NOVELL TECHNICAL INFORMATION DOCUMENT TITLE: NetWare 3.11 and 2.2 Printing files DOCUMENT ID: TID015143 DOCUMENT REVISION: A DATE: 02MAR94 ALERT STATUS: Yellow INFORMATION TYPE: Symptom Solution README FOR: PSERV6.EXE NOVELL PRODUCT and VERSION: NetWare 3.11 NetWare 2.2 ABSTRACT: This file contains updated NetWare Print Server (NLM 3.76), NetWare Print Server (EXE 3.77), and RPRINTER components (3.75). The new RPRINTER provides greater compatibility with MS Windows and allows polled mode to be used for all parallel and serial ports. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 DISCLAIMER THE ORIGIN OF THIS INFORMATION MAY BE INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL TO NOVELL. NOVELL MAKES EVERY EFFORT WITHIN ITS MEANS TO VERIFY THIS INFORMATION. HOWEVER, THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THIS DOCUMENT IS FOR YOUR INFORMATION ONLY. NOVELL MAKES NO EXPLICIT OR IMPLIED CLAIMS TO THE VALIDITY OF THIS INFORMATION. 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 SYMPTOM When using the previous version of the PSERVER.NLM an anomaly caused the RPRINTER status to show RPRINTER was servicing a job, when in fact, the RPRINTER was not servicing the print job. SYMPTOM When using a Hewlett Packard Token Ring JetDirect card with upgraded firmware the printer would never attach to the print server. CAUSE Hewlett Packard did a reset while their card was in a connecting state so the printer would never attach to the print server. SYMPTOM When loading the PSERVER.VAP, the DTR and RTS lines are set high and maintained high the entire time the VAP is loaded. SYMPTOM The previous version of RPRINTER did not allow the use of polled mode on all Parallel and Serial ports. The previous version of RPRINTER did not allow you to unload the last installed RPRINTER without specifying the print server and printer number. The previous version of RPRINTER did not display a usage screen by including the /? command line parameter. SOLUTION Apply the files in the PSERV6.EXE self-extracting file. Self-Extracting File Name: PSERV6.EXE Revision: A Files Included Size Date Time Version \ PSERV6.TXT (This File) PSERVER.EXE 109714 02-11-94 2:46p 3.77 PSERVER.NLM 52566 08-11-93 3:19p 3.76 PSERVER.VAP 65218 06-15-92 2:46p 1.26 RPRINTER.EXE 64532 05-04-93 2:31p 3.75 RPRINTER.HLP 5038 05-04-93 12:39p 3.75 Installation Instructions: PSERVER.VAP: AUTO-LOAD NOTES: When running this new PSERVER.VAP on a NetWare 2.2 server, the VAP will prompt you for the Print Server name the first time the VAP is loaded. From that point on the PSERVER.VAP will acknowledge the Print Server Name until the name is cleared. To CLEAR a Print Server Name, the user will simply type the following at the console prompt on the NetWare 2.2 file server: PSERVER CLEARNAME This will cause the PSERVER.VAP to prompt the user for a Print Server Name the next time the PSERVER.VAP is loaded. Installation: 1. Make a backup copy of the PSERVER.VAP file. 2. Copy the new PSERVER.VAP file over the original version. 3. To use the new PSERVER VAP, reboot the file server. PSERVER.NLM: Installation: 1. Flag PSERVER.NLM as SRW (Sharable Read Write) in the SYS:SYSTEM directory. 2. Rename the existing PSERVER.NLM to PSERVER.OLD for backup purposes. 3. Copy the new PSERVER.NLM file to the SYS:SYSTEM directory. 4. Flag the new PSERVER.NLM file to SRO (Sharable Read Only). 5. To use the new NLM, load PSERVER at the console using the following syntax: :LOAD PSERVER [POLL=xx] [DELAY=x] PSERVER.EXE: Installation: 1. Flag PSERVER.EXE as SRW (Sharable Read Write) in the SYS:PUBLIC directory. 2. Rename the existing PSERVER.EXE to PSERVER.OLD for backup purposes. 3. Copy the new PSERVER.EXE to the SYS:PUBLIC directory. 4. Flag the new PSERVER.EXE to SRO (Sharable Read Only). RPRINTER.EXE Installation: 1. Flag RPRINTER.EXE file as SRW (Sharable Read Write) in the PUBLIC directory. 2. Rename RPRINTER.EXE file to RPRINTER.OLD in the PUBLIC directory for backup purposes. 3. Copy RPRINTER.EXE file to the PUBLIC directory on your system. 4. Flag the new copy of RPRINTER.EXE file back to SRO (Sharable Read-Only). Patch History: PSERVER.VAP: PSERVER.VAP NetWare 286 v2.15c and above 02-11-91 64130 1.21 1) This VAP shipped with NetWare 2.2 and 3.11. 07-10-91 64994 1.22 1) This file fixes a bug that causes the rewind option to return to the beginning of a document, ignoring the page number specified by the user. This problem occurs when in text mode. 2) This file addresses a problem of tabs not working properly. 3) This file contains the auto load feature that allows an unattended load of the PSERVER.VAP. This auto-load feature will ONLY be available on a NetWare 2.2 File Server. 02-27-92 65202 1.22r 1) Upon loading PSERVER.VAP, the DTR and RTS lines are set high and maintained high the entire time the VAP is loaded. 06-15-92 65218 1.26 1) Version 122.r was revised to 1.26 and passed testing. PSERVER.NLM: PSERVER.NLM NetWare 3.11 02-11-91 51208 1.21 1) This NLM shipped with NetWare 3.11. 07-10-91 50358 1.22 1) This file fixed a problem when printing large graphics documents with serial and parallel printers. This problem is created by a special condition that causes the pointer to override the print buffer. As a result, garbage characters are printed in the middle of a document. After the block of bad data is printed, the printer resumes printing the document as it should. 2) This file addresses a problem of the rewind function not working correctly when in text mode. 03-03-92 51302 1.22r 1) This file causes DTR and RTS on the serial port to stay high after the Print Server comes up. 2) This file fixes a problem that causes print job corruption in the form of ASCII characters or form feeds. This corruption is known to occur on PaintJet printers but may occur on others as well. 3) This file allows the user to specify how often the print server services jobs. Currently, the polling time default is every 15 seconds. The poll time can now be set by a load-time parameter using the following syntax: : LOAD PSERVER POLL=xx where xx (1 - 30) equals the number of seconds the queue waits before checking for jobs to be serviced. If the POLL parameter is not entered, the default value is used. If an invalid POLL value or if incorrect syntax is entered, the user is given the correct syntax and the range of correct values and the user is then prompted to press any key to continue. 08-12-92 51866 1.27 1) Version 1.22r was revised to 1.27 and passed testing. 08-11-93 52566 3.76 1) This file fixed an anomaly that caused the RPRINTER status to show RPRINTER was servicing a job, when in fact, the RPRINTER was not servicing the print job. PSERVER.EXE PSERVER.EXE NetWare 286 v2.15c and above 02-11-91 107928 1.21 1) This file is the .EXE file that shipped with NetWare 2.2 and 3.11. 07-10-91 108184 1.22 1) This file fixes a possible data corruption problem when printing large graphics documents with serial and parallel printers. Although this bug has not been seen with the PSERVER.EXE, it has been known to occur with PSERVER.NLM. This problem is created by a special condition which causes the pointer to override the print buffer. As a result, garbage characters are printed in the middle of a document. After the block of bad data is printed, the printer resumes printing the document as it should. 2) This file addresses a problem of the rewind function not working correctly when in text mode. It was also found that tabs were not working correctly in the previous release. 03-02-93 108294 1.22r 1) This file causes DTR and RTS on the serial port to stay high after the Print Server is installed. 2) This file also fixes a problem that causes print job corruption in the form of ASCII characters or form feeds. This corruption is known to occur on PaintJet printers but may occur on others as well. 10-29-92 109116 1.36 1) This file contains NCP Packet Signing. 05-21-93 109650 Version Number: 3.75 1) This file fixed a problem where remote printers when detecting a port already in use were not disconnecting from the print server. They remained in a "Waiting for Job" state. 02-11-94 109714 Version Number: 3.77 1) This file fixed a problem with the Hewlett Packard Token Ring Jetdirect card that was recently updated by H.P. With HP's upgraded firmware they did a reset while their card was in a connecting state so the printer would never attach to the print server. RPRINTER.EXE: RPRINTER.EXE NetWare 2.15c and above 02-06-91 92378 1.21 1) This is the .EXE file that shipped with NetWare 2.2 and 3.11. 07-01-91 58472 1.21b 1) This file fixes Xon/Xoff not working. 02-18-92 59448 1.22r 1) This file fixes a intermittent problem when attempting to establish a remote connection. Often when the attempt is made, the print server responds with a message indicating that it is unable to establish a remote connection, and that the remote printer is already in use. 2) If a workstation batch file continually loads and reloads RPRINTER, a workstation hang could occur. IPXODI.COM with a date of 02-07-92 is needed to solve this problem. This problem should only occur if you are using ODI Shell for DOS. 3) This version of RPRINTER.EXE addresses a problem with RPRINTER 1.21 that was included with Netware 2.2 and 3.11. The problem was that if XON\XOFF was defined, RPRINTER would continue to utilize hardware handshaking. The result was that the printer buffer would overflow or the printer would go offline. 4) This version of RPRINTER.EXE also contains a fix for a bug that caused Rprinter to quit accepting jobs after aborting a job that was waiting for a form to be mounted. 5) This version of RPRINTER.EXE also contains a fix for a bug that causes lost characters or slow printing when printing documents. This is known to occur with a PS/2 Model 60 or 50 when running RPRINTER 1.21. 6) This version causes DTR and RTS on the serial port to stay high after the print server comes up. 7) This version contains a command line parameter to set the strobe time as follows: RPRINTER PRINTER# Tx where x is a number from 1 to 9. 8) This version contains a fix for an intermittent problem when using DOS 5.0. When loading RPRINTER.EXE the workstation would hang. 06-04-92 59756 1.26 1) Version 1.22r was revised to 1.26 and passed testing. 05-04-93 64532 3.75 1) This version of RPRINTER incorporates a change that allows the use of polled mode on all Parallel and Serial ports. When loading RPRINTER, use the -P command line parameter. 2) This version of RPRINTER allows you to unload the last installed RPRINTER without specifying the print server and printer number. This is accomplished by using the -R command line parameter 3) This version of RPRINTER displays a usage screen by including the /? command line parameter. �