtual machine with a default virtual
printer at 0.0.000e,
then on linux try
modprobe vmur #if lsmod didn't list vmur
chccwdev -e 0.0.000e #make sure your 000e printer's enabled
vmur print -t -N a8chrnam my.logfile
Printer file with spoolid 0013 created.
or,
cat my.logfile | vmur -t -N a8chrnam
Printer file with spoolid 0014 created.
Your class A printer spool file hopefully gets queued and printed on your 4248.
If not then from z/VM as privileged userids OPERATOR or MAINT
do CP Q PRT SYSTEM ALL and look for your print file in the list. Do CP Q UR
to see if your 4248 is started and accepting class A spool files
regards,
john
> Re: line printer question
>
> koray
> Wed, 03 Jun 2009 07:34:25 -0700
>
> I forgot to say that im not a mainframe guy. So some of the things
> written in this thread are difficult to understand for me.
> As a summary, we will use install Z/linux on Z/VM (not LPAR) and we
> have
> 2 printers, IBM 4248 and IBM 3230.
> So which method can i use in this thread?
>
> Thanks all of you and regards.
>
>
> Romanowski, John (OFT) wrote:
>
> SLES has the 'vmur' (VM unit record) device driver. Using the vmur
> command
> your linux guest can write files to the VM line printer same as any
> CMS guest
> could.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[email protected]] On
> Behalf Of
> Koray Kusat
> Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 8:49 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: line printer question
>
> Hello all,
>
> I'm looking for any information of using Mainframe line printer
> with
> SuSe
> Z/linux. I wonder will i be able to use the printer with any
> kind of
> driver
> comes with SuSe or is there any other way to use this device.
>
> Regards
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