> From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed Sep 17 03:24:18 2003 > Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2003 10:26:22 +0100 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > From: Angie Saxton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: LPRng: LPRng serial port blues > > I hope someone in the group may have solved this problem. I have to set up > some serial printers, all HP lasers of one flavor or another. > > I can cat files (postscript) directly to the ports and get output. I can > send files via LPRng and get output, but in both cases larger files are > truncated. > > On an LPRng HOWTO page I found this symptom reported as a problem with > closing_wait, and to use setserial to change the default from 30 seconds. > This isn't the case here, as our closing_wait is set to infinite. > > The supplier of the serial card suggested holding the port open with a cat > command. This does work for files sent directly to the port, and they are > not truncated. It does not work with LPRng which complains that the device > is busy, and gives no output. > > Any ideas please?
Try doing: lpq -llll and see what the status information is. If you want to see ALL the status, try lpq -L > > Angie > Ps. > I'm trying this email address as it bounces from the supplied group address > with:- > We are unable to deliver the message from <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. > The lprng group is for archival use only and does > not accept direct postings. If you want to post to the > actual email list, please send your message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] I don't know why it is [EMAIL PROTECTED], it should be [EMAIL PROTECTED] Patrick ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
