Can anyone describe the steps necessary to get a QNX machine to
recognize and use a
Window’s shared printer?
Thanks!!!
delia
Can anyone describe the steps necessary to get a QNX machine to
recognize and use a
Window’s shared printer?
Thanks!!!
delia
Delia Leal wrote:
Can anyone describe the steps necessary to get a QNX machine to
recognize and use a
Window’s shared printer?
I presume you are not talking about a network printer that happens
to be shared by PCs.
What we do is to use SMBfsys and a line like:
mount -t smb -p //delia/hp /smb/delia_hp
//delia is the name of the PC - see the thread here “Idiot’s guide…”
for additional info on that. “/hp” is the share name of the printer.
The /smb dir is for the sake of neatness. If you use it, it needs
to exist before you do the mount. Then you would print to
/smb/delia_hp.
Thanks!!!
delia
Richard R. Kramer <rrkramer@kramer-smilko.com> wrote:
Hi Richard,
Delia Leal wrote:
Can anyone describe the steps necessary to get a QNX machine to
recognize and use a
Window’s shared printer?I presume you are not talking about a network printer that happens
to be shared by PCs.What we do is to use SMBfsys and a line like:
mount -t smb -p //delia/hp /smb/delia_hp//delia is the name of the PC - see the thread here “Idiot’s guide…”
for additional info on that. “/hp” is the share name of the printer.
The /smb dir is for the sake of neatness. If you use it, it needs
to exist before you do the mount. Then you would print to
/smb/delia_hp.
There is some stuff on the topic in the knowledge base if you go to :
http://qdn.qnx.com/support/bok/index.html select QNX4 in the OS box,
and type “printer” in the keywords box. It should return couple
entries that might be helpfull to you ie.
http://qdn.qnx.com/support/bok/solution.qnx?9292
Regards,
Marcin
Thanks!!!
delia
I think Delia Leal is looking to print in the other direction,
i.e. from QNX->Windows. #9504 in the help topics seems as if it
would be a helpful doc.
Tools Mail Account wrote:
Richard R. Kramer <> rrkramer@kramer-smilko.com> > wrote:
Hi Richard,
Delia Leal wrote:
Can anyone describe the steps necessary to get a QNX machine to
recognize and use a
Window’s shared printer?I presume you are not talking about a network printer that happens
to be shared by PCs.What we do is to use SMBfsys and a line like:
mount -t smb -p //delia/hp /smb/delia_hp//delia is the name of the PC - see the thread here “Idiot’s guide…”
for additional info on that. “/hp” is the share name of the printer.
The /smb dir is for the sake of neatness. If you use it, it needs
to exist before you do the mount. Then you would print to
/smb/delia_hp.There is some stuff on the topic in the knowledge base if you go to :
http://qdn.qnx.com/support/bok/index.html > select QNX4 in the OS box,
and type “printer” in the keywords box. It should return couple
entries that might be helpfull to you ie.http://qdn.qnx.com/support/bok/solution.qnx?9292
Regards,
Marcin
Thanks!!!delia
Ok. I ran the following commands:
SMBfsys &
/usr/ucb/lpd &
user_smb administrator
mount_smb -p //Win2kMachineName:Win2kIPAddress/Win2kSharedPrinterName
/dev/lp
But now there’s a second part to making all this work. When I entered
lpr, I was prompted
to enter a printer name. Further research revealed to me that you need
to create a /etc/printcap
file with the printer details. I created the printcap file with the
following lines:
hp:
:rm=exmon3
:mx=0
I then set the default printer to hp. “export PRINTER=hp”
When I enter “lpr test.txt” it sends a print message to the Win2k
printer manager and
the printer begins to print, but what comes out is garbage.
What else do I need to add to this file to make everything work. Or is
there any other file that I need to tweek? The printer is a HP 930C
inkjet with parallel port connector.
Please any help would greatly be appreciated!!!
delia
“Richard R. Kramer” wrote:
I think Delia Leal is looking to print in the other direction,
i.e. from QNX->Windows. #9504 in the help topics seems as if it
would be a helpful doc.Tools Mail Account wrote:
Richard R. Kramer <> rrkramer@kramer-smilko.com> > wrote:
Hi Richard,
Delia Leal wrote:
Can anyone describe the steps necessary to get a QNX machine to
recognize and use a
Window’s shared printer?I presume you are not talking about a network printer that happens
to be shared by PCs.What we do is to use SMBfsys and a line like:
mount -t smb -p //delia/hp /smb/delia_hp//delia is the name of the PC - see the thread here “Idiot’s guide…”
for additional info on that. “/hp” is the share name of the printer.
The /smb dir is for the sake of neatness. If you use it, it needs
to exist before you do the mount. Then you would print to
/smb/delia_hp.There is some stuff on the topic in the knowledge base if you go to :
http://qdn.qnx.com/support/bok/index.html > select QNX4 in the OS box,
and type “printer” in the keywords box. It should return couple
entries that might be helpfull to you ie.http://qdn.qnx.com/support/bok/solution.qnx?9292
Regards,
Marcin
Thanks!!!delia