Cups - lpoptions - I Dunno?!?!

[Jeffrey McCright]

Not sure if you need printer documentation, but here are links that have 
docs for your printer(in case you need esc codes and cups configuration 
info). It appears your Oki will emulate Epson FX, IBM Proprinter3 and 
Microline printers. Perhaps you could experiment with different emulations 
as well.

Service manual:
http://www.eserviceinfo.com/index.php?what=search2&searchstring=ml+320%2C+321

Users Guide:
http://www.mticom.com/okidata/pdf/ml320t_users.pdf

And here is some information for CUPS/PPR/LPD-LPR, etc...

http://www.linuxprinting.org/show_driver.cgi?driver=okiibm

I hope this helps. Good Luck!


Jeffrey A. McCright, A+
816-210-3107
jmccright at hotmail.com




>From: RtX <riverty at gmail.com>
>To: "KC Linux Users Group" <kclug at kclug.org>
>Subject: Cups - lpoptions - I Dunno?!?!
>Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2006 17:10:22 -0600
>
>So, I'm finishing up my conversion from SCO UNIX 3.2 / Keypoint to
>Linux. Got the data off the old server and onto the new server. Had
>the VAR setup Keypoint software and everything is working on that end.
>I still have a few hiccups that I'm working on and could use some
>help.
>
>1.) The Keypoint software requires WYSE 60 emulation to work properly.
>We are using SecureCRT for Windows workstation clients and all works
>well however, the ANSI characters are not the same as they were in the
>old serial terminals they were using. Dashes or hyphens that are used
>in the program for simple menus are now O's and the like. Is there a
>way (or setting) to get the proper characters back?
>
>2.) The biggest problem! They print from Keypoint using an Okidata
>ML320 9-pin printer which is connected to the server directly through
>lp0. The software prints everything fine but the printer prints in LQ
>mode instead of Draft mode. I need this printer to print in Draft mode
>for speed reasons. All settings on the front panel of the printer are
>overridden by cups (or lp?) at print time so simply selecting "Draft"
>from the printer's front panel does not work.
>
>On the old system, the printer would print everything in Draft mode
>and all was good. They have one certain page that they print that they
>would select a CPI of 17 (instead of 10) to get everything on the
>page. This no longer works. If I select a CPI of 17 on the front
>panel, then try to print this page, the CPI is changed back to 10 by
>the server.
>
>If I add "raw=true" in /etc/cups/lpoptions, the printer will print in
>Draft mode but does not handle page length properly. It feels like I
>need to add a "Draft" option to lpoptions but I have not found any
>reference to setting print quality in lpoptions on the net so I'm
>stuck.
>
>Comments? Please help and thanks a bunch!
>
>--
>RtX...
>
>Ty Unes - Overland Park, Ks.
>riverty at gmail.com
>_______________________________________________
>Kclug mailing list
>Kclug at kclug.org
>http://kclug.org/mailman/listinfo/kclug

_________________________________________________________________
Visit MSN Holiday Challenge for your chance to win up to $50,000 in Holiday 
cash from MSN today! 
http://www.msnholidaychallenge.com/index.aspx?ocid=tagline&locale=en-us