bonnetf@apo.esiee.fr (bonnet-franck) (05/30/90)
Hello Dennis,
I have some troubles with our versatec color driver.
Sometimes when we spool a piced drawing with a lot of
text ( picture mode ) the driver seems to hang and wait
something,but I don't understand what !
See the transcript below :
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$ start_printer plotter
Invoking iprsvr to start "print_server.plotter" ...
VPR_DRIVER 7.0_1.1 Monday, February 13, 1989 5:15:04 pm (PST)
(iprsvr) Device /dev/ikon.plotter acquired
(iprsvr) Invoking /idea/sys/lib/vcr_server.mod ...
Copyright (c) Mentor Graphics Corporation, 1982, All Rights Reserved.
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CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY INFORMATION WHICH IS THE
PROPERTY OF MENTOR GRAPHICS CORPORATION OR ITS LICENSORS.
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# ! Contact Mentor Order Entry to renew authorization.
VCR_SERVER 7.0_1.8 Friday, February 17, 1989 5:56:34 pm (PST)
PSS 7.0_1.2 Friday, February 17, 1989 5:55:56 pm (PST)
MSPU 7.0_1.2 Friday, February 17, 1989 5:55:28 pm (PST)
DVR 7.0_1.1 Friday, February 17, 1989 5:54:57 pm (PST)
Server Configuration:
Device: V9242
Printer Name: plotter
Print Queue(s): /sys/print
Print Queue Check Interval: 30.0 Seconds
Rpm: Diskless
Rpm Memory Size: 4 Meg
Fill Pattern Pathname: /idea/sys/fonts/gss/gss_fill_patterns.16
Character Font: Use Internal Definitions
Color Maps: Spooled
Color Fill: Colored Patterns, extended solid colors
Output Pathname: //cao11/sys/node_data/user_temp
Printer, Ascii Support: NO
Paper: ROLL
Job Banners: ON
Area Clipping: ENABLED
Indirect Error: ABORT
Max Width: 144.0 inches
Max Length: 144.0 inches
Maximum Arc Error: 0.001 inches
Minimum Arc Error: 0.0005 inches
Pen Size: 0.005 inches
Dotted Segment Length: 0.0133 inches
Page Headers: ON
Page Number Column: 90
Page Length: 72.0
Page Width: 132.0
Ascii Lines: Wrapped
Top Margin: 0.0
Bottom Margin: 0.0
Left Margin: 0.0
Server ready - Waiting for first plot ...
Printing: plotter.t1$0.0.bonnetf.image.p
Enqueued: 05/15/1990 04:49:15 pm (ETE)
Started : 05/15/1990 05:03:57 pm (ETE)
Job Type: Mentor Graphics Picture File - Rotated.
Picture Scale: 1.0
Color_Map: /idea/sys/print/color_maps/cm.piced
!(dvr_write) calling vpr_driver to force last write complete
!(dvr_write) calling vpr_driver to force last write complete
!(dvr_write) calling vpr_driver to force last write complete
!(dvr_write) calling vpr_driver to force last write complete
!(dvr_write) calling vpr_driver to force last write complete
!(dvr_write) calling vpr_driver to force last write complete
!(dvr_write) calling vpr_driver to force last write complete
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etc,etc...
It repeats the last message a lot of times and at the end it writes/not writes
the piced plot on our plotter.
Could you help me to understand what happen ?
Thanks by advance.
Frank.
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bonnetf@apo.esiee.fr
Frank Bonnet
E.S.I.E.E
BP99 93162 Noisy le Grand cedex.FRANCE.
Fax : 33 1 45.92.66.99
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