ITEM: CL6221L

Can't set baud rate higher than 19200 on HP LaserJet III after upgrade

ENV:
        AIX 3.2.5.1
        7015
        128-port adapter
        HP LaserJet 5Si defined as LaserJet 3Si

CUSTOMER REP:
        Don Bausili

PROBLEM:
        Two hplj-5si printers off RAN's.  Highest listed Baud rate
        listed in SMIT is 19200.  Trying a higher speed results in
        error 0514-018 (invalid...speed Baud) returned.

        At 3.2.5.0 38400 was plugged in as Baud for lp4 at 00-05-12-03
        (hplj-3si).  AIX took this w/o complaint.  This appears as the
        Baud when the settings are viewed via smit.  Upgraded to 
        3.2.5.1.  An hplj-5 (lp20) was put at 00-05-12-05.  When 38400
        keyed in for Baud, error 0514-018 (invalid...speed Baud) was
        returned.

ACTIONS TAKEN:

odmget -q "uniquetype like printer/rs232/hplj-3 and attribute=speed" PdAt

The valid baud rates for an hplj-3 only go to 19200.

cd /etc/objrepos
cp PdAt PdAt.bak
odmget -q \\
  "uniquetype like printer/rs232/hplj-4 and attribute=speed" PdAt > junk

vi junk.  It should look like this:

PdAt:
        uniquetype = "printer/rs232/hplj-4"
        attribute = "speed"
        deflt = "9600"
        values = "300,600,1200,2400,4800,9600,19200"
        width = ""
        type = "R"
        generic = "DU"
        rep = "nl"
        nls_index = 15

Add ",38400" onto the list of valid values in the "junk" file.

Remove the current entry from the ODM:

odmdelte -q "uniquetype like printer/rs232/hplj-4 and attribute=speed" \\
        -o PdAt

Add the "junk" files contents back into PdAt:

odmadd junk

Verify the new entry is in  added properly:

odmget -q \\ 
  "uniquetype like printer/rs232/hplj-3 and attribute=speed" PdAt

Now you can change the lp device to 38400 without problem.




Support Line: Can't set baud rate higher than 19200 on HP LaserJet III after upgrade ITEM: CL6221L

Dated: February 1997 Category: N/A

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