System information

Rel. 7.0 and 8.0 Red Book for AIX

To create the printer driver:

1. At the system prompt (#), enter the following command:

cd /usr/spool/uv

2. Enter the following command to confirm you are in the /usr/spool/uv directory:

pwd

3. Enter the following command to display the VI editor:

vi lp#.dvr (where # is the number of the printer)

4. Enter the following command to enter the VI editor input mode:

Note: The i will not be visible.

5. Type the name of the queue you created earlier using the following command:

lp -dlp# (where # is the number of the printer)

Note: Do not press Enter.

6. Press Esc to enter the VI editor command mode.

7. Press Shift-Z-Z (hold down the Shift key while pressing Z twice) to save the file, exit

the VI editor, and return to the system prompt (#).

8. Enter the following command to verify that the driver was written properly.

cat lp#.dvr

The system should display what you just typed in step 5 above.

If you do not see lp -dlp# (with no extra spaces or lines), enter the following command to

remove the driver:

rm lp#.dvr

and then re-create the driver.

9. Enter the following command to write the driver's permissions:

chmod 777 lp#.dvr

10. Enter the following command to confirm the permissions are –rwxrwxrwx.

ls -l lp#.dvr

Refer to the appropriate instructions for configuring your print server:

• Configuring an Extended Systems (ESI) Device

• Configuring an HP JetDirect Device