DECLaser 3500, LAT, problem

From: Kent Adams <Kent.Adams_at_jcu.edu.au>
Date: Wed, 19 Jul 1995 12:08:25 +1000 (EST)

Have configured up a DECLaser 3500 as per the Guide EK-D35NT-UG.A01. We
frequently loose the last page of the last job eg

/etc/printcap entry looks like this:
#
# MIS DECLaser 3500 Printer Portrait
#
cclp4|lp46|misp1:\
        :br#9600:\
        :ct=LAT:\
        :fc#0177777:\
        :fs#03:\
        :if=/usr/lbin/ln05rof:\
        :lf=/usr/adm/lp46err:\
        :lp=/dev/tty0f:\
        :mc#20:\
        :mx#0:\
        :of=/usr/lbin/ln05rof:\
        :op=PORT_1:\
        :Or=portrait:\
        :pl#66:\
        :pw#80:\
        :rw:\
        :sd=/usr/spool/lpd46:\
        :ts=LAT_0040AF1FDCD8:\
        :xc#0177777:\
        :xf=/usr/lbin/xf:\
        :xs#044000:
#
# MIS DECLaser 3500 Printer Landscape
#
cclp4ls|lp87|misp1ls:\
        :br#9600:\
        :ct=LAT:\
        :fc#0177777:\
        :fs#03:\
        :if=/usr/lbin/ln05rof:\
        :lf=/usr/adm/lp87err:\
        :lp=/dev/tty0f:\
        :mc#20:\
        :mx#0:\
        :of=/usr/lbin/ln05rof:\
        :op=PORT_1:\
        :Or=landscape:\
        :pl#66:\
        :pw#132:\
        :rw:\
        :sd=/usr/spool/lpd87:\
        :ts=LAT_0040AF1FDCD8:\
        :xc#0177777:\
        :xf=/usr/lbin/xf:\
        :xs#044000:

198 trevally:lpd46 # lpq -Pmisp1
Warning: misp1 is down:
Thu Jul 13 11:40:50 1995:
Rank Pri Owner Job Files Total Size
1st 0 admttab 177 tino1 18100 bytes
2nd 0 admttab 434 tino1 18100 bytes
3rd 0 admttab 691 tino1 18100 bytes
4th 0 admttab 948 tino1 18100 bytes
5th 0 admttab 205 tino1 18100 bytes
6th 0 admttab 462 tino1 18100 bytes
199 trevally:lpd46 # ls -lag
total 120
drwxr-xr-x 2 daemon daemon 1024 Jul 13 14:50 ./
drwxr-xr-x 117 root system 2048 Feb 27 17:39 ../
-rw-r----- 1 root daemon 4 Jun 30 09:18 .seq
-rw-rw---- 1 daemon daemon 116 Jul 13 14:49 cfA177barramundi.jcu.edu.au
-rw-rw---- 1 daemon daemon 116 Jul 13 14:50 cfA205barramundi.jcu.edu.au
-rw-rw---- 1 daemon daemon 116 Jul 13 14:49 cfA434barramundi.jcu.edu.au
-rw-rw---- 1 daemon daemon 116 Jul 13 14:50 cfA462barramundi.jcu.edu.au
-rw-rw---- 1 daemon daemon 116 Jul 13 14:50 cfA691barramundi.jcu.edu.au
-rw-rw---- 1 daemon daemon 116 Jul 13 14:50 cfA948barramundi.jcu.edu.au
-rw-rw---- 1 root daemon 18100 Jul 13 14:49 dfA177admin.jcu.edu.au
-rw-rw---- 1 root daemon 18100 Jul 13 14:50 dfA205admin.jcu.edu.au
-rw-rw---- 1 root daemon 18100 Jul 13 14:49 dfA434admin.jcu.edu.au
-rw-rw---- 1 root daemon 18100 Jul 13 14:50 dfA462admin.jcu.edu.au
-rw-rw---- 1 root daemon 18100 Jul 13 14:50 dfA691admin.jcu.edu.au
-rw-rw---- 1 root daemon 18100 Jul 13 14:50 dfA948admin.jcu.edu.au
-rwxr--r-- 1 root daemon 33 Jul 13 11:40 lock*
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root daemon 27 Jul 13 11:40 status
200 trevally:lpd46 #

Job 462 has printed with the last page missing. This behaviour is
intermittent. I have tried printing 2 and 3 copies of the file again
and they printed fine.

Regards, Kent Adams, System Unit Manager, Computer Centre, JCUNQ
   .O O Kent Adams email: Kent.Adams_at_jcu.edu.au
  o/ O O Phone:+61 77 814255 Snail: Computer Centre
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