1 fe73bf9f 2009-04-30 rsc # Here is a sample printer devices file where
2 fe73bf9f 2009-04-30 rsc # some of the printers have been commented out.
4 fe73bf9f 2009-04-30 rsc # The fields are:
6 fe73bf9f 2009-04-30 rsc # $1 printer name
7 fe73bf9f 2009-04-30 rsc # $2 printer location - just a comment for lp -d'?'
8 fe73bf9f 2009-04-30 rsc # $3 destination host - machine that manages print queue
9 fe73bf9f 2009-04-30 rsc # $4 devname - device name used by destination host or physical device file
10 fe73bf9f 2009-04-30 rsc # $5 speed - for printers on serial ports
11 fe73bf9f 2009-04-30 rsc # $6 class - describes printer, e.g., postscript vs pcl
12 fe73bf9f 2009-04-30 rsc # $7 process - how to process file to produce printable output
13 fe73bf9f 2009-04-30 rsc # $8 spooler - how to spool that output for printing
14 fe73bf9f 2009-04-30 rsc # $9 stat - how to query device status
15 fe73bf9f 2009-04-30 rsc # $10 kill - how to remove print jobs
16 fe73bf9f 2009-04-30 rsc # $11 daemon - how to start the print daemon to serve queue
17 fe73bf9f 2009-04-30 rsc # $12 sched - scheduling order
19 fe73bf9f 2009-04-30 rsc # HP LaserJet 4M connected to serial port on an Annex terminal server.
20 fe73bf9f 2009-04-30 rsc # 2c254 2C-254 rice tcp!annex!7035 19200 post+600dpi generic generic generic generic tcppost FIFO
22 fe73bf9f 2009-04-30 rsc # HP LaserJet 4M connected to Ethernet via a JetDirect card.
23 fe73bf9f 2009-04-30 rsc # The speed field is used to set the bufffer size in the tcpostio program run from tcppost.
24 fe73bf9f 2009-04-30 rsc # 2c307 2C-307 alice tcp!mh2c307!9100 81920 post+600dpi generic generic generic generic tcppost FIFO
26 fe73bf9f 2009-04-30 rsc # HP LaserJet 4M connected to serial port on a Cisco terminal server.
27 fe73bf9f 2009-04-30 rsc # 2t4 2T-402 pyxis tcp!ts!4010 19200 post+600dpi generic generic generic generic tcppost FIFO
29 fe73bf9f 2009-04-30 rsc # HP LaserJet 4Si/MX connected to Ethernet via a JetDirect card.
30 fe73bf9f 2009-04-30 rsc # This printer has a duplexing option.
31 fe73bf9f 2009-04-30 rsc # See /sys/lib/postscript/prologues/hpsimx.ps for a fix to make it default
32 fe73bf9f 2009-04-30 rsc # to the large paper tray at postion 1.
33 fe73bf9f 2009-04-30 rsc # fn 2C-501 helix tcp!fn!9100 81920 post2+600dpi+duplex generic generic generic generic tcppost FIFO
35 fe73bf9f 2009-04-30 rsc # Tektronix Phaser 200i connected to Ethernet.
36 fe73bf9f 2009-04-30 rsc # Using Xinet K-Talk software from a UNIX host. This software is not recommended.
37 fe73bf9f 2009-04-30 rsc # We do not want to waste stock on the color printer so we do not print header pages.
38 fe73bf9f 2009-04-30 rsc # peacock 2C-501 cetus peacock - post2+300dpi+nohead+color generic generic generic generic appletalk FIFO
40 fe73bf9f 2009-04-30 rsc # Any PostScript printer connected to the LPT1 port on my 486 pc running Plan 9 as a terminal.
41 fe73bf9f 2009-04-30 rsc pcclone - - /dev/lpt1data - post+nohead generic pcclone - - - -
43 fe73bf9f 2009-04-30 rsc # QMS-410 connected to the serial port of an NCD terminal.
44 fe73bf9f 2009-04-30 rsc # math34 2T-102 rice tcp!math34!87 9600 post+600dpi generic generic generic generic tcppost FIFO
46 fe73bf9f 2009-04-30 rsc # QMS-410 connected to the serial port of an AT&T 630/730 terminal
47 fe73bf9f 2009-04-30 rsc # ps630 printer-on-630 - - - post+300dpi+nohead generic ps630 - - - -
49 fe73bf9f 2009-04-30 rsc # Xante Accel-a-Writer-8200. 1200dpi printer that uses a BSD lpr print daemon protocol
50 fe73bf9f 2009-04-30 rsc # psu 2C-501 cetus psu - post+1200dpi generic generic xante generic lpddaemon FIFO
52 fe73bf9f 2009-04-30 rsc # 'stdout' sends the output to the standard output of the lp command.
53 fe73bf9f 2009-04-30 rsc # if the 'phys_dev_name' field is set to a file or device, the output will go to it instead.
54 fe73bf9f 2009-04-30 rsc # if '+sendEOT' is added to the 'class' field, an EOT character will be sent at the end of the output.
56 fe73bf9f 2009-04-30 rsc stdout - - - - post+nohead generic nospool - - - -
58 fe73bf9f 2009-04-30 rsc # sends the output to the standard output of the lp command.
59 fe73bf9f 2009-04-30 rsc # used for generating output suitable for 100 dpi.
60 fe73bf9f 2009-04-30 rsc 100dpi - - - - post+100dpi+nohead generic nospool - - - -
62 fe73bf9f 2009-04-30 rsc # same as above for generating output suitable for 300 dpi.
63 fe73bf9f 2009-04-30 rsc 300dpi - - - - post+300dpi+nohead generic nospool - - - -
65 fe73bf9f 2009-04-30 rsc # same as above for generating output suitable for 600 dpi.
67 fe73bf9f 2009-04-30 rsc 600dpi - - - - post+600dpi+nohead generic nospool - - - -
69 fe73bf9f 2009-04-30 rsc # same as above for generating output suitable for Linotronics phototypesetter.
70 fe73bf9f 2009-04-30 rsc 1270dpi - - - - post+lino+nohead generic nospool - - - -
72 fe73bf9f 2009-04-30 rsc # 600dpi postscript printer named vogon via BSD LPD printer queue on alice
73 fe73bf9f 2009-04-30 rsc vogon printer-room t23 /dev/atibm - post+600dpi generic generic generic generic dumb FIFO
75 fe73bf9f 2009-04-30 rsc # HP DeskJet and Canon BJC-240
76 fe73bf9f 2009-04-30 rsc hpdeskjet - - /dev/lpt1data - gs!cdj670+nohead generic nospool - - - -
77 fe73bf9f 2009-04-30 rsc canonbjc240l - - /dev/lpt1data - gs!bjc600+nohead generic nospool - - - -
79 fe73bf9f 2009-04-30 rsc # LaserJet4-compatible printer on Linux parallel port
80 fe73bf9f 2009-04-30 rsc laser 2D t23 /dev/par0 - post+gs!ljet4+nohead generic generic generic generic gsdev FIFO
