[comp.sys.apollo] versatec color plotter

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 ...

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                UNPUBLISHED, LICENSED SOFTWARE.
    CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY INFORMATION WHICH IS THE
  PROPERTY OF MENTOR GRAPHICS CORPORATION OR ITS LICENSORS.

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# !          "8092  05/28/1990 ALL.STA            89ED9D0B"
# !          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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