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VAXstation Printer

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From: Bob Kinne
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 1989 22:17
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I am trying to attach a LN03R postscript printer to the serial
printer port on a VAXstation 2000 (Single board with one printer
port and one modem port).  By running the lprsetup script and
editing /etc/ttys and /etc/printcap I can establish spooling
and accounting for the printer, and can get indication that it
is ready and printing.  However, all jobs run without error message
but are left in the spooler and not printed.  I have tried various
combinations of baud rate, parity, etc. without success.
The cable is DB-25 at the printer end, DB-9 at the CPU, with pins
	Printer		CPU
	1		1
	2		3
	3		2
	5		4
	6		5
	7		7
	20		6

Some help would be greatly appreciated.  In particular, 
	1. How should the /etc/ttys entry look?
	2. What should the type entry in gettycap be?
	3. Do I need to change the /usr/sys/comf/"NAME" file?
	4. What protocol set is needed (7-bit, XON?)
	5. Is the cable setup correct?
	6. Anything else I haven't thought of?
If anyone out there has hands on experience with attaching a
device to the VAXstation 2000, I'd sure like to talk to you.
Thanks in advance.

Bob Kinne	 	Optoelectronics Computing Center    
UCB, Campus Box 525	VOICE		(303) 492-3330
Boulder, CO 80309	INTERNET	bobk@boulder.Colorado.EDU
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Subject: VAXstation Printer
Keywords: VAX, serial port, printer
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Date: 20 Feb 89 22:17:04 GMT
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