hi,
maybe the 'bk' option could be useful (?)
regards
~Christoph
Bob Van Cleef schrieb:
>
> Hi;
>
> Trying to work with LPRng from the RedHat 7.1beta (LPRng-3.7.4)
> connecting to a legacy SunOS 4.1.4 system running Sun's old, 1994, LPD.
> This system is stable and printing works for all clients, except the new
> LPRng client.
>
> Unfortunately, all printouts seem to go into a black hole. I have tried
> adding the :send_data_first: option as recommended in the FAQ, but it
> doesn't seem to help. It appears, from looking at some lpq diagnostics
> (below), that the SunOS system is trying to print the control file.
>
> Pointers/recommendations most welcome.
>
> Bob
>
> (There is one statement in the FAQ saying, "Note that some
> printers/servers INSIST on the control file first; You can clear the flag
> using send_job_first@ if you need to.", but I don't have a clue as to what
> that means and, since example one below shows the control file being sent
> first, probably does not apply.)
>
> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><>
>
> without :send_data_first:
>
> Status: waiting for subserver to exit at 11:34:08.821
> Status: sending job 'root@arwin+375' to big@plotter at 11:34:08.847
> Status: connecting to 'plotter', attempt 1 at 11:34:08.847
> Status: connected to 'plotter' at 11:34:08.853
> Status: requesting printer big@plotter at 11:34:08.853
> Status: sending control file 'cfA375arwin.microunity.com' to big@plotter
> at 11:34:08.898
> Status: completed sending 'cfA375arwin.microunity.com' to big@plotter at
> 11:34:08.952
> Status: sending data file 'dfA375arwin.microunity.com' to big@plotter at
> 11:34:08.953
> Status: completed sending 'dfA375arwin.microunity.com' to big@plotter at
> 11:34:09.084
> Status: done job 'root@arwin+375' transfer to big@plotter at 11:34:09.084
> Status: subserver pid 8377 exit status 'JSUCC' at 11:34:09.093
> Status: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: job 'cfA375arwin.microunity.com'
> printed at 11:34:09.100
> Status: job 'cfA375arwin.microunity.com' removed at 11:34:09.112
> no entries
>
> with :send_data_first:
>
> Status: waiting for subserver to exit at 11:37:42.204
> Status: sending job 'root@arwin+416' to big@plotter at 11:37:42.223
> Status: connecting to 'plotter', attempt 1 at 11:37:42.223
> Status: connected to 'plotter' at 11:37:42.228
> Status: requesting printer big@plotter at 11:37:42.228
> Status: sending data file 'dfA416arwin.microunity.com' to big@plotter at
> 11:37:42.273
> Status: completed sending 'dfA416arwin.microunity.com' to big@plotter at
> 11:37:42.466
> Status: sending control file 'cfA416arwin.microunity.com' to big@plotter
> at 11:37:42.467
> Status: completed sending 'cfA416arwin.microunity.com' to big@plotter at
> 11:37:42.492
> Status: done job 'root@arwin+416' transfer to big@plotter at 11:37:42.492
> Status: subserver pid 8418 exit status 'JSUCC' at 11:37:42.502
> Status: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: job 'cfA416arwin.microunity.com'
> printed at 11:37:42.508
> Status: job 'cfA416arwin.microunity.com' removed at 11:37:42.520
> no entries
>
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