J. Graue wrote:
> Hi, all:
>
> Situation: printing from W2KPro workstation to a Samba HPLJ4 printer
> attached (via parallel) to a SCO UW 7.1.4 system produces garbled results.
> During the printing of a test page, the words, "Windows 2000 Printer Test
> Page" are oversize and legible, but the rest is14- or 16-point garbled and
> overwritten stuff. Pages. Lots.
>
> Background:
> UW -- Active printing system on 7.1.4 is lp (sysv, right?). I used scoadmin
> to install the HPLJ4 (I selected the HP LaserJet 4 (PCL) script [they're not
> really drivers, are they?]), and I made it the default printer. I can print
> text files with no problem. As I have no means of printing a graphics file,
> I don't know if the printer is properly configured, but it seems like it.
>
> Samba -- printer was configured with SWAT and is listed like so:
>
> [printers]
> comment = All Printers
> path = /var/spool/samba
> printable = Yes
> browseable = No
>
> [hplj4]
> comment = HP LaserJet 4 on descartes
> path = /var/spool/samba
> guest ok = Yes
> printable = Yes
> print command = lp -c -o raw -o nobanner
> use client driver = Yes
>
> W2K Pro -- When loading the driver, I'm able to browse to the printer and
> select it. W2K warns about "wrong driver" etc. I use the HP LaserJet 4
> printer driver.
>
> When I send a print job (say, a test from the driver properties) from W2K,
> the printer warms up, etc., like everything is fine, then it starts to print
> the mess.
>
> If anyone has any ideas, I'd be very grateful.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Jim
>

Jim,

I think I might be a little too late for a suggestion but what if you
delete the printer on the UW 7.1.4 and add it again but specifying this
is an "other" printer ?

Best,
Rob

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