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 : ********************** beginning of transcript ************************ $ 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. UNPUBLISHED, LICENSED SOFTWARE. CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY INFORMATION WHICH IS THE PROPERTY OF MENTOR GRAPHICS CORPORATION OR ITS LICENSORS. # ! Warning: authorization will expire within 14 days. # ! "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 ********************** end of transcript ********************************** 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. --------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------