P3015 Missing Print Jobs

I have a laserjet P3015 that randomly stops printing documents from client machines. The only way to resume printing is to log into the printer sever and send a test page. This allows all clients to resume printing. Unfortunatey problem returns some time later. Has any one seen this issue? Does anyone have a solution?
More information:
Clients are a mix of winXP Pro, Win7 Ent x86, Win7 Ent x64
Problem only happening with P3015 (There are several printers on these print servers)
Seeing the issue on two different print servers - one is version 2008 and the others is version 2003
Sending a test page from the client computers does not allow others to print
Firmware was updated today (11/14) - problem still exists.
Driver is UPD PCL6 (v5.4) on the 2008 server and UPD PCL 6 (v5.3) for the 2003 server
Any help is appreciated.

There is a setting in the iRC3200 called Spooler. Using the Remote UI, it is located under Additional Functions > Custom Settings > Network Settings > Use Spooler. Turn this on and restart the machine - you have to for the setting change to take affect. This should help for both of your issues.
PaHu

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System Information
Time of this report: 9/5/2013, 13:08:06
Machine name: STR-B122-01
Operating System: Windows 7 Professional 32-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Dell Inc.
System Model: OptiPlex 390
BIOS: Default System BIOS
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-2100 CPU @ 3.10GHz (4 CPUs), ~3.1GHz
Memory: 4096MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 3240MB RAM
Page File: 715MB used, 5764MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
DxDiag Version: 6.01.7601.17514 32bit Unicode

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Bellow I've used points and pica (but you can use 5mm bleed and offset by 6mm)
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Don't know and never cared. Maybe somebody has done some research along these lines. I haven't really needed anything like this since the Print Screen button quit working when we went to Windows and System 7 (yeah, it's a copy screen button now).
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If there is a feature missing in an OS, then it's not really a 'bug'. That's a pretty loose description to use. That's like saying that not having a 'print' button on a keyboard is a bug. It's a feature I'd like (but probably get in trouble with), but I've never taken the time to map a key combo for it. If I wanted to, I'd probably install Quickeys again like back in the '90s.
Meanwhile, I try to keep it simple, I just turn around, face the printer with a glare, and flip the switch. No code to remember, no command line or script to run, no argument or delay's from the printer. Our best network printer is within a couple of feet of my desk
I'll just bet this thread brings up a bunch of methods that can cancel a print. Including at least 2 or 3 terminal commands and a script or two. Here's one video demo on how to write a script to cancel printing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xH0Yami9_0&feature=PlayList&p=1512FA817EBBF876&playnext=1&playnextfrom=PL&index=19 - I didn't bother to actually do this. Too many Mac's to worry with.
Problem is, I won't remember it when I need it. Killing the power is so satisfying and proactive.

Lpq outputs print jobs + error T: unknown: moving-to-paused +

Dears,
I have setup remote printing, printing from the client show the print queue at print server(T) however command does not get executed and it outputs
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scheduler is running
system default printer: T
device for Alis: /dev/ecpp0
device for T: /dev/lp1
Alis accepting requests since Wed Jan 25 14:27:39 2012
T accepting requests since Wed Jan 25 14:39:03 2012
printer Alis is idle. enabled since Sun Feb 19 11:23:34 2012. available.
printer T is idle. enabled since Sun Feb 19 12:03:31 2012. available.
When is triggered lpstat command After printing
bash-3.2# lpstat -t
scheduler is running
system default printer: T
device for Alis: /dev/ecpp0
device for T: /dev/lp1
Alis accepting requests since Wed Jan 25 14:27:39 2012
T accepting requests since Wed Jan 25 14:39:03 2012
printer Alis is idle. enabled since Sun Feb 19 11:23:34 2012. available.
printer T waiting for auto-retry. available.
Failed to open the printer port. (Device busy)
T-80 [email protected] 201097 Feb 19 12:28 f iltered
T-81 [email protected] 600569 Feb 19 12:28 f
lpq
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bash-3.2# lpq
T: unknown: moving-to-paused
Rank Owner Job File(s) Total Size
1st appltest 80 /global/u02/oracle/TEST/inst/app201097 bytes
2nd appltest 81 /global/u02/oracle/TEST/inst/app600569 bytes

Hi Freind,
I hope you are doing good.
Q1l:-
Are these printers really physically attached to your Ultra-* parallel port (/dev/ecpp0)?
and what device is "/dev/lp1"?
Answer:-
"/dev/lp1" which is printer "T" and "/dev/ecpp0" which is printer "Alis" are configured at OS level via "printmgr" on the same machine.
This machine hostname is "tprinter" which is a print server. It is connected physically to "CIMA6120 LINE PRINTER".
[what I meant is: what physical port is this printer attached to on the Solaris machine? is this a Ultra 5/10/60 machine? I don't recall the /dev/ecpp port
existing on any modern sun hardware]
"failed to open printer port" can mean:
Answer2:- It's is a 25 pin serial port cable connected to 25 pin parallel port of Optiplex GX100 machine. I installed solaris 10 x86 to make print server. as our CIMA6120 its not a network printer, and our company want to print reports from oracle application to this printer.
Q:-you have attached your printer to the wrong port?
Answer: it is connected to the correct port.
[again . . how do you know this or test this?]
Answer2:- it is connected at the rare panel of the machine on a 25-hole connector (bidirectional).
Q:-you have attached your printer to the right port, but are using the wrong name?
Answer: I think we could have Alias, not necessarily give the same printer name.
[what i was getting at here is that you think the printer is attached to the parallel port, but actually the cable
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it's not pointing to the correct port]
Answer2:- I configured CIMA6120 with "/dev/lp1" port which was perfectly working, I print numerous pages with this configuration, Suddenly this error "moving-to-paused" occurred. as i said it is connected to the parallel port at the rare panel. Initially, I attempted and tried to configure this printer with "/dev/ecpp0" port which was not successful.
Q:-you have a bad or wrong cable?
Answer:- I have checked the cable it is good.
[how did you do the checking?]
Answer2:- I tested the cable by connecting to other printer and it printed. so no problem with the cable.
In the olden days when local printers like this was the norm, we'd do test like catting a file to the port and see if the printer lights
up or responds. Something like: cat /etc/hosts > /dev/ecpp0 (or /dev/lp1, or whatever the device is). Then observe if the printer seems to
receives anything, blinks, prints the host file. You are copying the file directly to the port outside of lp or other mechanism.
Answer2:- I agree there was some conflict among the ports internally, or some process may be running at the background, that is why though it shows the request waiting in the queue it was moving to pause for some reason. when I check the error by command "lpstat -t" it sez "device busy" in /dev/lp1" file.
Solution
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After goggling some more I found a fix for this issue at http://fixunix.com/solaris/143011-unaccepted-printer.html
1, I tried to remove the printer from printmgr, cud not remove it.
2, try kill the entries that going to /dev/lp1 port to printer "T". could not do it
3, uncheck the default printer option via printmgr.
4, Add a new printer name "test" with /dev/ecpp0" and reproduce the issue "got the same error"
5, With the forum above it sez its a "bug" and the Bug ID: 6374608. here are the details of it:-
Synopsis: No /devices entry for line printer
http://bugs.opensolaris.org/bugdatab...bug_id=6374608
Workaround is to manually install the missing driver binding
entry, using the command:
update_drv -a -i '"lp"' ecpp
This workaround should create the missing /dev/lp* devices. And after
running it, you should find the following line in "prtconf -D" output:
lp, instance #0 (driver name: ecpp)
6, I unplug the serial cable from the printer and turnoff and replug the serial cable to the printer and turn on the printer, made sure printer is ""ONLINE".
7, I restart the Solaris machine and delete the newly created "Test" printer via printmgr.
7, I just gave the lp /etc/passwd and it printed.
Finally, I thank you for your time and suggest me your opinion on this solution please.
Regards,
MKY
Edited by: user9007339 on Feb 22, 2012 12:15 AM
Edited by: user9007339 on Feb 22, 2012 12:21 AM

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