Ron Bergman
Hitachi Koki Imaging Solutions
On Mon, 23 Aug 1999 harryl@us.ibm.com wrote:
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> Implementations had found a few cases where the fixed association between
> hrPrinterDetectedErrorState bits and hrDeviceStatus were inappropriate. The
> initial recommendation was to add warning or down for each bit. Later, we
> requested to just REMOVE the hrDeviceStatus column altogether since
> SPECIFICATION of an association was not feasible in all circumstances.
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> If the new wording is clear that these are LIKELY associations but not mandated,
> I guess that's ok too, but I'd rather see this as an example. I believe the
> current draft appears too much like a specification (that MUST be followed).
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> Harry Lewis
> IBM Printing Systems
> harryl@us.ibm.com
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> Steve Waldbusser <waldbusser@ins.com> on 08/23/99 01:53:03 PM
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> To: hostmib@andrew.cmu.edu
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> Subject: PMP> Re: Requested change to HR MIB
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> This problem was solved a different way.
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> The new text (ini the current draft) clarifies that "The hrDeviceStatus column
> shows the hrDeviceStatus which is typically appropriate when such an error
> condition exists." In other words, there isn't a strict algorithmic
> translation between errorState bits and deviceStatus. deviceStatus should be
> set based on the operational status of the printer. errorState bits should be
> set based on any detected errors. If the noPaper condition is set but the
> printer is still able to run, this would be highly unusual, but OK. The
> deviceStatus column just suggests the most likely condition.
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> Adding warning or down to all rows is less useful and actually provides less
> flexibility than implementors might need.
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> Steve
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> > From: lpyoung@lexmark.com
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> > Please change the description of hrPrinterDetectedErrorState:
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> > Original Text
> > Condition Bit # hrDeviceStatus
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> > lowPaper 0 warning(3)
> > noPaper 1 down(5)
> > lowToner 2 warning(3)
> > noToner 3 down(5)
> > doorOpen 4 down(5)
> > jammed 5 down(5)
> > offline 6 down(5)
> > serviceRequested 7 warning(3)
> > inputTrayMissing 8 warning(3)
> > outputTrayMissing 9 warning(3)
> > markerSupplyMissing 10 warning(3)
> > outputNearFull 11 warning(3)
> > outputFull 12 warning(3)
> > inputTrayEmpty 13 warning(3)
> > overduePreventMaint 14 warning(3)
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> > Revised Text
> > Condition Bit # hrDeviceStatus
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> > lowPaper 0 warning(3) or down(5)
> > noPaper 1 warning(3) or down(5)
> > lowToner 2 warning(3) or down(5)
> > noToner 3 warning(3) or down(5)
> > doorOpen 4 warning(3) or down(5)
> > jammed 5 warning(3) or down(5)
> > offline 6 warning(3) or down(5)
> > serviceRequested 7 warning(3) or down(5)
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> > inputTrayMissing 8 warning(3) or down(5)
> > outputTrayMissing 9 warning(3) or down(5)
> > markerSupplyMissing 10 warning(3) or down(5)
> > outputNearFull 11 warning(3) or down(5)
> > outputFull 12 warning(3) or down(5)
> > inputTrayEmpty 13 warning(3) or down(5)
> > overduePreventMaint 14 warning(3) or down(5)
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> > Reason for change:
> > The original text would seem to require all printers to respond
> > identically in hrDeviceStatus on the same error condition. Reality
> > is that different printers respond differently on the same error
> > condition. What might be a warning in one printer may be a down
> > condition in another printer. Even within a printer a single error
> > condition might be a warning one time and a down condition another
> > time. For example, several printers support the linking of multiple
> > paper trays together to form one logical paper tray, when one of the
> > linked trays runs out of paper the printer will start feeding paper
> > from one of the other linked trays, the printer may report noPaper
> > but it is a warning condition because paper is being fed from
> > another tray.
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> > Lloyd
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> > Lloyd Young
> > Manager, Alliances and Complementary Project Development
> > Consumer Printer Division Lexmark International, Inc.
> > Dept. C88M/Bldg. 005-1 740 New Circle Road NW
> > email: lpyoung@lexmark.com Lexington, KY 40550-0001
> > Phone: (606) 232-5150 Fax: (630) 982-4032
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