> From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Jul 3 03:27:35 2000
> Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2000 11:22:28 +0200 (DFT)
> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: LPRng: problems with ifhp-filters ???
>
>
> We have 1 HP8100 laser printer. The printer normally works good.
>
> Here is the printcap-Part from this printer:
>
> D_RTL1
> :lp=xxx.xx.xx.xxx%9100
> :ifhp=model=hp8100,status,sync,pagecount
> :sd=/var/spool/lpd/D_RTL1
> :if=/usr/local/libexec/filters/ifhp
> :lf=log
>
> We work with
> (ifhp v. 1.6)
> ps
> pjl
> pcl
> sync
> waitend
> pagecount
>
> and special convertions over a2ps
> .
I hope that you have updated to the latest version of IFHP,
and are using the latest ifhp.conf file.
>
> Sometimes print jobs stay in stalled mode (some minutes...)...
>
> If I check then the status file, I can see, that
> often the printer dosn't give the pagecounter back after the
> job ended.
Sigh... I have been there on this one.
>
> see to the following lines from the status file:
>
> 87 percent done at 10:36:09.419
> 92 percent done at 10:36:09.483
> 97 percent done at 10:36:10.473
> 100 percent done at 10:36:10.674
> finished writing file, cleaning up at 10:36:10.674
> sent job file at 10:36:10.674
> doing cleanup at 10:36:10.674
> getting end using 'job' at 10:36:10.708
> getting pagecount using 'pjl' at 10:37:02.926
> final pagecount 596004 at 10:40:52.075
> accounting at end, pagecount 596004, pages 56 at 10:40:52.076
>
> At the given job the printer gave the final pagecounter 4 minutes
> after the "getting pagecount"-request
>
> ???
>
> What did the printer do (count) in 4 minutes ???
> There are also cases, that we have to restart the queue-server,
> because we don't get a answer of the pagecount-request.
>
> What can I do to decrement the answer-time of the requests?
>
> Can I define timeouts for requests or can I repeat the requests
> after defined timeout intervals ???
>
> With "older" printers like HPIIISi or HPIVSi I have analog problems:
> also : stalling, if waits for answer to "getting pagecount"
> and: stalling, if waits for answer to "getting end"
> For this queues I have changed the filtering to "pagecount@"....
> Now it works better... jobs come only 2,3 times per day in the
> stalling mode...
>
> ???
>
> MfG Margrit Lottmann
>
>
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Welcome to the wonderful world of printing and status information.
There are actually several interrelated problems here, all of them nasty
and version dependent.
First, have you installed the latest firmware upgrade for the printer?
I hesitate on this, as you might have the German Firmware, and I don't
know if this is as up to date as the US English version. If you have the
time, I suggest you install the English firmware and see if the problem
goes away.
Next, if this does not do it, then I suggest you add 'pagecount=ps'
to the IFHP options. This will cause the ifhp filter to use PostScript
to get the current pagecounter value. It is possible that this will solve
the problem.
The problem with the 'missing pagecount' is that sometimes the status information
is not returned. You can force a more frequent attempt by setting the
pagecount_interval.
Is this reproducible on a particular system? If so, you might try using
ifhp in standalone mode and turn on debugging:
ifhp -Tdev=ip.address%9100,model=hp8100,trace,debug=1 </tmp/some.file.to.print
Patrick Powell Astart Technologies,
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Network and System San Diego, CA 92123
Consulting 858-874-6543 FAX 858-279-8424
LPRng - Print Spooler (http://www.astart.com)
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