Resolving The Problem

1) First check if the printers.hpJetDirect.attach fileset is installed on the system. This is the fileset required for hpJetDirect queues.

# lslpp -l printers.hpJetDirect.attach

If the above command returns output like the following, the fileset has to be installed from the AIX base media:

lslpp: Fileset printers.hpJetDirect.attach not installed.


The fileset can be installed from the AIX base media using the following method:

# smitty install_all

Select the appropriate source where the fileset is located (directory mounted from a NIM server, DVD, etc.) and then type the fileset name in the next menu and also change to accept license agreements, as shown below (make sure to capitalize the J and D in the fileset name).

2) If the fileset was already installed when running the lslpp command above, then likely the issue is caused by a change or corruption in the fileset itself.

We can use the following method to resolve this:

# grep add_queue /usr/lib/lpd/pio/etc/hpJetDirect.attach

If it looks like this:

add_queue = ps_not_installed_error_ghostName


Then do the following:

# vi /usr/lib/lpd/pio/etc/hpJetDirect.attach

# JetDirect attachment
description = piobe.cat,4,22;HP JetDirect Printer
Attached to Local System
seq_num = 5
add_queue = ps_not_installed_error_ghostName
add_printer = ps_not_installed_error_ghostName
submit_job = ps_qprt_fileName
change_queue = ps_chpq_attachName
change_filters = ps_pqfilters_ghostName
remove_queue = ps_rmpq_ghostname_jetdirect


Change the following lines :

add_queue = ps_not_installed_error_ghostName
add_printer = ps_not_installed_error_ghostName


Change them to:

add_queue = ps_makhp_prt
add_printer = ps_makhp_prt

After saving the above changes try to add the hpJetDirect queue again from smit/smitty.

If this still does not work, try to force-overwrite the fileset.

The method is the same as described above to install the fileset, with the difference that two more fields have to be changed in the install menu in addition to the above:

AUTOMATICALLY install requisite software? change to NO

OVERWRITE same or newer versions? change to YES

After this you should no longer be receiving the error when trying to create the queue.