smiller@umn-cs.cs.umn.edu (Steven M. Miller) (01/24/90)
Two of our 3 Apple laserwriters give the following error when trying to print a Macintosh print job via lwsrv on a Unix host. %%[ Error: invalidaccess; OffendingCommand: setdefaulttimeouts ]%% %%[ Flushing: rest of job (to end-of-file) will be ignored ]%% If anyone has seen this before and knows how to fix this problem please respond directly to me. If desired I can post a summary of the responses. Thanks, Steven smiller@umn-cs.cs.umn.edu -- -Steven M. Miller, U of MN
rjt@cbnewsl.ATT.COM (ross.j.thompson) (01/25/90)
Steve, The problem you are having stems from the fact that the prepfile used for Mac-generated postscript assumes that you will be accessing the laser printer via a local area network (AppleTalk). The LAN is somewhat different in structure than the UNIX host spooler/buffer. You can eliminate the problem either by deleting or commenting out (%) the line in the prepfile which contains the following: setdefaulttimeouts. There should be only one occurance of this in the prep file. Its location in the file will depend on which version of laser driver you are currently using on your Mac. Ross Thompson AT&T Bell Lab's Whippany, NJ
liam@cs.qmw.ac.uk (William Roberts) (01/31/90)
If you think about it (but Apple clearly haven't) there can be no possible value in using setsccinteractive in a LaserPrep file intended for transmission through the LocalTalk port. It is an example of the ultra-egotistical attitude which says "I control this printer, therefore I will initialise all of its settings as I want, regardless of whether I care or not". Other people only do this in a mild fashion which screws up attempts to embed their PostScript output into other PostScript documents. Apple do it in style, by changing the EEPROM setting for unrelated aspects of the hardware as well! -- William Roberts ARPA: liam@cs.qmw.ac.uk Queen Mary & Westfield College UUCP: liam@qmw-cs.UUCP Mile End Road AppleLink: UK0087 LONDON, E1 4NS, UK Tel: 01-975 5250 (Fax: 01-980 6533)