topic Re: Printer Looping Problem. in Operating System - HP-UX

Printer Looping Problem.

Brien M Patrick_2 — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 14:11:35 GMT

We are in the process of deploying printers for a new application. The printer's are mostly HPLJ 4250's. They will be printing fine then all of a sudden they will print page 1 of a report and then keep looping, printing first page then extra blank page. I first thought that the printer needed to be hard coded to print pcl instead of auto negotiste for native printing. This happens very intermittenly and when it does happen it is when we are printing BOL's from JDE Peoplesoft on HP-UX 11i. The only way to fix this is disable the printer, cycle the spooler, and re-enable printer. It works fine then. This is not the same printer all the time and I cannot re-create it. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. Brien

Re: Printer Looping Problem.

Calandrello — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 14:29:01 GMT

Dear this problem occurs for a configuration of the HPjet software that manages the printers in the unix.

Re: Printer Looping Problem.

Brien M Patrick_2 — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 14:31:18 GMT

I'm not quite sure I understand. What configuration, setting, etc? Thanks

Re: Printer Looping Problem.

Calandrello — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 14:37:53 GMT

friend vou passar a forma mais facil
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printes and plotters
LP Spooler
printes and plotters
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actions
add network-based printer/plotter
add printer/plotter connectd to hp jecdirect
it goes to appear the configuration menu and goes the option to qualify or to incapacitate the impression face.

Re: Printer Looping Problem.

Brien M Patrick_2 — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 16:12:05 GMT

Thank you I will check it out

Re: Printer Looping Problem.

A. Clay Stephenson — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 16:48:46 GMT

You need to disable True End Of Job for each print queue. Cd to /var/spool/lp/interface. For each Network printer interface file, (e.g. /var/spool/lp/interface/myprinter), edit the file and locate the line where TEOJ is set and replace it with 'TEOJ=""'.

Re: Printer Looping Problem.

Brien M Patrick_2 — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 16:37:53 GMT

Thank you I meant to get back to you sooner. IT seems to be working

Re: Printer Looping Problem.

John Destreel — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:51:02 GMT

Hi,

I had similar problem. My printer prints an extra blan page after each page after an firmware upgrade of the printer itself.
I changed de TEOJ parameter on the interface, but had no luck.

Do I have to stop/start the spooler/printer in order to this change to become active.

please advice ...

thanks in advance
John Destreel

Re: Printer Looping Problem.

OldSchool — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:11:48 GMT

John, you might have better luck if you opened a new thread...

this issue has a "bunny" so people may not look at it.

it's doubtful that your issue is with the hp spooler as it occurred after a firmware update on the printer itself.

Please note printer mfg / model as well.