[ale] gostscript question

[Dow Hurst]

So fax2ps is not starting ghostscript correctly.  Plus, I bet that 
individual instances of the process, ggv or fax2ps, are not exiting and 
hanging in RAM.  Eventually, you run out of virtual memory.  However, 
you did say that it worked correctly after a reboot until you had opened 
a certain number of ps files.  So maybe each time you open a ps file the 
process isn't exiting properly?  Could you post the output of "ps auxww" 
just after a reboot but before you open a ps file.  Then capture and 
post after you have opened 1 ps file.  Then, finally, do it again after 
opening the 2 ps file.  Make sure before you run the ps command that you 
have done exactly what you normally do such as open the file and close 
it or so on...

We should be able to point out any processes that are increasing in size 
or number.  Before you issue the ps command, let the printer finish 
printing so the spooling should not show up in the process output.  We 
want a view of your process table that would only show the changes in 
fax2ps and ggv operation as you go from no files opened to one file 
opened to 2 files opened.  Hope this helps,
Dow


walter Sams wrote:

>It says  Error starting viewer
>
>The fax program stores the tif files in a folder, I then open the folder
>and locate the file I want to print, right click , click on scripts,
>click on fax2ps.  This is supposed to convert the tif to a post script
>file (which it does) Then it is supposed to launch the ghostscript
>viewer which is supposed to let me see the fax and print it.  My problem
>starts when GGV is launched I get the error note.  
>
>Thank you
>Walter Sams
>
>On Fri, 2003-11-14 at 14:00, Geoffrey wrote:
>  
>
>>walter Sams wrote:
>>    
>>
>>>I am using RH 9 and hylafax.  I receive faxes in tif format, convert
>>>them to a post script file so that I may print them. When I try to open
>>>the file I get an error saying that ggv encountered an error starting up
>>>
>>>If I reboot the machine I can open the ps files for a while, then all of
>>>the sudden I get the errors.
>>>      
>>>
>>Can you post the errors?
>>
>>    
>>
>>>Can anyone shed light on this problem?
>>>
>>>Thank you
>>>Walter Sams
>>>
>>>( I am not considered geek class Linux user, maybe newbie level 2)
>>>
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