Problem with Network printer and Print Queues

From: Denny Watkins (watkins_at_MORNINGSIDE.EDU)
Date: 08/17/05

  • Next message: Drew T: "cfgmgr question" 
    Date:         Wed, 17 Aug 2005 13:47:41 -0500
To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU

    I'm running AIX 4.3.3 on an RS6000 - model F50. I have a Printronix P5220S
    printer
    on the network. The printer has an ethernet port and has been
    configured to the proper network settings.

    Using 'smit printer' to add an AIX Print Queue
    -> Print Spooling
             -> Add a Print Queue
                 ¦ Add a Print
    Queue ¦
                 ¦
    ¦
                 ¦ Move cursor to desired item and press Enter. Use arrow keys
    to scroll. ¦
                 ¦ # ATTACHMENT
    TYPE DESCRIPTION ¦
                 ¦ local Printer Attached to Local
    Host ¦
                 ¦ remote Printer Attached to Remote
    Host ¦
                 ¦ xstation Printer Attached to
    Xstation ¦
                 ¦ ascii Printer Attached to ASCII
    Terminal ¦
                 ¦ hpJetDirect Network Printer (HP
    JetDirect) ¦
                 ¦ file File (in /dev
    directory) ¦
    selected -> ¦ ibmNetPrinter IBM Network
    Printer ¦
                 ¦ ibmNetColor IBM Network Color
    Printer ¦
                 ¦ other User Defined
    Backend ¦

                 ¦ Printer
    Type ¦
                 ¦
    ¦
                 ¦ Move cursor to desired item and press
    Enter. ¦
                 ¦
    ¦
                 ¦ Bull
                 ¦
                 ¦ Canon
                 ¦
                 ¦ Dataproducts
                 ¦
                 ¦ Hewlett-Packard
                 ¦
    Select
    -> ¦ IBM
         ¦
                 ¦ Lexmark
                 ¦
                 ¦ OKI
                 ¦
                 ¦ Printronix
                 ¦
                 ¦ QMS
                 ¦
                 ¦ Texas
    Instruments ¦
                 ¦ Other (Select this if your printer type is not listed
    above) ¦

    Select -> ¦ ibm6400 IBM 6400
    Printer ¦

                                              Add a Print Queue
    Type or select values in entry fields.
    Press Enter AFTER making all desired changes.
                                                             [Entry Fields]
       Description IBM 6400 Printer

       Names of NEW print queues to add
          Epson FX Emulation []
          Printronix P-series Emulation [P5220] SELECT
    THE PRINTRONIX EMULATION
          IBM Proprinter III XL Emulation []

       Printer connection characteristics
    * HOSTNAME of the Network Printer Card [192.168.0.60]

    -> List All Print Queues Display is the following:

    # PRINT QUEUE PRINTER DESCRIPTION
       P5220 ibm@192 ibm6400 (Printronix P-series
    Emulat

    -> Show Status of Print Queues Display is the following:
    Queue Dev Status
    ------- ----- ---------
    P5220 ibm@1 READY

    ->Start a Print Job
                                              Start a Print Job

    Type or select a value for the entry field.
    Press Enter AFTER making all desired changes.

                                                             [Entry Fields]
       PRINT QUEUE
    name [P5220]
             +

                 +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
                 ¦ Print File
    Type ¦
                 ¦
    ¦
                 ¦ Move cursor to desired item and press
    Enter. ¦
                 ¦
    ¦
                 ¦ a
    ASCII ¦
                 ¦ p pass-through (SELECTED
    pass-through) ¦
                 ¦
    ¦
                 ¦
    F1=Help F2=Refresh F3=Cancel ¦
                 ¦
    F8=Image F10=Exit Enter=Do ¦
                 ¦ /=Find n=Find
    Next ¦
                 +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+

                                              Start a Print Job

    Type or select values in entry fields.
    Press Enter AFTER making all desired changes.

    [TOP] [Entry Fields]
       Print queue name P5220
    * Name of FILE to print [/etc/hosts]

    A few seconds and the display shows Job number is: 32

    A few more seconds and I get the following error message at the system console:

    Message from root on aims (UNKNOWN) [Wed Aug 17 13:19:23 CDT 2005] ...
    Message from queueing system:
    0781-088 Queue P5220:ibm@192 went down, job is still queued:
       Backend: /usr/lib/lpd/pio/etc/pioibmnpm 192.168.0.60 -d p /etc/hosts
       Backend Exit Value: EXITFATAL (0100)
       Job Submit Time: Aug 17 13:19:12 2005. Current Time: Aug 17 13:19:23 2005
    Use local problem reporting procedures.
    <EOT>

    -> Show the Status of Print Jobs

    Queue Dev Status Job Files User PP % Blks Cp Rnk
    ------- ----- --------- --- ------------------ ---------- ---- -- ----- --- ---
    P5220 ibm@1 DOWN
                   QUEUED 32
    /etc/hosts root 3 1 1

    It seems I get this error whenever I try to define the printer as one of
    the following:
        ibmNetPrinter IBM Network Printer
        ibmNetColor IBM Network Color Printer

    If I set the printer as hpJetDirect (Network Printer (HP JetDirect)) and
    say the
    Printer Type is Printronix and is a Printronix P9012 Line Printer, the
    error messages
    disappear but if I print a file there is a bunch of gobbly gook before and
    after
    the printed text.

    Bottom Line:
    What causes the error:
    0781-088 Queue P5220:ibm@192 went down, job is still queued:
      Backend: /usr/lib/lpd/pio/etc/pioibmnpm 192.168.0.60 -d p /etc/hosts
      Backend Exit Value: EXITFATAL (0100)

    and is there a way to fix/correct it?

    Thanks,

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