[SLE] Printing to a HP Laserjet 5L XTRA - help?
I have an HP LJ5L XTRA that I have hooked to the parallel port on one of my SuSE Linux 6.3 boxes. Per SuSE's hardware support database, I have used YAST to set this printer up via APS filter as: Printer type: Other printer Printer name: ljet4 Paper format: a4 Connected to port: Parallel Port Device name: /dev/lp0 Resolution in dpi: 600x600 Configuration of apsfilter was successful! The following printers have been created on your system: ### ljet4 a4 mono 600 ### ascii|lp1|ljet4-a4-ascii-mono-600|ljet4 a4 ascii mono 600 lp|lp2|jet4-a4-auto-mono-600|ljet4 ar auto mono 600 raw|lp3|ljet4-a4-raw|ljet4 a4 raw I then tried (per another article I have in my SuSE-Linux-E archives) to use lpc to clean out the queues, down all the printers, and bring them back up again: lpc lpc> down all ascii: printer and queueing disabled lp: printer and queueing disabled raw: printer and queueing disabled lpc> clean all ascii: lp: raw: lpc> up all ascii: printing enabled daemon started lp: printing enabled daemon started raw: printing enabled daemon started lpc> quit Then I tried to lpr a simple file (again): lpr /etc/hosts.allow Again, no life from the printer. lpq shows: Rank Owner Job Files Total Size 1st root 0 /etc/hosts.allow 272 bytes 2nd root 1 /etc/hosts.allow 272 bytes I've tried setting up under Yast as an lj5grey, and lj5mono, same results (ie, no life from the printer). Yes it's plugged in, and yes it's turned on. :-) The computer's bios shows that the parallel port is configured at I/O 378 and IRQ 7. The parallel port mode has three options: SPP EPP1.7 ECPEPP1.7 (with DMA option currently set to 3) EPP1.9 ECP (with DMA option currently set to 3) ECPEPP1.9 (with DMA option currently set to 3) <<<--- current selection Oh, and after rebooting to get that last information, lpc's status command now shows the following: ascii: queuing is enabled printing is enabled no entries no daemon present lp: queuing is enabled printing is enabled 2 entries in spool area waiting for lp to become ready (offline ?) raw: queuing is enabled printing is enabled no entries no daemon present In summary: ARGH! -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/
* Argentium G. Tiger (agtiger@coolnet.net) [20000330 19:05]:
The computer's bios shows that the parallel port is configured at I/O 378 and IRQ 7. The parallel port mode has three options:
SPP EPP1.7 ECPEPP1.7 (with DMA option currently set to 3) EPP1.9 ECP (with DMA option currently set to 3) ECPEPP1.9 (with DMA option currently set to 3) <<<--- current selection
Very few printers need ECP and even EPP is mostly used for printers that don't have their own controls. Check your lj5 manual, but I'm pretty sure, that it'll at most want a bidirectional connection and EPP satisfies that need. This will also free a DMA channel that ECP requires. Philipp -- Philipp Thomas <pthomas@suse.de> SuSE GmbH, Schanzaecker Str. 10, D-90443 Nuremberg, Germany #define NINODE 50 /* number of in core inodes */ #define NPROC 30 /* max number of processes */ -- Version 7 UNIX fuer PDP 11, /usr/include/sys/param.h -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/
I wrote:
ECPEPP1.9 (with DMA option currently set to 3) <<<--- current selection
Philipp Thomas <pthomas@suse.de> wrote:
Very few printers need ECP and even EPP is mostly used for printers that don't have their own controls. Check your lj5 manual, but I'm pretty sure, that it'll at most want a bidirectional connection and EPP satisfies that need. This will also free a DMA channel that ECP requires.
The manual indicates indicates two things on this particular topic: 1. It needs bidirectional communication. 2. The printer requires an IEEE-1284 compliant cable. Other than that, it doesn't mention EPP/ECP, so I followed your recommendation and set it to EPP. There were no changes in functionality from my last problem report. I still can't print, and files remain in the print queue. *sigh* Jon Pennington let me know he fought for months trying to get his LJ5L to work and never succeeded. Has anyone got this thing working properly with linux? The hardware support database seems to indicate it's possible. -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/
* Argentium G. Tiger (agtiger@coolnet.net) [20000331 01:05]:
The manual indicates two things on this particular topic: 1. It needs bidirectional communication. 2. The printer requires an IEEE-1284 compliant cable.
Well, it needs bidirectional communication in order for the HP printer configuration app for Windows to be able to communicate with the printer. And for bidir communication to work, it needs a printer cable with all necessary pins connected. As for the printing, I'll ask a collegue of mine who is our printer specialist. Meanwhile, here's the relevant info from one of the best websites for printer info, http://www.picante.com : Modell : HP LaserJet 5L Type : BW Laser 600x600 Support : Perfectly PCL 5e ljet4 Comment : Remember that the 5L is more like the Ljet4 family than the Ljet5 family (as with most ?L printers from HP). Getting more RAM is highly recommended; with only the standard 1Meg you may be unable to print some jobs. From command line the 1st line of the first page is only half visible; also col 77 is the last column to be fully printed. Sophisticated apps that use wide margins all-around print fine. Philipp -- Philipp Thomas <pthomas@suse.de> SuSE GmbH, Schanzaecker Str. 10, D-90443 Nuremberg, Germany -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/
Well, it needs bidirectional communication in order for the HP printer configuration app for Windows to be able to communicate with the printer. And for bidir communication to work, it needs a printer cable with all necessary pins connected.
Yup, and I've got all that. :-) I had the printer working with a windows box prior to this.
As for the printing, I'll ask a collegue of mine who is our printer specialist.
Thanks Philipp, much appreciated.
Meanwhile, here's the relevant info from one of the best websites for printer info, http://www.picante.com :
Modell : HP LaserJet 5L Type : BW Laser 600x600 Support : Perfectly PCL 5e ljet4
Comment : Remember that the 5L is more like the Ljet4 family than the Ljet5 family (as with most ?L printers from HP). Getting more RAM is highly recommended; with only the standard 1Meg you may be unable to print some jobs.
I've got a total of 9 megabytes in this printer - I added an 8 megabyte card shortly after I got the printer so I could print large jobs. <rest snipped> Thanks again, Argentium -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/
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