Larry,

Although my problem might be different, it may be relevant.  I've not 
used 5.5 (still hanging on 5.2).  I've run into problems like this as 
well with printing in a similar fashion.  I've found that the community 
adopted the use of texttopaps, which is horribly bugging, borderline 
CRAP.  Try editing /etc/cups/mime.convs and changing the text/plain 
filter back to texttops (remove the 'pa' from the existing entry).  My 
experience wasn't a non-printing, but a printing of something entirely 
different from what I expected (font, pitch, etc).

Another workaround may be to use enscript to generate a postscript or 
pdf and then send it to the printer.
Example:

enscript -q -B -MLetter -fLetterGothicLineMonospace7/11 
--margins=45::10: -o - filename.txt | ps2pdf - filename.pdf

Or a texttops filter:
/usr/lib/cups/filter/texttops pdf-gen postgres "filename" 1 "cpi=16 
lpi=6 page-top=18 page-left=46" filename | ps2pdf - filename.pdf

Hope that helps.

Cheers,
Mark

Larry Linder wrote:
> A script that has worked for 12 years no longer works.
> It worked fine with SL5.4   Redhat 6 7.1 7.3 from 10 yeas ago, works with susi 
> 9.2.  etc.
> This is almost as old as unix itself.
> LPD & LPR
> "lpr" does not recognize the -o cpi=10.   In fact it doesn't recognize -o 
> cpi=12 or any other font size.
> This script takes the complete parts (thousands of parts) list and inventory 
> and allows users to input a partnumber, or range of pn's and print  labels 
> from anywhere in parts list, awks the parts list and prints the labels at 
> selected locations on a page of sticky labels.  Completely formated to label 
> page.
> Tests:
> Removed the -o cpi=10 from script and it runs fine except the font size is the 
> default of 12.
> The output data was redirected to file "junk" 
> If you "cat junk | lpr -o "other options" -P ep900c" it will print.
> Add -o cpi=10 and it halts no error message - nothing.
> Page is in CUPS as a sent file but no printing.
> The hardware, printserver, printer is unchanged but with the upgrade to SL 5.5 
> we can no longer print at a defined "cpi".
> To test we tried several printers on the network and all have the same result.
> They work fine with out the "-o cpi=10".
> The job shows it was processed by cups but never is deleted from jobs list.
>
> It like the font list was some how disconnected, lpr never times out after 
> hours of letting it run.
>
> It has got be something that was changed or upgraded and defaults set or ???
>
> Larry Linder
>   


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Mr. Mark V. Stodola
Digital Systems Engineer

National Electrostatics Corp.
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