This is truly odd... anybody have any suggestions? 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.lprng.com)
> From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Jan 11 07:13:59 2002 > Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2002 15:40:57 -0800 (PST) > From: Carl Riches <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: LPRng: Problems running LPRng 3.8.1 on Compaq Tru64 Unix 5.1a and DS20 > > > We are having a problem with LPRng-3.8.1 and IFHP versions 3.1.15 and > 3.5.0 when the lpd daemon is running on the server for one of our > departments, a Compaq DS20 with Compaq Tru64 Unix 5.1a. We do not have > a problem if the daemon is running on the servers in our other departments > (DEC AlphaStation 600s running Compaq Tru64 Unix 5.1), nor do we have a > problem if the daemon is running on one of our client machines (a mixture > of DEC AlphaStation 600s, AS 800s and Compaq DS10s). > > Here are the symptoms: > > Printing hangs on the DS20 when the lpd server hands printing off to a > filter. Printing does not hang if no filters are defined (but then one > can't filter the print job and get the print job to go onto the paper > properly). > > Here are the lines put into the file "status.test" by a print request: > > waiting for subserver to exit at 2002-01-10-13:22:43.600 ## A=<NULL> number=0 >process=425988 > subserver pid 425975 starting at 2002-01-10-13:22:43.815 ## A=riches@entropy+983 >number=983 process=425975 > accounting at start at 2002-01-10-13:22:43.818 ## A=riches@entropy+983 number=983 >process=425975 > opening device 'ent%9100' at 2002-01-10-13:22:43.825 ## A=riches@entropy+983 >number=983 process=425975 > printing job 'riches@entropy+983' at 2002-01-10-13:22:43.841 ## A=riches@entropy+983 >number=983 process=425975 > processing 'dfA983entropy.ms.washington.edu', size 1939, format 'f', IF filter >'ifhp' at 2002-01-10-13:22:43.853 ## A=riches@entropy+983 number=983 process=425975 > > At this point, the print job hangs with no activity on the printer. The > print queue must be cleared with the "lprm" command, which appends this line > to the file "status.test": > > subserver pid 425975 exit status 'JFAIL' at 2002-01-10-13:24:26.994 ## A=<NULL> >number=0 process=425988 > > I can't figure out why this fails on this particular machine. Has anyone > run into this sort of problem in the past and can give me pointers on why > this is breaking? > > > Here is our printcap file (/usr/local/etc/printcap): > > # ======================================================================= > # > # Printer: test queue (Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 4000TN with duplexer) > # Location: C-28 Padelford Hall > # Connection: TCP/IP > # > # Notes: > # > test: > :client > :lp=test@entropy > test: > :server > :cm=test queue running on HP LaserJet 4000TN in C-28 Padelford > :lp=ent%9100 > :ifhp=model=hp4000 > :sd=/var/spool/test > :sh@ > :sb@ > :filter=/usr/local/libexec/filters/ifhp > > > > Thanks for your help, > Carl > > Carl G. Riches > Software Engineer > Department of Mathematics > Box 354350 voice: 206-543-5082 or 206-616-3636 > University of Washington fax: 206-543-0397 > Seattle, WA 98195-4350 internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- YOU MUST BE A LIST MEMBER IN ORDER TO POST TO THE LPRNG MAILING LIST The address you post from MUST be your subscription address If you need help, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] (or lprng-requests or lprng-digest-requests) with the word 'help' in the body. For the impatient, to subscribe to a list with name LIST, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with: | example: subscribe LIST <mailaddr> | subscribe lprng-digest [EMAIL PROTECTED] unsubscribe LIST <mailaddr> | unsubscribe lprng [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have major problems, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word LPRNGLIST in the SUBJECT line. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
