From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Aug 18 06:50:11 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 53FE137B408 for ; Mon, 18 Aug 2003 06:50:08 -0700 (PDT) Received: from srv1.cosmo-project.de (srv1.cosmo-project.de [213.83.6.106]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 495F0441D7 for ; Mon, 18 Aug 2003 05:59:22 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from ticso@cicely12.cicely.de) Received: from cicely5.cicely.de (cicely5.cicely.de [IPv6:3ffe:400:8d0:301:200:92ff:fe9b:20e7]) (authenticated bits=0) by srv1.cosmo-project.de (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h7ICxDaK012022 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA bits=168 verify=OK) for ; Mon, 18 Aug 2003 14:59:18 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from ticso@cicely12.cicely.de) Received: from cicely12.cicely.de (cicely12.cicely.de [IPv6:3ffe:400:8d0:301::12]) by cicely5.cicely.de (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h7ICxCA4018610 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Mon, 18 Aug 2003 14:59:13 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from ticso@cicely12.cicely.de) Received: from cicely12.cicely.de (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by cicely12.cicely.de (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h7ICxCNS036866 for ; Mon, 18 Aug 2003 14:59:12 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from ticso@cicely12.cicely.de) Received: (from ticso@localhost) by cicely12.cicely.de (8.12.9/8.12.9/Submit) id h7ICxBBE036865 for freebsd-current@freebsd.org; Mon, 18 Aug 2003 14:59:11 +0200 (CEST) Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 14:59:11 +0200 From: Bernd Walter To: FreeBSD Current Message-ID: <20030818125910.GR70636@cicely12.cicely.de> References: <20030818110251.GA10975@daimi.au.dk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20030818110251.GA10975@daimi.au.dk> X-Operating-System: FreeBSD cicely12.cicely.de 5.1-CURRENT alpha User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i Subject: Re: USB Printer? X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: ticso@cicely.de List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 13:50:12 -0000 On Mon, Aug 18, 2003 at 01:02:51PM +0200, Daniel Nielsen wrote: > Hi. > > I installed 5.1-RELEASE on a compuiter with a nforce2 mobo, worked > nice... Then I bought a Brother-5050 Laser printer > (Postscript). Installed and configured cups. cups worked fine. Then I > realized, the printer only works if it is turned on before my freebsd > boots. > > When I power it up, it is detected by the freebsd usb-system: > > zits root # dmesg | grep ulpt > ulpt0: Brother HL-5050, rev 2.00/1.00, addr 3, iclass 7/1 > ulpt0: using bi-directional mode > zits root # > > And when I turn it off: > zits root # dmesg | grep ulpt > > ulpt0: at uhub0 port 2 (addr 3) disconnected > ulpt0: detached > zits root # > > but when I send a job to the printer, the CUPS usb backend just > hangs, locking /dev/ulpt0 > > I tried cat /root/some-file > /dev/ulpt0 , and it also just hangs. /dev/ulpt0 shouldn't exist after ulpt0 was detached. > If the printer enters standby after boot, then it also doesn't print, > with the same symptoms. > > I then tried upgrading to -CURRENT (about a week ago), but it still > doesn't work. It works perfectly from Knoppix 3.2 and winXP, so I'm > pretty sure it is a freeBSD usb problem. I should also mention, that > I'm using a USB mouse, and it works fine even disconnecting and > reconnecting after boot. That something work with another OS doesn't say anything about that it's an OS problem. It could also mean that the other OS has a workaround for a broken device. -- B.Walter BWCT http://www.bwct.de ticso@bwct.de info@bwct.de