[comp.sys.mips] LPSCHED Problems

dalton@mit-caf.MIT.EDU (Timothy J. Dalton) (03/28/90)

After working for a few months, our LPSCHED has deceided to cease functioning.
Here are the details:

M120-5, UMIPS.4_0
Apple LaserWriter II on tty3

As I said, it all worked fine until sunday.
Now, all print requests result in an error message from lp:

> Message  1:
> From lp Tue Mar 27 15:40 EST 1990
> Status: RO
> 
> error code 1 in request Photon_Torpedo-3667 on printer Photon_Torpedo

Rebooting the system, diasbling/re-enabling the scheduler, etc. all don't help.
The printer is getting something each request, as the activity light
flashes and then stops.

A status display results in :
> scheduler is running
> system default destination: Photon_Torpedo
> members of class weapons:
>         Photon_Torpedo
> device for Photon_Torpedo: /dev/tty3
> Photon_Torpedo accepting requests since Sep 12 17:45
> printer Photon_Torpedo (login terminal) is idle.  enabled since Mar 27 12:32

Copying a file directly to the device works to get a printout
(cp file_name /dev/tty3)

Does anyone know what error code 1 is ?
How about why lpsched has ceased working ?

Thanks. 

Tim

P.S.  Please e-mail responses to dalton@caf.mit.edu 
      and to glee@athena.mit.edu

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|                              Timothy J. Dalton                             |
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| Materials Etching Technologies Laboratory        dalton@caf.mit.edu        |
| Department of Chemical Engineering               tjdalton@athena.mit.edu   | 
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