Re: 2 questions - external modem and printing forms

From: pheonix1t (pheonix1t898oi_at_iliiearthilink.eionet)
Date: 09/02/03 

Date: Tue, 02 Sep 2003 21:29:02 GMT

Scott McMillan wrote:
> On Tue, 02 Sep 2003 20:14:57 GMT, pheonix1t
> <pheonix1t898oi@iliiearthilink.eionet> wrote:
>
>
>>hello,
>>I have 2 questions for the list. What is the correct way to add an
>>external modem? I have 2 US robotics external sportster 28800 via
>>serial cable. (each on a serial port, COM1 AND 2) I tried following
>>the docs on the sco site, but when I run cu -ltty2A dir, I just get a
>>prompt...it's stuck, doesn't do anything, can't type anything.
>>I added the modem manually as a sporster external 28800. running mkdev
>>serial shows the 2 ports correctly. They also show up with same info
>>running hwconfig | grep serial.
>
>
> What flavor/version of SCO? (uname -X)
# uname -X

System = SCO_SV
Node = scosysv
Release = 3.2v5.0.5
KernelID = 98/07/02
Machine = PentII(D)
BusType = ISA
Serial = 2FL055688
Users = 15-user
OEM# = 0
Origin# = 1
NumCPU = 1

#

>
> What prompt are you seeing?
see above

>
> Are you sure your modem is set to echo the characters you type? For
> example, do you see OK if you type 'at' (no quotes) and press enter?
> Turn on the echoing of typed characters with ate1.
when I typed 'at' and hit enter, I get this
# at
^Cat: not found
# ate1
ate1: not found
# atel
atel: not found
# ate1
ate1: not found

>
>
>>The other issue is printing forms. I copied a database from another
>>machine to a test one. The database works fine, but printing forms is a
>>problem. The text is a bit too low and to the left. How can I raise
>>the text 1 line and make it shift over 2 characters or so to start
>>printing? Also, what file on the original box has this info? This was
>>working good on the original box....I didn't do anything to that
>>harddrive. But I have no idea where the config settings for the forms
>>would be at. I was told it was in the database...but I don't think so
>>because it's not working!
>
>
> What kind (make/model) of printers?
HP4M

>
> I'm guessing(tm) that it IS in the database. You probably need to
> play around with left/right/top/bottom margins on the printer itself.
I think I found the configs for the printers in here
/var/spool/lp/admins/lp/printers

Now I just have to compare them with the original
>
> Check the printer configuration on the working box, and compare that
> to the printer config on the test system. What interfaces (model) are
> they using? What forms, if any, are configured?
none in the new one....I'll get back to you with what's in the original.
damn it! no one documented this stuff!
I'm writing all this stuff in a disaster recovery manual....this site
has been lucky this machine never died on them! If it did, recovery
would've been a nightmare!

  (scoadmin printer
> -or- mkdev lp to see that information)
>
>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Oskar
>
>
>
> Scott McMillan
>

thank you Scott!