AppleShare Print Server: Problems Using with Macintosh IIfx



There are some bugs in the AppleShare Print Server that only show up when the
print server is run on a Macintosh IIfx machine. The bugs will be fixed in the
AppleShare Print Server software in a future release that will ship
subsequently to the release of the Macintosh IIfx machine.

NOTE: These bugs only occur under heavy load, for example when the server has
captured 3-4 printers and all those printers are in use.

The bugs and the recovery mechanisms are described below:
Bug: While the spooler is running under heavy load, sometimes it puts up
adialog box with an error message saying something like "A fatal error happened
so the print server attempted to clean up before releasing the printer. Error
code -1104" or -91". When you click OK, the spooler closes the connection with
the affected printer (stops spooling for that printer). Spooling on other
captured printers goes on as usual.

Recovery: Re-capture the printer you just lost. Things should return to
normal at that point.

Bug: While the spooler is running under heavy load, if you try to capture
and release printers several times, sometimes the spooler crashes (with bus
error) while trying to release a printer.

Recovery: Reboot the machine and restart the spooler.


Published Date: Feb 18, 2012