Using HP LaserJet printers to replace line printers

peter plinehan at dek.com
Wed Nov 4 07:10:26 PST 2009


Currently using RHEL 5 and Tally line printers

We want to retire the Tally and make use of the HP LaserJet printers that we have

Our version of CUPS is 1.2.4  - upgrading is not really an option

Now if I choose the HP drivers for the replacement printers I find I cannot trigger A3 into Landscape mode [ orientation-requested=4 ]  and for A4 in all modes I get the lines wrapped.
using -o nowrap has no effect

I have chosen in lpoptions as follows
>> lpoptions -p mismfp
job-sheets=none,none
printer-info='MIS HP MFP'
printer-is-accepting-jobs=1
printer-is-shared=1
printer-make-and-model='HP LaserJet 5Si Mopier Postscript (recommended)'
printer-state=3
printer-state-change-time=1257345805
printer-state-reasons=none
printer-type=12500
page-right=30
page-bottom=100
page-top=300
cpi=17
page-left=30
orientation-requested=4
lpi=8

What I want to achive is landscape mode with A4, full width printing (about 132 columns ) so that I can retire the Tally
[ Full width on A3 would be acceptable ]

Any help would be appreciated




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