Q:
We are using PSF/6000 Version 1 Release 2 and are trying to print to a
PCL printer that is attached to an OS/2 system that's running TCP/IP and
LPD. The output is not printing correctly. We also tried printing to
a PCL printer attached to a Windows NT server and had the same problem.
Can you tell us what the problem is?
A:
Without more information, it's hard to tell, but try the following:
1. Use SMIT to go to the Command to Execute for that printer (under
Show/Change Characteristics of a Printer and then Device Options)
2. Use the arrow key to go to the end of the Command to Execute
3. Insert " -o -fv" (without the double quotes)
4. Press enter, exit SMIT
5. Kill and restart PSF with psfctl -kdu to pick up the printer profile
changes.
qprt submits the job to a queue which calls rembak, which in turn calls
lpr. lpr defaults to text mode whenever it spools a file to another
system. This works fine as long as the other system is AIX. If the
printer is attached to OS/2 or the data passes through OS/2, carriage
returns (X'0D') get inserted into the PPDS or PCL before all the
linefeeds (X'0A'). Insertion of X'0D' causes weird output like you are
seeing.
Adding " -o -fv" tells lpr to transmit the file in binary mode.
In that case, OS/2 doesn't think it's text and leaves it alone.
This will also work when the printer is attached to NT.
We've now added these flags as defaults when you create new AIX-defined
printers in PSF for AIX Version 2.
S e a r c h - k e y w o r d s:
AIX PSF/6000 PSF FOR AIX PCL OS/2 GARBAGE INCORROUT NT REMOTE
WWQA: ITEM: RTA000090662 ITEM: RTA000090662
Dated: 08/1999 Category: XPSF6000
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