DOCUMENT ID:  1051-02

SYNOPSIS:     Installing parallel printer interface

OS RELEASE:   

PRODUCT:      Solaris x86

KEYWORDS:     install parallel printer interface print postscript


DESCRIPTION:

The documentation for setting up printers in SunOS 5.x Setting up User
Accounts, Printers and Mail does not include information about parallel-
interface PostScript printers, which are supported in the current
Solaris for x86 release.  This section provides an example of how to set
up a parallel interface printer. 


SOLUTION:

The procedure for setting up a parallel-interface PostScript printer is
similar to the example for setting up a serial PostScript printer in the
SunOS 5.x manual, with the following exceptions:

1.  The printer device name /dev/term/x (where x is
    determined by the port to which a serial printer is
    connected) is replaced by /dev/lp.

2.  The printer type is called PPS instead of PS.

3.  The name of the filter to pass to lpfilter is called
    ppostio instead of postio.


A general overview of setting up a parallel-interface PostScript Printer
follows:

1.  Check the scheduler.

        lptstat -r

2.  Change the owner and the mode of the lp device.

        chown lp /dev/lp

        chmod 600 /dev/lp

3.  Give the printer a name unique to your network and
    associate that name with the port.  The printer is
    registered with the LP print service.

        lpadmin -p "printer-name" -v /dev/lp

4.  The printer type is used to extract information from the
    terminfo database.

        lpadmin -p "printer-name" -T PPS

5.  The file content type is specified.

        lpadmin -p "printer-name" -I PS

6.  Initialize the system's print filters.  You only need to
    set up the  print filters once.  Print filters are used
    to convert the content type of  a file to a content type
    acceptable to printer.

        cd /etc/lp/fd

    For each printer filter, type:

        lpfilter -f "filter-name" -F "filter-name.fd"

7.  The printer is now ready to begin accepting print
    requests.

        accept "printer-name"

8.  The printer is now ready to process print requests in the
    print queue.

        enable "printer-name"

9.  The printer you specify can be established as the default
    printer for the system.  This is an optional step.

        lpadmin -d "printer-name"

10. Check the messages displayed to verify that the printer
    is accepted and enabled.

        lpstat -t

11. Try to send something to the printer.

        lp /etc/passwd


DATE APPROVED: 09/15/95