It seems that there are several processes sending data to the printer at
the same time and the first process didn't lock the device (to make
following processes waiting). This seems to be a kernel/DevFS bug. It
did not happen with 8.1.
To get the jobs printed correctly one after the other, either send only
the next job when the current has finished, switch from parallel to USB
(or vice versa, tell me which connection type works and which not), or
take at least care that only one process accesses the printer (set up
only one queue for it and print only on this queue, not directly to the
device with GIMP; do not use PDQ as the printing system).
The problem can be easily caused when one uses direct "cat"ting to the
device as printing command in the GIMP.
So, to get the stuff safely printed for your trip, I recommend to send
the jobs one after the other, the next one when the current has completed.
Till
SI Reasoning wrote:
> This is not a good day, I am trying to print some
> pictures from the gimp to fill my portfolio for some
> galleries I am to be visiting in Florida. I am leaving
> tomorrow and I just came across some horrible printing
> bugs. Unfortunately I have no time to track them down
> but I will give you some info.
>
> I have a epson 1270 connected to a print server using
> cups. I have set it up using printdrake with the 1270
> drivers.
>
> I am using gimp on another cooker system. Both have
> almost identical software installed although the print
> server was upgraded from 8.1.
>
> The problem is, if I try to print several pictures at
> once, I am getting screwed up pictures. Some of the
> screwups will just be on the beginning edge and the
> ending edge of the print job (top/bottom), some of the
> screwups will involve huge chunks of the picture not
> being printed (each line printed would be correct but
> there would be lots of missing lines), some pictures
> would not even make it to the print que.
>
> I have no idea what is causing this but the timing
> could not be worse.
>
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> the creator alive.
>
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