Selecting filters, Selecting a filter manually, Solaris version 1, osf1 – Minolta PI4700E User Manual

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UNIX Configuration

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Use the tar command to load the software from the CD-ROM. At this
time the system displays a list of Network Card files copied by tar.

5

Run the installation script for your system in accordance with appropri-
ate procedure below.

Selecting Filters

There are a number of options available when executing the script for
each type of system.

When you run an installation script, it first asks if the printer is a PostScript
printer. If you reply

no

to this question, the install script uses an input filter

(infilter) that performs CR/LF translation for printing of ASCII files on a
PCL printer. If you reply

yes

, the printcap file references psfilter, which

provides easy ASCII-to-PostScript conversion.

Normal PostScript format files are not affected. Proprietary and public do-
main filters are also available for more versatile filtering capabilities.

Selecting a Filter Manually

The Network Card comes with an input filter named psfilter, and an output
filter named psbanner for printing of PostScript banners. To use these fil-
ters, you must change the infilter (

:if=

) and outfilter (

:of=

) entries in

/etc/

printcap

. The following shows an example of how this is done.

<printer name> | Print Server Card printer:\

:lp=/dev/nic/<printer name>:\

:if=/usr/nic/psfilter:\

:of=/usr/nic/psbanner:\

:sd=/usr/spool/<printer name>:

Solaris Version 1, OSF1

1

Type the following to run the installation script:
nicinst

The script automatically downloads the appropriate Network Card util-
ities for your system and displays questions to prompt you for the in-
formation it needs.

2

What is the node name of the Print Server Unit?

Input the host name recorded in

/etc/hosts

. For example, type

print-

fast

and then press

.

Enter

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