[comp.sys.mac] RedRyder printing problem under System 6.0.2

mha@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu (Mark H. Anbinder) (03/03/89)

We've been having trouble printing from Red Ryder 10.3 to our LaserWriter
since we installed the new 6.0.2 system software upgrade, including the
latest LaserWriter and Laser Prep files.  Red Ryder has been producing
an error message that it doesn't have enough space to print what's been
selected (it's got 35 megabytes of free disk space, and it's running
alone in 2 megs of RAM) from the terminal window.  It has also been
returning a system error, and I haven't been able to determine why it
does one or the other in any given attempt to print.

Can anyone tell me why this might be happening, and what can be done to
stop it from happening so we can return to printing normally?


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ngg@bridge2.3Com.Com (Norman Goodger) (03/04/89)

In article <7492@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu> mha@tcgould.tn.cornell.edu (Mark H. Anbinder) writes:
>We've been having trouble printing from Red Ryder 10.3 to our LaserWriter
>since we installed the new 6.0.2 system software upgrade, including the
>latest LaserWriter and Laser Prep files.  Red Ryder has been producing
>an error message that it doesn't have enough space to print what's been
>selected (it's got 35 megabytes of free disk space, and it's running
>alone in 2 megs of RAM) from the terminal window.  It has also been
>returning a system error, and I haven't been able to determine why it
>does one or the other in any given attempt to print.
>
Red Ryder 10 has a known printing problem to at least the NT, and maybe
the NTX printer using System 6.0.X. The problem causes some sort of
system error, however this does not occur under System 5.0 using the
Laser 5.2 drivers. Scott from what I understand will be making some
significant changes in the printing facilities in Red Ryder 11. However
how much remains to be seen...

I have heard that if you use a Spooler like SLS it eliminates the problem
since the spooler is handing the printing, not RR...that might be a
a workaround or permanent solution if you find you like SLS...
SLS=SuperLaserSpool....

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