Argh! I had never seen this with the software I was using and since vi didn't show the NULL's, I just assumed that the beginning was fine...
I got the same thing printed to file or looking at the df from the spool directory. Looks like the driver is hosed. I am using the Win2k v3.1 PCL3 driver (it calls the LANGUAGE PCL3GUI for some reason). The PS driver doesn't do that, but then again, PS sucks on this printer which is the whole reason I am doing this anyway! If you wouldn't mind, sure. I don't know whether it's the driver for this OS in particular, but the PS drivers even for 2k don't do it. Another item of note is that I have these drivers installed on a Samba server in the PRINT$ share, but I can't see what that has to do with anything either. ---- _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ |Y#| | | |\/| | \ |\ | | | Ryan Novosielski - Jr. UNIX Systems Admin |$&| |__| | | |__/ | \| _| | [EMAIL PROTECTED] - 973/972.0922 (2-0922) \__/ Univ. of Med. and Dent. | IST/ACS - NJMS Medical Science Bldg - C630 On Thu, 26 Jun 2003, Sam Lown wrote: > On Wed, 2003-06-25 at 21:58, Matt Forrest wrote: > > The 1st 1200 bytes of the file are all zero (AKA 0x00) immediately after > > that you have the normal ESC code for some PJL stuff > > > > I too confirmed this, there is something seriously wrong with one of > your drivers. > > How did you generate this file? is it directly from windows i.e. Print > to file, or is it taken from a stopped queue on the server? > > I am not surprised that 'file' is having problems! We too use the same > printer here, if you like I can try and find out the version of our > windows drivers (I'm a unix person ;-) as I know for a fact that we > don't get that 'crappy' stuff at the beginning of printouts. > > cheers, > > sam > > > > Try stripping off just those bytes or get > > http://www.scs.ryerson.ca/mforrest/printing/Job927-df-mf.prn > > > > > > In the -PCL- you don't have the ESC code to end the job.. shouldn't be a > > problem if the printer is set to auto personality, but I've always seen it > > there. If you just strip the zeros from the start of the file I'm > > guessing it will work fine. > > > > I haven't tried printing it 'cause I'm lazy right now and don't want to > > have to walk to the printer :) > > > > > > mATT > > > > ************************************************************************* > > > > A neurotic worries about going crazy, but never will > > A psychotic IS crazy, but doesn't worry about it! > > > > ....... Don't worry, be happy!!! >:} > > > > ************************************************************************* > > > > > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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. > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > CERN, Geneva > IT - Product Support - Unix Infrastructure > E-mail: [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. > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
