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? -- nsouch@teaser.fr / nsouch@freebsd.org FreeBSD - Turning PCs into workstations - http://www.FreeBSD.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message
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