[fwlug] need-a-geek

[MIS]

James Scott Jr wrote:
> Mike,
> 
> Printer cables have often been the culprit behind issues like this, so I
> am going to assume you have done something to rule them out.  Like take
> the cable end from aix and plug it into the linux box.

Remind me to tell you my 'printer cable horror story' at the next meeting 
<chuckle>  Yes I have tried cables.

> Here are a few more ideals;\
> 1. Determine if AIX is using any print aids like CUPS or HPlp????
>    If yes, match those high level config on linux.
>    If no, contine with next tip.

I have tried using lp but I have also just used 'cat <file> >/dev/lp0'.  I 
thought that would bypass CUPS and pretty much everything else.

> 2. Find the Linux machines print controler apps, and remove the parallel
> device from their configurations.  There is a printer icon, cups, hplip,
> samba, and maybe a console logger. example:/etc/cups/printers.conf

Doesn't writing to the /dev/ bypass all that stuff though ... or am I missing 
something?


> 3. Try your master file again by cat'ing it to the raw port. /dev/lp0

That is what I have been doing with the captured files because I thought that 
should be bypassing any 'processing' by CUPS or the like.

> 4. The linux bootparams include an 'lp=' setting but it does not look
> too promising.