frustrating print problem

[sirrom]

I am having problems printing to a HP 870cxi Desk Jet printer.
I have added it using smit I can see it in smit. I can ping it. I can telnet to it.
However it will not print, when I send a print to it I get the output below when running lpstat.

Queue Dev Status Job Files User PP % Blks Cp Rnk
Printer RUNNING 120 mytestprint root 1 100 1 1 1

I can print to other queues I have created.
Is this printer compatible with AIX Version 4

 

[aixqueen]

Here are the supported HP printers..........I do not believe there is a driver for the
DeskJet.......What did you select for a driver? generic? Doubt it will work.


4.3.3.0 Hewlett Packard LaserJet IIp UTF-8 Data Stream
+ 4.3.3.0 Hewlett-Packard 2500C Color Printer
+ 4.3.3.0 Hewlett-Packard 4 Korean Data Stream
+ 4.3.3.0 Hewlett-Packard 4+ Korean Data Stream
+ 4.3.3.0 Hewlett-Packard 4000 Korean Data Stream
+ 4.3.3.0 Hewlett-Packard 4V Korean Data Stream
+ 4.3.3.0 Hewlett-Packard 4si Korean Data Stream
+ 4.3.3.0 Hewlett-Packard 5si Korean Data Stream
+ 4.3.3.0 Hewlett-Packard 5siMopier Korean Data Stream
+ 4.3.3.0 Hewlett-Packard Color LaserJet 4500
+ 4.3.2.0 Hewlett-Packard Color LaserJet 8500
@ 4.3.3.0 Hewlett-Packard JetDirect Network Printer Attachment
@ 4.3.0.0 Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 4
@ 4.3.0.0 Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 4 Plus
@ 4.3.1.0 Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 4000
@ 4.3.0.0 Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 4V
@ 4.3.0.0 Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 4si
+ 4.3.3.0 Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 5000 D640 Printer
@ 4.3.0.0 Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 5si
@ 4.3.0.0 Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 5si Mopier
+ 4.3.2.0 Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 8000
+ 4.3.3.0 Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 8100
@ 4.3.0.0 Hewlett-Packard LaserJet Color
@ 4.3.0.0 Hewlett-Packard LaserJet II
@ 4.3.0.0 Hewlett-Packard LaserJet III
@ 4.3.0.0 Hewlett-Packard LaserJet IIISi
@ 4.3.3.0 Hewlett-Packard LaserJet IIP Simplified Chinese Data Stream

 

[sirrom]

I did try generic, however as you have stated it did not work. Oh well time to buy another new printer. Mucho thanks.

 

[aixmurderer]

Do you know if the Deskjet 870cxi supports pcl5 or postscript or similar?

You could try something like the Hewlett-Packard LaserJet IIISi if your printer supports pcl5.
IBM Certified Specialist - MQSeries

 

[muschka]

Hi
I got most DeskJets to work on Laserjet III drivers, only problem is landscape printing.