This section provides the printer type and file content type for the printers most commonly used with Solaris software. Although not shown, many of these printers can also directly print files with simple content type.
If you have a PostScript printer, use a printer type of PS or PSR and a content type of postscript. PSR reverses the pagination and prints the banner page last.
The table below lists additional non-PostScript printers and shows the printer type to use for configuring each printer. For all these printers, the file content type is simple.
Sun Microsystems does not supply filtering software for the printers listed in the table below, among others. However, you can use unsupported printers if you supply filtering or if the printer can directly print the file content type. If you have questions about any printer for which Sun Microsystems does not supply filters, contact the printer manufacturer.
Printer |
Printer Type |
---|---|
Daisy |
daisy |
Datagraphix |
datagraphix |
DEC LA100 |
la100 |
DEC LN03 |
ln03 |
DECwriter |
decwriter |
Diablo |
diablo |
|
diablo-m8 |
Epson 2500 variations |
epson2500 |
|
epson2500-80 |
|
epson2500-hi |
|
epson2500-hi80 |
Hewlett-Packard HPCL printer |
hplaser |
IBM Proprinter |
ibmproprinter |
If you want to set up a printer that is not in the terminfo database, see "How to Add a terminfo Entry for an Unsupported Printer".