meldal@ithink.Stanford.EDU (Sigurd Meldal) (10/08/90)
I am experiencing a crippling problem with the DeskWriter/SuperLaserSpool combination. Any help would be appreciated. The scenario: MacII w/PMMU and 4 MByte memory. System 6.0.5 with communications toolbox, SuperLaserSpool 2.02, ATM 2.0, SuitCase II.6. No other inits besides the ones installed by the 6.0.5 installer. Running MultiFinder (vanilla). DeskWriter driver version A.02.00. The problem: When printing sizable documents the system will freeze during the printing. For a given document it will seemingly always freeze at the same point. Changing the buffer size does not help (I've tried the max, one MByte), increasing the Finder partition does not help (I've given it 800 KByte). HELP! Sigurd Meldal Hard mail: ERL 456 | Internet: meldal@anna.stanford.edu Computer Systems Lab.| Stanford University | BitNet: meldal%anna.stanford.edu@forsythe.bitnet Stanford CA 94305 | Uucp: ...decwrl!glacier!shasta!anna!meldal USA | phone: +1 415 723 6027 fax: +1 415 725 7398
irwin@galton.uchicago.edu (Mark Irwin) (10/08/90)
In article <162@ithink.stanford.edu> meldal@ithink.Stanford.EDU (Sigurd Meldal) writes: >I am experiencing a crippling problem with the >DeskWriter/SuperLaserSpool combination. Any help would be appreciated. > >The scenario: >MacII w/PMMU and 4 MByte memory. System 6.0.5 with communications >toolbox, SuperLaserSpool 2.02, ATM 2.0, SuitCase II.6. No other inits >besides the ones installed by the 6.0.5 installer. Running MultiFinder >(vanilla). DeskWriter driver version A.02.00. > >The problem: >When printing sizable documents the system will freeze during the >printing. For a given document it will seemingly always freeze at the >same point. Changing the buffer size does not help (I've tried the >max, one MByte), increasing the Finder partition does not help (I've >given it 800 KByte). > >HELP! > >Sigurd Meldal > >Hard mail: > ERL 456 | Internet: meldal@anna.stanford.edu > Computer Systems Lab.| > Stanford University | BitNet: meldal%anna.stanford.edu@forsythe.bitnet > Stanford CA 94305 | Uucp: ...decwrl!glacier!shasta!anna!meldal > USA | > >phone: +1 415 723 6027 >fax: +1 415 725 7398 What programs are you using that have the printing problems? Also did you have this problem before you made any changes to your system. What I'm thinking about is you mentioned using ATM 2.0 which hasn't been out very long. I've had no problems using a DeskWriter and Superspool on an SE/30. I run my system with many more inits (ATM 1.2 instead 2.0) and without the communications toolbox. One possible suggestion is too reinstall your system with the installer and replace your printer driver from the original disk. Some files may have gotten corrupted some how and it may affect the ability to print files. You may also want to get a copy of the current version of Disinfectant (ver 2.2) and check your hard disk. I doubt that a virus is the problem but it can't hurt to take a look. Also I'm wondering if you have set your buffer size and finder partition size to big. You may be running out of memory? Have you tried printing just running under finder. If you can get things to print properly here memory may be your problem. Sorry about the rambling style but I hope something here helps you solve your problem. Mark Irwin irwin@galton.uchicago.edu except just us