I belive that I've figured out the pagecount problem with ifhp-3.3.319 and my HP
IIIsimx. The page count returned by the postscript pagecount code is changing
only when the printer is printing pages in postscript. Most of my pages print in
PCL. That page count is a completely different page count.
When I print the Postscript Test Page from the front panel it gives me two
pagecounts. The total page count and the postscript page count.
Is there a way to get the total page count from the HP IIIsi using ifhp-3.3.19?
I am currently using ":ifhp=model=hpiiisi,sync@,pagecount=ps,waitend=ps",
thereby forcing the pagecount to use the postscript routine. But that is just
getting the postscript page count. Any way to get the total page count? I don't
care if the page is printed with postscript or PCL. I want the total sheets.
- Justus Addiss
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Subject: Re: LPRng: Page count for HP IIIsi incorrect
> From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Jul 14 13:25:33 2000
> Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 14:52:08 -0400 (EDT)
> From: "Justus J. Addiss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: LPRng: Page count for HP IIIsi incorrect
>
>
> I'm trying to use LPRng 3.6.20 w/ifhp-3.3.18 to get page counts from our
> (ancient but still working great) HP IIIsimx printer. The printer works fine
> but the page page count is always zero and the page counter value is
> always the same number. The printcap entry is:
>
> laser2|ps2|HP LaserJet IIIsi via Emulex NetJet|East Copy Room
> :lp=laser2%2501
> :ifhp=model=hpiiisi,sync@,pagecount=ps,waitend=ps
> :if=/usr/local/libexec/filters/ifhp
> :vf=/usr/local/libexec/filters/ifhp -c
> :of=/usr/local/libexec/filters/ofhp
> :fx=flpv
> :pl=60
> :pw=83
> :sh
> :rw
>
> When I run the following command:
>
> lptest 25 25 | ./ifhp
-Tdev=laser2%2501,debug=2,model=hpiiisi,trace,sync@,pagecount=ps
>
> I get this debugging output which shows a pagecount. Unfortuantely it's always
> the SAME page count, job after job. The pagecount printed on the test page
> using the local printer test function is currently 667163 and does increment
with
> each page printed.
>
> So where is the page count Ifhp is getting coming from and why does it not
> change?
I don't know. Unfortunately, this printer is long out of support,
and my spy deep inside HP just cackled like a maniac when I asked him.
This is, as they say, not promising.
I suspect that there is something in the firmware of the HP printer that
is reading the EEPROM that holds the pagecounter value and is not updating this.
If you turn the printer on and off, do you get a new value?
Patrick
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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