Can anyone rack their openspool brain ?

[Paul Thomson_2]

I am tryin to find out what a couple of errors means in openspool and my manual seems to have got slightly lost.

Nov 4 23:26:59 nz935_1 ./qserver(q_on_nz935_1):[24359]: OpenSpool: INTERNAL ERR
OR: 253 5 GetPdAdress: Find for supervisor AUCK4 failed
Nov 4 23:26:59 nz935_1 ./qserver(q_on_nz935_1):[24359]: OpenSpool: INTERNAL ERR
OR: 253 8 ForwardReadAttributes: GetPdAdress failed for spvr AUCK4

I am wondering if these two errors have anything to do with network connectivity ?

Thanks
Paul

[Steven E. Protter]

I no longer have openspool, but suffered with it for years and years and years.

Most openspool errors are triggered by network issues. Any changes to /etc/nsswitch.conf can prompt trouble. If you are already DNS then make sure the server entries for the various printer IP addresses are up to date.

If you have changed from files,dns to dns,files in nsswitch.conf, you will need to switch back. I have a very old software case with instructions on how to fix this if you need it. It will take time to find.

Also, I remember if the system is swapping to heavily getting an error like that.

253 is a generic, catchall error that provides little useful information.

The basic rule is what changed recently, to diagnose.

SEP

[Paul Thomson_2]

Steven,

Thanks for update, I no longer use openspool on this system, but a new printing solution, there one printer with an issue and Im tracing back to the openspool days to see if this error is something along the lines off, a break in network, which may lead to perhaps half a report being printed.
As these conditions are what I think is causing an issue now.

I am possibly going to change this device to use remote lp anyway.

This new solution has only been in a week or so......

Thanks

[George_Dodds]

Hi Tommo

Yup it's down to network connectivity.

From memory the HP hubs with the single bnc connector were always a bit ropey.

you could always check the jetadmin card it has some handy utils.

Cheers

George

[George_Dodds]

Paul what spool software are you using now?

Is nz935 a remote site or is the server local?

Ta

George

[Paul Thomson_2]

George,

Long time no speak !

I dont even know if this is using the BNC , I think they may use CAT5 now. I haven't asked, the printers not got a jet direct either , its a Kyocera !

Im thinking of changing the printer to use remote lp and port 515 instead of 9100 to see how this gets on.

Cheers

[Paul Thomson_2]

We're using Uniqprint, very good, really like it.

nz935 is main server and the printer is on same LAN.