Large cups systems?

[Kurt Pfeifle]

Seth Galitzer wrote:
> Kurt Pfeifle wrote:
>> Seth Galitzer wrote:
> [snip]
>>>>> The other four were on two different queues/printers (two each).  They
>>>>> are all pdf files, all generated by Acrobat 8.0. 
>>>> And sent to what type of target printer?
>>>>
>>>> (Ah, it may be a "LaserJet 5 M" according to the %%TargetDevice line.)
>>> One of them is an HP 5M, the other is an HP 8150.  The other printer I
>>> tried resending the jobs to is an HP 4000.  These are all LaserJets, FYI.
>> I repeat: "what happened when sending to the same printer?"
>>           "what's the difference between these two printers?"
>>
>> Are these all PostScript capable printers? And the HP 4000 printed what
>> the other two wouldn't? Strange...
>>
> 
> OK, lemme try to be more specific.
> 
> Job 123 was file myfile.pdf.  Job 123 was originally sent to
> printer-hp8150, where it subsequently resulted in KID3 returning error 3
> and cups stopped the job.  I resent job 123 to printer-hp8150 and to
> printer-hp5000, both of which support PS, using lpr with my saved copy
> of the spool file.  The job stopped with KID3 returning error 3 again on
> both printers.
> 
> I found the source document for myfile.pdf and reprinted it from Acrobat
> Reader 7 on my linux workstation, both PSv2 and PSv3, to both printers.
>  No errors and all of the jobs completed correctly.  I switched to my
> Windows machine and printed the same document using Acrobat Reader 8.0,
> again on both printers with both PSv2 and PSv3.  Again, all of these
> jobs completed correctly with no errors.
> 
> Strange, indeed...
> 
> The following is what I know about each printer model:
> 
> HP LaserJet 8150
> PCL version timestamp: 20020311
> PS version timestamp: 20020311
> PS timeout: 300 sec
> Firmware Datecode: 20020311 MB7.104
> Installed RAM: 160MB
> JetDirect: EIO1, 610n (J4169A); port setting: 100Mbps/FDX
> 
> HP LaserJet 4000
> PCL version timestamp: 19980311
> PS version timestamp: 19980311
> PS timeout: 300 sec
> Firmware datecode: 980311 MOBY3.65
> Installed RAM: 40MB
> JetDirect: EIO2, 600n (J3111A); port setting 10Mbps/HDX
> 
> Seth

Rather old and *very* old firmware. I'm pretty sure there are up-
dates available from HP. If you want to take the (pretty small)
risk that something goes wrong.... (Heh, and if you don't tell
management about your attempt to upgrade the firmware, they'll buy
you new printers if it goes wrong (same pretty small chance)).

:-)

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