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From: bradley@solstice.riacs.edu (Brad Christofferson)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.appletalk
Subject: Problems with CAP printing to a QMS 2400 PostScript
Keywords: printing problems
Message-ID: <1990Jun27.230239.10703@riacs.edu>
Date: 27 Jun 90 23:02:39 GMT
Sender: news@riacs.edu (James A. Woods)
Reply-To: bradley@solstice.riacs.edu (Brad Christofferson)
Organization: Research Institute for Advanced Computer Science
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Greetings,

I have had great trouble involved with using a QMS 2400
PostScript printer connected to our appletalk network.  The
appletalk network and Kinetics AEG configuration is fine,
we are using it to print to a LaserWriter II and things
seem pretty solid.  

I am using the same configuration files for the QMS 2400 that I use for
the LWII.  When I try to print, the log file shows psbanner trying to
send a break page coninuously.  It appears to fail with a non-fatal
error (I am not sure what it is at this point) and retrys, and retrys...  

My thought is that psbanner is sending a banner page that is incorrect. 
It is a short banner, v.s. a long banner so that is not the problem. 
Could it be a couple of control characters that are sent at the end of
the buffer from psbanner that need to be different for the QMS 2400?  

I have checked the spool directory permissions and permission bit
settings for the lpd filters and such.  The Laserwriter II is working
with the identical type of setup so I am pretty sure it is not a problem
along those lines.

If anyone has had similar problems with this beast, please reply with
suggested resolutions.  Post to this group or if
I get replies to this account, I can summarize to the net.

Thanks in advance for any help,

Brad Christofferson
bradley@riacs.edu
415-962-7761