Re: Help with TN5250 Printing -- LINUX5250

Hi,

Check to see if you have a message waiting on the writer.  The first time
the device is created it gets a message (about loading forms I
think).  If there is a message, answer G and it should print.  If that is
not the problem let me know.

Mike

On Wed, 19 Apr 2000, Mike wrote:

> Thanks Again Mike:
> 
> I got a your link, downloaded the new, followed your steps to the letter,
> re. the ./configure, make, and make install.   I then proceeded with the
> sample command line you gave me with the following results.
> 
> The session went active, the saved spool file I did an option 6 'send', the
> writer went active.   However nothing came to the printer.  I experienmented
> with the combinations shown in the man lp5250d, for example it showed single
> tics, instead of the " tics you showed.   I tried the -T '*HP4' to turn on
> host print transform, which it did on the '400 side, I tried it without
> the -T '*HP4' and using the scs2ascii parameter.
> 
> The only one thing in question is that I did not remove the previous version
> first, primarily because I did not know how without a manual delete via
> 'rm'.
> 
> If you have any further ideas please advise, also I've rebooted the Linux
> box, powered off and on the printer so that's not an issue.
> 
> the connection is there, else I wouldn't be online and active status, the
> send works, else the writer wouldn't be active, but something just is not
> pushing the job to the printer thru the open connection.
> 
> It's hell to be so close and yet so far.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> 
> Mike
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Mike Madore <mmadore@mail.turbolinux.com>
> To: <LINUX5250@midrange.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2000 11:27 PM
> Subject: Re: Help with TN5250 Printing
> 
> 
> > Hi,
> >
> > Did you install from the source distribution, or from a precompiled
> > package?  I would download the latest version which is available for
> > download at:
> >
> > ftp://cvs.cleveland.lug.net/pub/tn5250/tn5250-0.15.8.tar.gz
> >
> > Do a ./configure, make, make install and you should be all set.  Let me
> > know if you have any problems.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > On Tue, 18 Apr 2000, Mike wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Mike:
> > >
> > > Thanks for the responses all, however  I DO NOT seem to have the lp5250d
> > > command.....anywhere on my system....
> > >
> > > i've done
> > > find . -name lp52* -print
> > >
> > > from the highest level in on the drive.     What gives with that
> situation?
> > >
> > > Mike
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Mike Madore <mmadore@mail.turbolinux.com>
> > > To: <LINUX5250@midrange.com>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2000 2:21 PM
> > > Subject: Re: Help with TN5250 Printing
> > >
> > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > Lowercase t is for a trace file.  I noticed that I gave you a little
> bit
> > > > of incorrect information.  The printer manufacturer needs to be
> specified
> > > > with an asterisk in front of it.  Here is the command line:
> > > >
> > > > lp5250d -s linuxopt2 -T "*HP4" -P "scs2ascii | lpr -Plinuxoptra"
> 10.2.0.26
> > > >
> > > > Let me know if you have any other trouble.
> > > >
> > > > Mike
> > > >
> > > > On Tue, 18 Apr 2000, Mike wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > GRreat help, we finally got a connection and job completed, and
> print
> > > output
> > > > > to the printer!  However, it was all garbage output.  Also it would
> not
> > > > > allow a configuration with the uppercase T, I had to change that to
> a
> > > > > lowercase t to get it to work.  Here's some spec's.
> > > > >
> > > > > printer is set to PCL5   it's a Lexmark OptraR
> > > > > on the '400 side, our virtual session had host print transform set
> to
> > > *NO,
> > > > > and no printer manufacturer defined, we tried it that way, then we
> > > changed
> > > > > it to *YES and HP4, but evidentally it reconfigures the virtual
> device
> > > each
> > > > > time as we checked it after our last run, and it retained the HP4
> for
> > > > > manufacturer model, but host print transform had been changed back
> to
> > > *NO.
> > > > > You got us this far hope you can identify what else we're doing
> wrong.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks
> > > > >
> > > > > Mike
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: Jason M. Felice <jfelice@cronosys.com>
> > > > > To: <LINUX5250@midrange.com>
> > > > > Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2000 8:12 AM
> > > > > Subject: Re: Help with TN5250 Printing
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > Mike wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > tn5250 -P  -s linuxopt2 -T HP4   10.2.0.26 | lpr -Plinuxoptra
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Using version 0.15.8, you will need to use the lp5250d command
> (see
> > > the
> > > > > > manpage for details).  For prior versions, you will need to supply
> the
> > > > > > 'lpr -Plinuxoptra' command as an argument to tn5250 - lpr needs to
> > > > > > be started once for each print session.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Like this:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > tn5250 -P 'lpr -Plinuxoptra' -T HP4 10.2.0.26
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Older yet versions had separate options to start a printer session
> and
> > > > > > to supply the print command, but as much as I remember that, I
> can't
> > > > > > seem to find that method in CVS (I went back as far as 0.15.4).
> > > > > >
> > > > > > -Jay 'Eraserhead' Felice
> > > > > > (Playing with Netscape Messenger, hope this isn't HTML)
> > > > > >
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