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from: Mike O`Connor
date: 2008-04-20 21:59:02
subject: Re: seeking printer recommendation (network, postscript)

Andy Willis wrote:
> The EAs in pscript.ea are not associated to pscript.drv.  The easiest 
> way is to copy the pscript.drv from boot\dll\pscript as it should have 
> the EAs.
> Andy
>   
After doing so - pin ran successfully according to the following - but 
driver still doesn't show up in pscript.drv!

[512MB RAM Z:\PSCRIPTDRVR]pin ppd post-ppd driver\pscript.drv
PostScript resource packaging utility version 1.00
Copyright (c) IBM Corp. 2000,2001. All rights reserved.

Producing Printer Device PAK
reading driver extended attributes
  success
  extended attributes read
  checking driver version: ok
  requiredfiles list: ok
  devicenames list: ok
  found 1 files to process
  ppd list initialized
  PAK table of contents initialized
initalize converter
  PPD converter initialized
READY, STARTING TO CONVERT
converting LWS310.PPD : ........ OK (LaserWriter-Select 310 v52_5)
done: 1 devices converted, 0 failed
FINISHED, SHUTTING DOWN
done

Mon 21/04/2008 10:14:16.30 AEST
[512MB RAM Z:\PSCRIPTDRVR]

OS/2      Ctrl+Esc = Window List       Type HELP = help
Mon 21/04/2008 11:27:35.96 AEST
[512MB RAM E:\DOWNLOADS\ACPI\PS30827EN]dir pscript.drv

The volume label in drive E is STORAGE.
The Volume Serial Number is 31B0:C5C0.
Directory of E:\DOWNLOADS\ACPI\PS30827EN

31/01/05 11:32        806,550    236 a---  pscript.drv
        1 file(s)     806,550 bytes used
                   12,798,771 K bytes free

Mon 21/04/2008 11:27:45.82 AEST
[512MB RAM E:\DOWNLOADS\ACPI\PS30827EN]

Mon 21/04/2008 11:30:35.80 AEST
[512MB RAM Z:\pscriptdrvr]dir driver\pscript.drv

The volume label in drive Z is ST_10_save.
The Volume Serial Number is 16AE:890A.
Directory of Z:\pscriptdrvr\driver

31/01/05 11:32        750,766 26,528 a---  pscript.drv **
        1 file(s)     750,766 bytes used
                    3,790,610 K bytes free

Mon 21/04/2008 11:30:52.29 AEST
[512MB RAM Z:\pscriptdrvr]

** this was copied from F:\os2\dll\pscript - same version - 30.827 but 
50K+ smaller!

The volume label in drive D is ECSV20B4-D.
Directory of D:\os2\dll\pscript

31/01/05 11:32        750,766 26,254 a---  PSCRIPT.DRV

The volume label in drive F is V20RC1.
Directory of F:\os2\dll\pscript

31/01/05 11:32        750,766 26,254 a---  PSCRIPT.DRV

The volume label in drive J is ECSV20RC4-J.
Directory of J:\os2\dll\pscript

31/01/05 11:32        806,550 26,528 a---  PSCRIPT.DRV

The volume label in drive O is ECSV2-RC2-O.
Directory of O:\os2\dll\pscript

31/01/05 11:32        750,766 26,254 a---  PSCRIPT.DRV

Seems as though eCSV2.0Beta4-through RC3 had the same-dated file but 
50+K smaller than the RC4 version.
Will reboot to J-volume and re-try it there.

Regards,
Mike

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