HP 750c HP DesignJet 700 user guide - Page 61

SETUP 1 Setting Up the Plotter Extra Tips For UNIX Users Print Spooler Configuration Examples Example 1: Configuring the SunOS 4.1.3 Print Spooler for Sun SPARCstations (parallel interface) In order to perform the following steps you must be a superuser. 1 Create a directory for print spooling. All application users need read and write permission for this directory. For example, from the command line of a shell, type mkdir /usr/spool/cad chmod 777 /usr/spool/cad 2 Edit the /etc/printcap file to set up the plotter configuration. You must assign a name to each printer or plotter managed by the print spooler. Refer to the example below if you need help completing this step. Add these lines to your /etc/printcap file if: your plotter is named djet, the device name of your parallel port is /dev/bpp0, and your spool directory is called /usr/spool/cad. # Entry for an HP plotter on a parallel port djet:\ :mx#0:sf:sh:\ :lp=/dev/bpp0:\ :sd=/usr/spool/cad:\ :lf=/usr/adm/lpd-errs: 1-41