Patch Name: PHKL_4570 Patch Description: s700 9.0[357] first byte of data lost when printer off-line Fixes problem where first byte of data is lost when outputting to off-line printer. The first data that is spooled will be lost when a printer is powered on. The system is HP9000/705 HP-UX9.01 and HP LaserJet III connected via Centronics I/F with HP92284 cable. The fix is to add code to CentIf_DevInit to check if printer is online. Path Name: /hp-ux_patches/s700/9.X/PHKL_4570 Effective Date: 940721 Repost: 95/07/20 The patch was modified to allow installation on HP-UX 9.07. OS Release: 9.03 9.05 9.07 Reboot Required: Yes Patch Files: /system/PHKL_4570/new/centif.o SR#: 1653099333 "what" string/timestamp: centif.o: centif.c $Revision: 1.2.61.8 $ $Date: 94/07/21 10:54:57 $ PATCH_9.03 (PHKL_4570) "sum" output: 19919 15 centif.o Dependencies: None Supersedes: None Patch Package Size: 60 Kbytes Installation Instructions: Please review all instructions and the Hewlett-Packard SupportLine User Guide or your Hewlett-Packard support terms and conditions for precautions, scope of license, restrictions, and, limitation of liability and warranties, before installing this patch. Note: Please back up your system before you patch. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- After getting the patch onto your machine, unshar the patch (sh PHKL_4570). To install this patch do the following: 1) Run /etc/update (Note: you must be logged in as root to update a system). 2) Once in the update "Main Menu" move the highlighted line to "Change Source or Destination ->" and press "Return" or "Select Item". 3) Make sure the highlighted item in the "Change Source or Destination" window is "From Tape Device to Local System ...", then press "Return" or "Select Item". 4) You should now be in the "From Tape Device to Local System" window. Change the "Source: /dev/rmt/0m" to "Source: /tmp/PHKL_4570.updt" (this assumes that you are in the /tmp directory where PHKL_4570.updt has been placed). Note: You must enter the complete path name. 5) Press "Done". 6) From here on follow the standard directions for update. The customized script that update runs will move the original software to /system/PHKL_4570/orig. HP recommends keeping this software there in order to recover from any potential problems. It is also recommended that you move the PHKL_4570.text file to /system/PHKL_4570 to be retained for future reference. If you wish to put this patch on a magnetic tape and update from the tape drive, dd a copy of the patch to the tape drive. As an example the following will create a copy of the patch that update can read: dd if=PHKL_4570.updt of=/dev/rmt/0m bs=2048