Configuring HP-UX For Peripherals
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Configuring Printers and Plotters
Selecting Device Drivers for Your Printer or Plotter
Selecting Device Drivers for Your Printer or
Plotter
Use this section to identify the device drivers required for your printer
configuration, based on the model of printer or plotter and the interface
to which it is attached.
Guidelines for Configuring a Printer or Plotter to a
Serial Interface
• Check /etc/inittab to make sure you do not have a getty (for a
terminal) spawned on the same serial port to which you are
configuring a printer or plotter.
• Configure the printer or plotter's RS-232-C data transmission values
to be consistent with your computer's requirements. (These
requirements are documented in the printer/plotter manual.)
— baud rate
— parity
— data length
— handshake
— symbol or character set
• Additional steps may be required when configuring a printer or
plotter to communicate through an HP Data Communications and
Terminal Controller (DTC) or telnet port access. (Such
asynchronous communication is useful when connecting a printer to
an X terminal, for example.)
Refer to the chapter "Setting up Printers Using the HP-UX Spooler,"
in the DTC Device File Access Utilities and Telnet Port Identification
manual.
• Once you have configured a printer or plotter to a serial port, follow
the procedure “Creating a Device Special File for a Printer or Plotter