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- From: yaron@aristo.tau.ac.il (Yaron Zabary)
- Subject: Re: HELP: Printer sync errors
- Message-ID: <1993Jan26.164914.23183@aristo.tau.ac.il>
- Organization: Tel-Aviv University Computation Center
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- References: <1993Jan25.194704.4921@nsisrv.gsfc.nasa.gov>
- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 16:49:14 GMT
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- Jonathan Burelbach (burel@highwire.gsfc.nasa.gov) wrote:
- > I just upgraded my 4D25TG to IRIX 4.0.5a and now I'm getting printer sync
- > errors. The printer is an Apple LaserWriter IIg connected via serial to
- > the PI and etherTalk to a Mac Quadra 950. It is also used as a network printer
- > for a 4D340 running IRIX 4.0.1. After a file is printed the data receive light
- > Below is a portion of my /usr/spool/lp/log file:
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- > pscomm: printer sync problem [2] ()
- > WARNING: Check spooled PostScript for control characters.
- > circus-2849 burel circus Jan 25 09:45
- > %WARNING: Check spooled PostScript for control characters.
- > pscomm: printer sync problem [1] ()
- > WARNING: Check spooled PostScript for control characters.
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-
- I think I have read an article the other day which claimed that that is a
- bug in the LWII firmware and that you should ask for a firmware upgrade from
- whoever sold you the printer. The problem that was described over there was
- that the printer was sending extra ctrl-Ds.
-
- Hope this helps.
-
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- -- Yaron.
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