On Wed, Oct 10, 2001 at 11:12:28PM -0500, Steve Snyder wrote:
> Very large print jobs choke when sent from Win98 to a networked printer.
> I haven't narrowed down to too-large size, but a ~100MB file seems OK,
> while a ~160MB file will fail to print. The jobs are always in PostScript
> format, so I can't say if the problem occurres with non-PS files.
>
> There are many steps in printing a file, so many potential culprits for
> this failure:
>
> 1. File is sent from Win98 to Samba
> 2. Samba spooler sends file to lpd spooler
> 3. File is run through RedHat printfilter/printconf scripts
> 4. File is sent to HP Color LaserJet 4500 printer (via Ethernet)
> 5. File is spooled within printer (192MB installed) for printing
>
> Notes:
>
> 1. All software noted above is Seawolf + RH-released updates.
> 2. There is more than enough disk space for holding 2 copies of the file
> (1 copy in Samba spool directory and another in lpd spool dir).
> 3. A failed print job appears as a zero-lenth file in the lpd spooler
> and the printer indicates (via LCD display) that it wants to be reset.
>
> Can anyone help me to determine where my problem is? Thanks.
I once had an HP LJ3 printer with a Pacific Page Postscript cartridge.
The Postscript engine in this card was easy to overwhelm with a
moderately complex job. It had nothing to do with the buffer size;
some jobs were just too complex.
I ripped out the PP card and switched to Ghostscript in the spooler.
Never had a problem thereafter.
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David A. De Graaf DATIX, Inc. Hendersonville, NC
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