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Conference 7.286::postscript_printing

Title:Digital PostScript printers and their associated software
Moderator:REGENT::LASKOHER
Created:Wed Jan 24 1990
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:7230
Total number of notes:31971

7054.0. "turbo PrintServer 20 - stackunderflow: offending command pop" by ICS::ELDRIDGE (P_Name lost..pleeeze help find?) Thu Jan 23 1997 10:06

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7054.1REGENT::POWERSFri Jan 24 1997 10:047
It's probably (almost certainly) not the printer or its resident code,
but some change in how it is being driven.
Is there a change in queue configs, a new job header page, setups?

Can anybody print to it successfully from anywhere?

- tom]
7054.2Looks like NO one can print from anywhereICS::ELDRIDGEP_Name lost..pleeeze help find?Fri Jan 24 1997 11:3416
    No No & No.  No changes have been made to this queue, the VAX4000-90
    that loads the printer or anything.  User were able to print
    successfully from WIN95 thru PC shares set up on the VAX4000-90,
    from  VMS & ALLIN1 via DQS to the VAX4000-90, and from NT3.5 thru the
    Alpha NT Office-server.
    
    	I just rechecked the LPSLOG since yesterday and it is now showing
    hardware related errors but back to normal.
    Just monitored the LPS$CONSOLE and saw two jobs printing thru WIN95 PC
    shares and it shows: 11:08:52 Session 3 ends (13415 bytes total)
    11:09:14 Session 4 ends (13415 bytes total)  Left voicmail for the user
    to call me and let me know if it actually printed.
    	Hardware support reports that the POP is a postscript software
    error looking for a particular parameter (??)
    
    Paul E.
7054.3REGENT::POWERSMon Jan 27 1997 10:1511
'pop' is a PostScript command to remove an element from the operand stack.
If there isn't anything on the stack, the stackunderflow error will occur.
Since this error will only occur in reaction to PostSCript code received,
it's unlikely that theree is an error in the machine that would generate
such a specific error.  Hence the questions about what's driving the printer.

Of course, it could be that the stuff driving the printer NEEDS to be changed
because of the upgrade, but I can't address that in isolation of your upgrade
process.

- tom]
7054.4Thanks....ICS::ELDRIDGEP_Name lost..pleeeze help find?Mon Jan 27 1997 11:4712
     Re: -1    Before reading your reply, I recreated the queue and
    submitted a CUBES.PS test and monitored the remote LPS$CONSOLE and 
    the system shows: 
     %DCPS-I-JOBSTART, Job CUBES (queue OG11G15P20, entry 18) started on 
     OG11G15P20    & then 
    Job CUBES (queue OG11G15P20, entry 18) completed.
    I alos monitored the remote console as several jobs processed thru the
    Alpha NT Office server, all showing different total bytes
    Looks like all is back to normal...needed a relaxing weekend off? :>)
    
    Thanks for all the info/assistance.
    Paul E