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Date:      Sun, 20 Dec 1998 15:31:17 +0000
From:      Nicolas Souchu <nsouch@teaser.fr>
To:        Wm Brian McCane <root@bmccane.maxbaud.net>
Cc:        freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Printer problems
Message-ID:  <19981220153117.60713@breizh.prism.uvsq.fr>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.981217141010.2798A-100000@bmccane.maxbaud.net>; from Wm Brian McCane on Thu, Dec 17, 1998 at 02:14:40PM -0600
References:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.981217141010.2798A-100000@bmccane.maxbaud.net>

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On Thu, Dec 17, 1998 at 02:14:40PM -0600, Wm Brian McCane wrote:
>
>I have an HP PhotoSmart (DeskJet) printer that I want to attach to my
>Samba Server.  Everything is connected, and print jobs from the PC blindly
>fly over to UNIX no problem.  The problem is during the printing.  I get
>about 1/2" to 1" of my document printed out and then the printing stops
>with that obnoxious blinking light.
>
>I think the problem is not the print job because:
>	lptest > /dev/lpt0
>
>does NOTHING.  I disabled the printer, and sent over my print job again
>(Windows 98 Print Test Page).  When I `cat' the file to the port I get the
>same behavior.  If I connect the printer to the PC and do a:
>
>	type test.fil > lpt0:
>
>it works (okay, I forget the exact string, but it did work 8).
>
>It appears that the printer is reseting after UNIX drops the Print Request
>line?
>
>	help!
>	brian

Ok, what's your configuration? FreeBSD release? Bootlogs?

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