Thanks, although i do not think this is the problem as i have no pipe specified for any of my other printers, i think the problems is to do with the lp and ifhp lines of the printcap file
i tried adding the pipe but got the same result At 27/02/2002 17:11:00, Vincent Farget <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi James, > > > le mer 27-02-2002 � 15:25, [EMAIL PROTECTED] a �crit : > > I am having a problem trying to get this printer to work. I cannot seem to > get > > it to print any jobs. It does not use the 9100 port so i tried using > > raw@printer, which managed to print a test page, although it did take about > 3 > > minutes for my window to respond. I also got no end entry in the accounting > > file. > > > > i have tried using differnt filter models such as apple, or default which > seem > > to give differing results. At one point i tried printing a postscript > files and > > got pages of raw postscript from the printer. > > > > the current printcap entry is as follows: > > > > epson5000-qa:\ > > :lp=epson5000-qa%515:\ > > :sd=/var/spool/lpd/%P\ > > :ifhp=model=default,status@\ > > :filter=/usr/local/libexec/filters/ifhp\ > > :af=/var/log/printing\ > > :as=/usr/local/libexec/accounting.pl start\ > > :ae=/usr/local/libexec/accounting.pl end > > > > I am sure that there is probably something wrong with it. When printing the > > status gives the following output: > > > > su-2.05# lpq -Pepson5000-qa > > Printer: epson5000-qa@ps1-cam > > Queue: no printable jobs in queue > > Status: removing job 'cfA113ps1-cam.cam.harlequin.co.uk' - ABORT at > > 14:54:26.200 > > Filter_status: job failed during copy - Broken pipe at 14:54:26.068 > > > > i am running lprng-3.7.4 with ifhp-3.4.5 > > > > I am stuck as to where to proceed next. All my other printers are working > > including, epson's, HP's and apple printers, any ideas would be gratefully > > recieved > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > James > > > > Because you want to execute a script perl instead of writing a simple > text, I think, the problem on the accounting is that their are errors on > the 'as' and 'ae' printcap lines. The pipe '|' is missing for each line. > Try these 'as' and 'ae' lines : > > :as=|/usr/local/libexec/accounting.pl start:\ > :ae=|/usr/local/libexec/accounting.pl end > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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. > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Best regards. > -- > - > Mr FARGET Vincent > Universite Claude Bernard LYON1 > CNRS - UMR5020 > Laboratoire des Neurosciences et Systemes Sensoriels > 50, avenue Tony Garnier > 69366 LYON Cedex 07 > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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. > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
