Hi,

I need some help with installing and configuring a printer via command line as the scoadmin menu system doesnt work fully.

So I was wondering how i can install and configure a printer purely from command line editing relevant files.

It would be great if someone can help me out.

Thank you!

I've just found the command of:

mkdev rlp
and
rlpconf

Do these sound like the correct commands to install printers via command line and not by scoadmin?!?!?

I hope it is.

You didn't say which release of SCO, and whether you want to create a local printer, or a lpr/lpd remote printer or an HP network printer.
mkdev rlp seems to only configure support for accepting remote print requests.

There are patches available from SCO's ftp site to fix the problems with scoadmin, especially in release 5.0.5

Ahh right I see, I would like to install a network HP JetDirect printer on SCO OpenServer Release 5.

is there any methods of doing this without updating the server?

I just tried what i mentioned above, and I still cannot get it to work!?
I am just so confused right now. help! :/

To add support for HP printers:
#mkdev hpnp

There is a directory /usr/lib/hpnp/cfg that contains all the processes necessary to create a printer, but there is no indication of what order they should be called in, or what each one does.
However, you could add a local printer, and write a script that ftp's the print file to the printer.

man i'm such a noob.
The printer is infact a Kyocera FS-1920 on a HP JetDirect network printer hub.

I've tried the above comment but nothing seems to have worked :/