I have downloaded the file, but I have a couple of questions:
WHERE (in what directory) should I put the .tar file?
HOW do I tell GRASS that I want to print a file using this driver?
I've never printed anything from GRASS before. In fact, I've never printed
ANYTHING from ANYWHERE on our SPARCStation before,
'cause we didn't have a printer driver!
We have an SBUS Parallel card to connect our HP PaintJet XL to. Does this
(parallel "communication") necessitate any customization of the new driver
files?
Thanks for your help!
---Cleavy L. McKnight
Geology Department
Baylor University
cleavy2@earthlogic.baylor.edu
Cleavy McKnight writes:
>
> I have downloaded the file, but I have a couple of questions:
>
> WHERE (in what directory) should I put the .tar file?
it does not matter where you put the tar file. However, when
you unarchive (un-tar) it, you should make sure that the source
goes to the proper place. See the directory /usr/grass/src/paint/Drivers
and the man page for tar (especially the -tvf option, to get you
started).
> HOW do I tell GRASS that I want to print a file using this driver?
p.select
p.map
> I've never printed anything from GRASS before. In fact, I've never printed
> ANYTHING from ANYWHERE on our SPARCStation before,
> 'cause we didn't have a printer driver!
>
> We have an SBUS Parallel card to connect our HP PaintJet XL to. Does this
> (parallel "communication") necessitate any customization of the new driver
> files?
not that I recall... if something is on the BUS, it should automagically
be detected by the OS.
If you were using a serial device, however, you would edit /etc/ttytab
and then do a "kill -1 1"---perhaps this is what you were thinking of.
> Thanks for your help!
>
> ---Cleavy L. McKnight
> Geology Department
> Baylor University
>
> cleavy2@earthlogic.baylor.edu