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[dpower]

Can anyone help with this printer setup problem ?

A client of ours has just added a HP LaserJet 1010 (USB only) to one of their PCs, running Windows 98 SE.  It works fine from Windows applications but I can't get it to print correctly using the "Local Print" mode of the ICE.TCP.PRO emulation.

It does print all the data sent to it by the Unix (SCO OpenServer 5.0.5), however the HP printer control codes (such as to switch to Landscape mode etc) are being printed as part of the data output rather than performing their actual function.  I know I'm sending the correct HP control codes, as I've tested the same printer connected to my own Win98 SE PC connecting to our SCO 5.0.5 server - and providing I have my emulation set to "ansi-25" then it all works fine.  The only difference I can see between on-site & here is that I'm still using an "old" 16-bit version of ICE.TCP (Emulation Version 6.09n, Windows Interface 6.6.3), while on site they have ICE.TCP.PRO installed (Classic 4.4 Interface, Emulation Version 7.05/32, Windows Interface Version 7.02a).

The control codes begin sent from Unix are shown below:

# Settings for ansi-25 emulation:

hplj6l_ansi:alias P99:slave:"Slave Portrait ansi" CR,slon=1b5b3569,sloff=1b5b3469,ptoff=0c,spcols=132

hplj6l_ansil:alias P98:slave:"Slave Landscape ansi" CR,slon=1b5b3569,sloff=1b5b3469,ptoff=0c,pton=1b266c314f1b266c38441b2873313248,spcols=132,splines=58

hplj6l_ansic:alias P97:slave:"Slave compressed ansi" CR,slon=1b5b3569,sloff=1b5b3469,ptoff=0c,pton=1b266b32531b266c304f,spcols=132


# Settings for wy60 emulation:

hplj6l_wy60:alias P99:slave:"Slave Portrait wy60" CR,slon=1b6423,sloff=14,ptoff=0c,spcols=132,splines=67

hplj6l_wy60l:alias P98:slave:"Slave Landscape wy60" CR,slon=1b6423,sloff=14,ptoff=0c,pton=1b266c314f1b266c38441b2873313248,spcols=132,splines=67

hplj6l_wy60c:alias P97:slave:"Slave Compressed wy60" CR,slon=1b6423,sloff=14,ptoff=0c,pton=1b266b32531b266c304f,spcols=132,splines=67


Interestingly, if I select wyse-60 emulation, then the print function won't work correctly from either my own PC or on site.  

Can anyone tell me if there is something I can do to get Local Print working reliably for this printer ?

Thanks.

[jimn]

If, as you seem to indicate, the old 16 bit version of ICE works, but the new 4.4 version does not, and all other circumstances are identical, then I would say wait for the next release of PRO, which we are currently working on.

In the recent previous releases, we updated our printer functions so they would work better with the newer O.S.'s and newer printers. However, we are discovering that the new functionality doesn't always work well with a few of the existing printers, so we are currently adding the older functionality as an option.

All the combinations of printers, drivers, printer servers, and O.S.'s (between Unix and Windows), pose an enormous challenge in getting our product work well for all cases, so please bear with us. Our next release should be out in a month or two.

[Bob]

If you want to try wyse60 be sure to try 24 lines NOT 25 lines.

Another thing to try while you are waiting for a new release is to connect the printer directly to the PC parallel port (if it isn't already) and use direct print.