Solaris 2.5.1 and DesignJet Plotters

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2 total messages Started by Michael Africa Thu, 19 Dec 1996 00:00

Author: Michael Africa
Date: Thu, 19 Dec 1996 00:00

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Hello alll,

I have a client that bought some HP DesignJet plotters from us
(specifically, the 350 and 750 models.)  We sell them to be used on PC
machines running Windows but he's decided to use them on some UNIX boxes
running Solaris 2.5.1.

The problem is that when he sends and print jobs to the plotter, the
receive light blinks on and off like the plotter is getting the data but
nothing ever gets printed.

I've called HP but they haven't been helpful.  One tech support guy said
that the Windows drivers can be used on Solaris but I didn't really
understand what he meant by that.

Any help that anyone can give me will be very much appreciated.

TIA
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Michael Africa                     .-**)
Chemical Eng. Computer Support     `-;7"""`
University of Michigan            +-(S)+
                                    /~\
                                   "   "

3126 Dow                      Phone:    313-764-0012
2300 HaywardSt.               Fax:      313-763-0459
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2136      e-mail:   mae@umich.edu

WWW:  http://www-personal.engin.umich.edu/~mae

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Re: Solaris 2.5.1 and DesignJet Plotters

Author: Greg Bell
Date: Fri, 20 Dec 1996 00:00

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mae@umich.edu (Michael Africa) wrote:

>Hello alll,

>I have a client that bought some HP DesignJet plotters from us
>(specifically, the 350 and 750 models.)  We sell them to be used on PC
>machines running Windows but he's decided to use them on some UNIX boxes
>running Solaris 2.5.1.

>The problem is that when he sends and print jobs to the plotter, the
>receive light blinks on and off like the plotter is getting the data but
>nothing ever gets printed.

>I've called HP but they haven't been helpful.  One tech support guy said
>that the Windows drivers can be used on Solaris but I didn't really
>understand what he meant by that.

>Any help that anyone can give me will be very much appreciated.

>TIA
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>Michael Africa                     .-**)
>Chemical Eng. Computer Support     `-;7"""`
>University of Michigan            +-(S)+
>                                    /~\
>                                   "   "

>3126 Dow                      Phone:    313-764-0012
>2300 HaywardSt.               Fax:      313-763-0459
>Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2136      e-mail:   mae@umich.edu

>WWW:  http://www-personal.engin.umich.edu/~mae

>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~



We are running CAD/CAM apps on solaris 2.5 we plot using HP Jetdirect
software without difficulty. What type of app's are your client trying
to get output from ?


Greg Bell
gsbell@mindspring.com
Synergis Technologies Group

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