> From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Oct 6 07:25:37 2000
> From: David Livingstone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: LPRng: Problem with ifhp-3.3.21
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2000 09:07:02 -0400 (EDT)
>
>
> Yes there may be a problem with the printer but the point
> was and still is :
>
> - 3.3.21 does not work as per emails.
> - the below setup is with 3.3.20 and also as noted only works with
> status enabled(ie status@) causes the below jobs to fail.
> - with the original config(please see earlier emails) the printer
> works for all jobs but without status.
> - for other printer protocols(ie vines) the printer works without
> a glitch or delays.
I gather that your printer is actually on a parallel port of a
print server box. I have found that the 'bidirectional' support
for these boxes can be very 'slow' when you want status. Apparently
what happens is the box needs to turn the parallel port around.
It has no knowledge of the 'need' to do this, so it simply uses
a simple timeout mechanism: after N seconds without writing to the
parallel port (N seconds idle) try to read status from the port.
There might be a way to configure N so that it is small (N = 5
is usually about right), but in general I have had little luck
doing this.
I strongly recommend that you use an internal JetDirect or other
card that plugs into the printer. This will directly place data
into an internal buffer and will read status and error information
from an internal buffer, and act as a true full duplex data channel
to the printer.
> >
> > > From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed Oct 4 13:14:04 2000
> > > Date: Wed, 04 Oct 2000 18:45:21 +0000
> > > From: David Livingstone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Subject: Re: LPRng: Problem with ifhp-3.3.21
> > >
> > >
> > > My apologies ... I spoke too soon. On small jobs everything appears to work. On
>larger
> > > jobs in PS only some or none of the output is printed. However in these cases
>the
> > > status according to LPRng is okay - ie sent correctly and removed from queue.
>However
> > > on the printer the status is still the name of the user who sent the file, ie
>root, and
> > > it stays that way until the printer is sent another job.
> > >
> > > If I remove the status@ the job does print properly(and the pagecount is
>updated). However
> > > at this point I am back to the problem of the printer taking 2 minutes to
>complete !
> > >
> > > using model 'hp8000' at 14:31:20.531
> > > pagecount using 'pjl info pagecount' at 14:31:20.533
> > > setting up printer at 14:31:20.533
> > > getting sync using 'pjl echo' at 14:31:20.533
> > > sync done at 14:33:03.274
> > > pagecounter 118788 at 14:33:03.275
> > > pagecounter 118788 at 14:33:03.275
> > > sending job file at 14:33:03.276
> > > starting transfer at 14:33:03.276
> > > initial job type 'POSTSCRIPT' at 14:33:03.276
> > > decoded job type 'POSTSCRIPT' at 14:33:03.276
> > > job type 'POSTSCRIPT' at 14:33:03.276
> > > transferring 141754 bytes at 14:33:03.277
> > > 28 percent done at 14:33:03.279
> > > 57 percent done at 14:33:04.235
> > > 86 percent done at 14:33:05.758
> > > data sent at 14:33:06.875
> > > sent job file at 14:33:06.875
> > > getting end using 'pjl job/eoj' at 14:33:06.876
> > > end of job detected at 14:33:38.909
> > > pagecounter 118790 at 14:33:39.406
> > > pagecounter 118790, pages 2 at 14:33:39.406
> > > done at 14:33:39.407
> > >
> >
> > Well, you can see what is happening here:
> >
> > > getting sync using 'pjl echo' at 14:31:20.533
> > > sync done at 14:33:03.274
> >
> > This is where things are nasty - it took over a minute to wake up
> > and respond!
> >
> > > pagecounter 118788 at 14:33:03.275
> > > pagecounter 118788 at 14:33:03.275
> > > sending job file at 14:33:03.276
> >
> > And the page counter getting was probably part of the same message
> >
> > > sent job file at 14:33:06.875
> >
> > This is slow, 3 secs for 141K, but it got there...
> >
> > > getting end using 'pjl job/eoj' at 14:33:06.876
> >
> > Well, it thinks that the printer started responding after 30 seconds,
> > and the paper path is flushed.
> >
> > > end of job detected at 14:33:38.909
> >
> > And it takes its time responding with the page counter value.
> >
> > > pagecounter 118790 at 14:33:39.406
> >
> > Which it did and
> > > pagecounter 118790, pages 2 at 14:33:39.406
> > > done at 14:33:39.407
> >
> > You started getting responses at:
> > > sync done at 14:33:03.274
> > > done at 14:33:39.407
> >
> > This is about 37 seconds.
> >
> > I don't know why it takes the HP this long to respond.
> >
> > Perhaps a trouble call to HP?
> >
> > Patrick Powell Astart Technologies,
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] 9475 Chesapeake Drive, Suite D,
> > 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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