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From: jchin@van-bc.wimsey.bc.ca (Joseph Chin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: HELP!!! Lino problem
Message-ID: <1991Apr06.032850.11175@van-bc.wimsey.bc.ca>
Date: 6 Apr 91 03:28:50 GMT
Organization: Wimsey Associates
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Urgent!! I need to get in touch with anyone who has successfully print out
PS files generated by FrameMaker 2.0d on the NeXT computer to Linotronic
L300 imagesetters (RIP4).

Problem:
While trying to print out the aforementioned PS file, the L300 puked "dict
full" or something to that effect. I remember a while ago, someone mentioned
that NeXT DPS has a 400-entry dictionary stack whereas the RIP 4's PS has
a dictionary stack limit of only 300 entries max. There are several Lino
bureaus that have successfully printed from the NeXT, so, someone must have
figured a way around this problem.

How did the PS files get from the NeXT to the Lino?
The PS files were generated from FrameMaker's print panel's Save option
(with L300 selected as the output device). The files were transferred onto
1.44MB MSDOS floppies via a folder mounted by a 386PC running PC-NFS. The
PS files were NOT translated in any way, shape, or form.

System:
NeXT 040 Cube with OD, Micropolis 660MB HD, 16MB RAM, etc. running System
2.0.

Software:
FrameMaker 2.0d.

Imagesetter:
Linotronic L300 with RIP 4.

Please respond to the e-mail address listed below. I will post a summary
when this problem is solved. Thanks in advance for any help or suggestion.

:-) Joe
jchin@van-bc.wimsey.bc.ca
ansfer; bytes moved = 0x2000, resid = 0x2000, retry 5
sd0: Incomplete disk transfer; bytes moved = 0x2000, resid = 0x2000, retry 6
sd0: Incomplete disk transfer; bytes moved = 0x2000, resid = 0x2000, retry 7
sd0: Incomplete disk transfer; bytes moved = 0x2000, resid = 0x2000, retry 8
sd0: Incomplete disk transfer; bytes moved = 0x2000, resid = 0x2000, retry 9
sd0: Incomplete disk transfer - FATAL
sd0: Incomplete disk transfer; bytes moved = 0x2000, resid = 0x2000, retry 1
... etc ...

System configuration:
Cube with 68040 processor (upgraded in December, 1990)
16MB RAM
NeXT 256MB optical drive
Micropolis 1588-15 600+MB hard drive (SCSI-ID=1, terminated)
HSD Scan-X Professional scanner (SCSI-ID=5, terminated, NeXT SCSI2-SCSI1 cable)
System 2.0 operating system
NeXT Laser Printer
Dove Fax fax modem on serial port A
Cube, scanner, and fax modem are hooked up to an uninterruptible power supply

Both HSD and NeXT are quite puzzled at the problem. I welcome any suggestions or ideas you can contribute toward solving this problem.

Thanks in advance.

:-) Joe
jchin@van-bc.wimsey.bc.ca
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