LPRng - one extra page

[Kevin O'Gorman]

It is indeed a postscript printer.

The problem happens on all files.  There's nothing odd about the
actual postscript code.

I'm assuming that the problem is in the driver, but not sure which
part of LPRNg is actually serving that function, and hoping someone
can tell me a bit.

++ kevin


On Fri, 13 Jun 2003, Joel Hammer wrote:

> Is this a postscript printer?
> If so, can you print it to a file and look at the code and see what nonsense
> has been added?
> Maybe the printer driver just isn't ending the job properly.
> Joel
> 
> soThisOn Fri, Jun 13, 2003 at 05:13:46PM -0700, Kevin O'Gorman wrote:
> > I've been putting up with this for a very long time -- I can't
> > say exactly why.
> > 
> > I'm using LPRNg-3.8.9-4.1 (stock for RH 7.3), and an HP Laserjet 4m
> > printer.  There's only one thing I don't like about the current
> > setup: the driver doesn't cleanly end its output to the printer.
> > When the last page has been printed, the "Form Feed" light stays
> > on, indicating that there's data in the printer.  Eventually it
> > times out and prints an error page.
> > 
> > If I force the printer to print what it has, I get a blank page.
> > I suspect there's a single newline, or control-D, or some such
> > protocol remnant, that is sent at the end.  I can't figure out
> > how to get rid of it.
> > 
> > Print jobs start with an incantation that overrrides this, so
> > the extra page only happens when the printer has waited for work
> > for a few minutes.  Otherwise it does not interfere.
> > 
> > My current lpd.conf is all commented out (all defaults are used).
> > 
> > My current printcap file is:
> > 
> > 
> > # /etc/printcap
> > #
> > # DO NOT EDIT! MANUAL CHANGES WILL BE LOST!
> > # This file is autogenerated by printconf-backend during lpd init.
> > #
> > # Hand edited changes can be put in /etc/printcap.local, and will be included.
> > 
> > lp0:\
> > 	:ml=0:\
> > 	:mx=0:\
> > 	:sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp0:\
> > 	:af=/var/spool/lpd/lp0/lp0.acct:\
> > 	:sh:\
> > 	:lp=/dev/lp0:\
> > 	:lpd_bounce=true:\
> > 	:if=/usr/share/printconf/util/mf_postscript_wrapper:
> > 
> > ###############################################################################
> > ## Everything below here is included verbatim from /etc/printcap.local       ##
> > ###############################################################################
> > # printcap.local
> > #
> > # This file is included by printconf's generated printcap,
> > # and can be used to specify custom hand edited printers.
> > 
> > 
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