Sorry for the delay.
Attempted again with the following printcap :
deslz:
:lp=deslz%9100
:sd=/usr/spool/lpd/deslz
:mx#0
:bp=/usr/libexec/filters/pclbanner
:ifhp=model=hp8000
:if=/usr/libexec/filters/ifhp
Unfortunately the same delays are appearing. Here are the status and
status.deslz outputs :
status :
using model 'hp8000' at 09:19:16.750
pagecount using 'pjl info pagecount' at 09:19:16.752
setting up printer at 09:19:16.752
getting sync using 'pjl echo' at 09:19:16.752
sync done at 09:20:18.996
pagecounter 98452 at 09:20:18.997
pagecounter 98452 at 09:20:18.997
sending job file at 09:20:18.997
starting transfer at 09:20:18.997
file program = '/usr/bin/file -' at 09:20:18.997
started FILE_UTIL- '/usr/bin/file -' at 09:20:18.998
file information = 'international_language_text' at 09:20:19.081
initial job type 'international_language_text' at 09:20:19.081
decoded job type 'PCL' at 09:20:19.081
job type 'PCL' at 09:20:19.081
transferring 1383 bytes at 09:20:19.082
100 percent done at 09:20:19.082
finished writing file, cleaning up at 09:20:19.082
sent job file at 09:20:19.082
getting end using 'pjl job/eoj' at 09:20:19.083
end of job detected at 09:20:49.802
pagecounter 98456 at 09:20:50.299
pagecounter 98456, pages 4 at 09:20:50.300
done at 09:20:50.300
status.deslz is attached.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Jul 10 14:17:06 2000
> > Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 15:54:17 -0400
> > From: David Livingstone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: [Fwd: LPRng: pclbanner problems from LPRng-3.6.14-1]
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks ... I think :) The beer sounds like a great idea ! Any stouts on tap ?
> >
> > With respect to the "status" problem below I had tacked this problem onto
> > my pclbanner post of Jun 29 at ~15:31. I include it again below :
> >
> >
> > I also attempted removing the ",status@" ifhp entry to see what would happen.
> > (remember I have a HP 8000 connected - parallel - to a ExtendNet SX 2811C)
> >
> > deslz:\
> > :lp=deslz%9100:\
> > :sd=/usr/spool/lpd/deslz:\
> > :mx#0:\
> > :bp=/usr/libexec/filters/pclbanner:\
> > :ifhp=model=hp8000,status@\
> ^^^^^^^^^^^ possible typeo
> You might want to use status@: <--
> > :if=/usr/libexec/filters/ifhp:
> >
> > An lpr(using the perl pclbanner:) to deslz hangs for a couple of minutes and
> > then completes properly. The pagecount information in the status file is correct.
> > What can I do to keep the pagecount but get rid of the hang ? The relevant lines
> > from the status file are given below :
>
> Are the \ at the end necessary?
>
> Patrick Powell Astart Technologies,
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> Network and System San Diego, CA 92123
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waiting for subserver to exit at 2000-07-21-09:19:15.669 ## identifier=<NULL> number=0
process=12999
subserver pid 13000 starting at 2000-07-21-09:19:15.697 ## identifier=root@xsmtl+997
number=997 process=13000
accounting at start at 2000-07-21-09:19:15.697 ## identifier=root@xsmtl+997 number=997
process=13000
opening device 'deslz%9100' at 2000-07-21-09:19:15.697 ## identifier=root@xsmtl+997
number=997 process=13000
printing job 'root@xsmtl+997' at 2000-07-21-09:19:15.749 ## identifier=root@xsmtl+997
number=997 process=13000
creating banner at 2000-07-21-09:19:15.749 ## identifier=root@xsmtl+997 number=997
process=13000
BANNER: /usr/libexec/filters/pclbanner: mx#0=1: command not found at
2000-07-21-09:19:16.217 ## identifier=root@xsmtl+997 number=997 process=13000
processing 'dfA997xsmtl.cn.ca', size 1383, format 'f', IF filter 'ifhp' at
2000-07-21-09:19:16.652 ## identifier=root@xsmtl+997 number=997 process=13000
IF filter 'ifhp' filter finished at 2000-07-21-09:20:50.300 ##
identifier=root@xsmtl+997 number=997 process=13000
printing finished at 2000-07-21-09:20:50.300 ## identifier=root@xsmtl+997 number=997
process=13000
accounting at end at 2000-07-21-09:20:50.322 ## identifier=root@xsmtl+997 number=997
process=13000
finished 'root@xsmtl+997', status 'JSUCC' at 2000-07-21-09:20:50.322 ##
identifier=root@xsmtl+997 number=997 process=13000
subserver pid 13000 exit status 'JSUCC' at 2000-07-21-09:20:50.324 ##
identifier=<NULL> number=0 process=12999
[EMAIL PROTECTED]: job 'root@xsmtl+997' printed at 2000-07-21-09:20:50.325 ##
identifier=root@xsmtl+997 number=997 process=12999
job 'root@xsmtl+997' removed at 2000-07-21-09:20:50.326 ## identifier=root@xsmtl+997
number=997 process=12999
