Compaq 5525B, 5532, 5531 user manual Queue stanza

Chapter 5 Configuring the Internal Ethernet Adapter for TCP/IP

4.Create a new queue device to do the one-to-one mapping with the printer and specify the backend program for the qdaemon to send print jobs to. Enter:

mkquedev -d lp0 -q queue2 -a ’backend = /usr/lib/lpd/piobe’

NOTE: Sometimes /usr/lib/lpd/piobe is the location of this backend program.

5.Create a virtual printer. This associates the queue, queue device, printer/plotter, name, data type, and printer/plotter type. Enter: mkvirprt -q queue2 -d lp0 -n lp0 -s pcl -t hplj3

NOTE: -s is usually pcl but can also be ps (PostScript) or asc (ASCII). This does not seem to affect the output of the printer, so it may be best to use pcl.

6.Change the pio-filefor your queue. This will be located in /usr/lib/ lpd/pio/custom and will be called queue2:lp0 after the queue and queue device names. Change the line beginning with 302 mo::.

Enter:

307 mo::rsh spike lp -d d1prn

NOTE: This file is only created after the mkvirprt command has been executed in step 5. This step redirects the print job over the network to the Internal Ethernet Adapter.

7.Run chvirprt since the print setup has been altered and needs updating. Enter:

chvirprt -q queue2 -d lp0

NOTE: If you need to delete an entire print setup, use the rmvirprt command.

This is the /etc/qconfig entry created for this particular setup:

queue2:	queue stanza
device = lp0	by mkquedev (queue
	device)
up = TRUE	printer’s ready to go
lp0:	queue device stanza
backend=/user/lib/lpd/piobe	for local printing

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