ppr-list-digest volume 2, number 41, message 1

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From: "David S. Chappell" <David.Chappell@mail.trincoll.edu>
Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2000 17:21:06 -0500
Subject: Re: PPR: Troubles with ppr-1.40 (printer don't work)

At 12:32 PM 03/16/2000 -0400, you wrote:
>Hi, I'm using ppr-1.40 in redhat 6.0. My printer is a Lexmark Optra S
>2450. With ppr-1.30 this printer it work with some problems, specially
>when printing multiple copies from win95, but now, with ppr-1.40 don't
>print anything, except the banner page.
>
># ppad show lexmark
>Printer name: lexmark
>Comment: Impresora del laboratorio de alumnos
>Location: Laboratorio de Alumnos - Pab A
>Department: Unidad de Informatica
>Contact: Administracion de Servidores, anexos 400-388
>Interface: tcpip
>Address: "lexmark.cec.unap.cl:9100"
>Options: 
>JobBreak: pjl
>Feedback: yes (by default)
>Codes: Clean8Bit
>Alert frequency: 5 (send alert every 5 errors)
>Alert method: mail
>Alert address: servidores@cec.unap.cl
>Flags: yes no (banners encouraged, trailers discouraged)
>Charge: 1.00 per duplex sheet, 1.00 per simplex sheet
>PPDFile: LOPS2455
>Bins: Tray1, Tray2, Tray3, Tray4
>OutputOrder: PPD
>Default Filter Options: level=2 colour=False resolution=600
>freevm=1546000
>PPDOpt: *InstalledMemory 12Meg (Memoria de la impresora - Opción Memoria
>de la impresora de 12 MB)
>Switchset: 

Probably the PJL handshaking is the problem.  I think it was off by default
in 1.30.  In 1.40 it is on by default if the interface is "tcpip" and the
PPD file says that the printer can do PJL.  To turn it off:

$ ppad lexmark jobbreak control-d


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