[KLUG Members] More printing woes (now with 50% more information!)

[Adam bultman]

Ok, I still have problems with printing.

Again, here's my printcap:


.common_no_banner
  :sh
  :mc=9
  :sd=/var/spool/lpd/%P
  :filter=/usr/local/dw/bin/lpformat.pl

.common_no_banner2
  :sh
  :sd=/var/spool/lpd/%P
  :incoming_control_filter=/usr/libexec/filters/dwformat
  #:filter=/usr/libexec/filters/ifhp
  :filter=/usr/libexec/ifhp
.textonly
  :sh
  :mc=9
  :sd=/var/spool/lpd/%P

awlj1|awlj1_*
       :cm=HP LaserJet 8100
       :tc=.common_no_banner1
       :ifhp=model=8100
       :lp=192.168.2.5%9900



Here's the deal:

When I include the ifhp line for the printer, an lpstat -p awlj1, I get:
"Filter_status: See the ifhp man page or the ifhp HOWTO for details at 
11:23:07.790"
among the rest of the results.

As well, when I use the ifhp stuff, the name of the file I'm printing 
(say, adamtest) will appear on the LCD of the printer, and the printer 
will be effectively 'hung'.  A check of the print server shows that the 
job is continually recieving data; it will continue to receive data, 
incrementing the bytecount infintely. Killing the job from the server 
side is the only way to fix it.

When I use the '.textonly'  instead of 'common_no_banner*'. the job will 
print normally, but it doesn't send a final form feed at the end of the 
job, so yo have to walk to the printer and give it one manually. If I 
send a second job, the first one WILL form feed itself out, but the 
second one will become stuck..

I have a very similar printer set up on another server, with the same 
config in printcap, etc, and it works FINE. Putting the same config on 
this server, and printing, gives the errors above.

I can't find ANY help for this anywhere else, let  me know if you've 
seen anything like this before...

Adam