[Simh] VAX780 LPT problem OpenVMS

[Jeremy Begg]

Hi Fausto,

>>
>> Please note that you don't have to spool the device unless you
>> really want to.
>
>ok. I see.
>So RA72 is related to the "spooling".

Correct.

>Setting to nonspooled, anyway, didn't fix the problem...

I think the problem is that your SYS$PRINT queue doesn't indicate what
printer to use.  After you've done another STOP/RESET SYS$PRINT, try

   $ init/queue sys$print/on=lpa0:
   $ start/queue sys$print

Regards,

	Jeremy Begg


>>
>> So try this:
>>
>>   $ stop/reset sys$print
>ok

>>   $ set device/nospool lpa0

>ok

>>   $ show queue/full sys$print

>Printer queue SYS$PRINT, stopped, on VAXPA1::, mounted form DEFAULT
>   /BASE_PRIORITY=4 /DEFAULT=(FEED,FORM=DEFAULT) /OWNER=[SYSTEM]
>   /PROTECTION=(S:M,O:D,G:R,W:S)

>>   $ show printer lpa0

>Printer LPA0:, device type LP11, is online, record-oriented device, carriage
>     control.

>     Error count                    0    Operations completed
>         1
>     Owner process                 ""    Owner UIC
>  [SYSTEM]
>     Owner process ID        00000000    Dev Prot
>S:RWPL,O:RWPL,G,W
>     Reference count                0    Default buffer size
>       132
>     Page width                   132    Page Length
>        66
>     Carriage_return     Formfeed        Uppercase
>     No Passall          No Wrap         No Printall
>     No Fallback         No Tab          No Truncate

>>   $ show device/full lpa0

>Printer LPA0:, device type LP11, is online, record-oriented device, carriage
>     control.

>     Error count                    0    Operations completed
>         1
>     Owner process                 ""    Owner UIC
>  [SYSTEM]
>     Owner process ID        00000000    Dev Prot
>S:RWPL,O:RWPL,G,W
>     Reference count                0    Default buffer size
>       132
>     Page width                   132    Page Length
>        66
>     Carriage_return     Formfeed        Uppercase
>     No Passall          No Wrap         No Printall
>     No Fallback         No Tab          No Truncate

>>   $ start/queue sys$print

>%%%%%%%%%%%  OPCOM  19-NOV-2009 08:45:35.02  %%%%%%%%%%%
>Message from user QUEUE_MANAGE on VAXPA1
>%QMAN-I-QUENOTSTART, queue SYS$PRINT could not be started on node VAXPA1

>%%%%%%%%%%%  OPCOM  19-NOV-2009 08:45:35.02  %%%%%%%%%%%
>Message from user QUEUE_MANAGE on VAXPA1
>-SYSTEM-W-NOSUCHDEV, no such device available

>%SYSTEM-W-NOSUCHDEV, no such device available

>!!! why? emulator problem?

>Fausto



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