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Hello,

I have an AIX 5.1. Thanks so much for any help as I am really stumped.

I am attemtping to add the OKI B4100 printer. I am able to create the queue
(called "PACK"), send a job to the printer and the printer even spits out
the paper. But no data appears on the paper. Does anyone have a suggestion
as to what might be wrong? I am able to ping the printer. I tried printing
to just the device and it still shot out empty pages. It is connected via a
fixed IP.

Below is my queue setup.....
Here is the setup of the printer in AIX:

[TOP] [Entry Fields]

Print queue name PACK

Printer name hp@155



POSTSCRIPT option INSTALLED? no
+

AUTOMATIC detection of print file TYPE to be done? yes
+

PAPER SIZE for standard 250-sheet cassette letter
+

PAPER SIZE for multipurpose tray letter
+

PAPER SIZE for optional 500-sheet lower cassette letter
+

PAPER SIZE for manual paper feed letter
+

ENVELOPE SIZE for multipurpose tray 10
+

ENVELOPE SIZE for optional envelope feeder 10
+

ENVELOPE SIZE for manual envelope feed 10
+

Input PAPER TRAY for header page tray 2
+

Input PAPER TRAY for trailer page tray 2 +

FORMATTING FLAGS for header page []

FORMATTING FLAGS for trailer page []

USERS to get intervention messages []

FLAGS PROHIBITED for all print files []

Default VERTICAL SPACING (lines per inch) 6 +

WIDTH of printable area on header page [77]
+#





Default Print Job Attributes:

Print queue name PACK

Printer name hp@155



-------------- Text Print Options -------------

TYPESTYLE and PITCH courier 10 +

Print QUALITY 300 +



----------- Job Processing Options ------------

PAGE NUMBER where printing should begin [1]
+#

Print file TYPE a +

Pre-processing FILTER NAME [] +

INITIALIZE printer? full initialization +

RESTORE printer? yes +

----------- Text Formatting Options -----------

TOP MARGIN (lines) [0]
+#

BOTTOM MARGIN (lines) [0]
+#

Number of columns to INDENT [0]
+#

WRAP long lines? yes +

Add LINE FEED or CARRIAGE RETURN LF->CRLF VT->CRVT +

CODE PAGE of print file [ISO8859-1] +

TITLE STRING for 'pr' filter []

LINES per page [60]
+#

COLUMNS per page [80]
+#



------------- Paper/Page Options --------------

Page ORIENTATION portrait +

Input PAPER SOURCE tray 2 +

PAPER SIZE override for input paper source letter +

DUPLEX output simplex (single-sided> +



--------- Header/Trailer Page Options ---------

SEPARATOR PAGES none +

HOSTNAME for "PRINTED AT:" on HEADER PAGE []



------------- Messages/Diagnostics ------------

DIAGNOSTIC LEVEL (normal) - print job;> +

"scorpion53061" <scorpion_53061@nospamhereyahoo.com> wrote in message
news:429f3c94$1@news.mcleodusa.net...
> I am attemtping to add the OKI B4100 printer. I am able to create the
> queue (called "PACK"), send a job to the printer and the printer even
> spits out the paper. But no data appears on the paper. Does anyone have a
> suggestion as to what might be wrong? I am able to ping the printer. I
> tried printing to just the device and it still shot out empty pages. It is
> connected via a fixed IP.

From the info provided looks like you've set up the print queue as an HP
Jetdirect attachment. What happens if you try:

echo "does this print" | telnet <printerHostname> 9100

echo "does this print" | /usr/lib/lpd/pio/etc/piohpnpf -x <printerHostname>

If you can't get data to show up by using telnet or piohpnpf directly, then
the queue isn't going to either.

Hey long time no see man!!

You worked on my printer problem at one point. Not sure if you remember.

The first option absoultely nothing happened.

> echo "does this print" | /usr/lib/lpd/pio/etc/piohpnpf -x
> <printerHostname>

This option it seemed ot hang for a while but never sent anything to the
printer. It said it was connected however.

The second time I tried it I got

telnet: connect: A remote host refused an attempted connect operation.


<laixsoft@laixsoft.com> wrote in message news:Y3Hne.126$mb2.98@trnddc07...
>
> "scorpion53061" <scorpion_53061@nospamhereyahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:429f3c94$1@news.mcleodusa.net...
>> I am attemtping to add the OKI B4100 printer. I am able to create the
>> queue (called "PACK"), send a job to the printer and the printer even
>> spits out the paper. But no data appears on the paper. Does anyone have a
>> suggestion as to what might be wrong? I am able to ping the printer. I
>> tried printing to just the device and it still shot out empty pages. It
>> is connected via a fixed IP.
>
> From the info provided looks like you've set up the print queue as an HP
> Jetdirect attachment. What happens if you try:
>
> echo "does this print" | telnet <printerHostname> 9100
>
> echo "does this print" | /usr/lib/lpd/pio/etc/piohpnpf -x
> <printerHostname>
>
> If you can't get data to show up by using telnet or piohpnpf directly,
> then the queue isn't going to either.
>
>
>

then check your network configuration... if you're sure that you are
using hpJetDirect and not something else... 9100/tcp is the default
port hpJetDirects waits for jobs to be transmitted to...

> The first option absoultely nothing happened.
>> echo "does this print" | /usr/lib/lpd/pio/etc/piohpnpf -x
>> <printerHostname>
>
> This option it seemed ot hang for a while but never sent anything to the
> printer. It said it was connected however.
>
> The second time I tried it I got
>
> telnet: connect: A remote host refused an attempted connect operation.

Well, the telnet staying connected isn't surprising and the first telnet
being out there probably explains the refused connection on the second try.
Though, it is somewhat surprising that what you piped into telnet
printerHostname 9100 didn't print. If its a laser printer it may be waiting
for a formfeed before it prints. You could try:

echo "print this^L" | telnet printerHostname 9100 (where ^L is a
formfeed - generated by ctrl-v ctrl-l)

Or, just skip straight to trying with piohpnpf.

I'm not sure what type of printer this is and what type of data stream(s) it
accepts. I assume its some sort of network laser printer that understands
PCL. If its some sort of PostScript-only printer that may explain why
nothing came out. The rest is just process of elimination (does the printer
work attached locally, does some other printer work in the same
configuration, can other clients print to this network printer, etc.)

Best regards,
Paul

scorpion53061 schrieb:
> Hello,
>
> I have an AIX 5.1. Thanks so much for any help as I am really stumped.
>
> I am attemtping to add the OKI B4100 printer. I am able to create the queue

The OKI B4100 seems to be a Windows GDI printer. From this point of
view i would say: No luck.

Hajo