Date: Thu, 11 Mar 1999 17:04:03 +0200 From: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@iafrica.com> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: kern/10253: FreeBSD freeze while paper out. Message-ID: <1908.921164643@axl.noc.iafrica.com>
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Hi folks,
The following was filed as a PR, but looks more like a candidate for
this mailing list. I've closed the PR.
Thanks,
Sheldon.
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Problem Report kern/10253
FreeBSD freeze while paper out.
Environment
FreeBSD-2.2.{6,7,8}-stable, lpd, ghostscript-5.10.
Description
I am use gs as converter postscript->HP LJ 5l.
If paper is out in printer, freebsd some times freeze.
It pings but no any more. Console hangs too..
IT I insert paper to printer...work resumes.
How-To-Repeat
/etc/printcap:
ps:lp=/dev/lpt0:sd=/var/spool/output/ps:\
lf=/var/log/lpd-errs:if=/usr/local/bin/ps2hp4:sh:sf:mx#0:
/usr/local/bin/ps2hp4:
#!/bin/sh
# cat not required, I don't remember...:)
/bin/cat | exec /usr/local/bin/gs -q -sDEVICE=ljet4 -r300x300 \
-sPAPERSIZE=a4 -dNOPAUSE -dSAFER -sOutputFile=- -
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