From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Aug 10 09:32:25 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 92E1237B401 for ; Sun, 10 Aug 2003 09:32:25 -0700 (PDT) Received: from datasphereweb.com (12-212-67-226.client.attbi.com [12.212.67.226]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id D8A9B43F85 for ; Sun, 10 Aug 2003 09:32:24 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from ryallsd@datasphereweb.com) Received: (qmail 78526 invoked from network); 10 Aug 2003 16:32:23 -0000 Received: from evrtwa1-ar17-4-47-114-001.evrtwa1.dsl-verizon.net (HELO bartxp) (4.47.114.1) by datasphereweb.com with SMTP; 10 Aug 2003 16:32:23 -0000 From: "Derrick Ryalls" To: "'Daniel Nielsen'" , Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2003 09:32:17 -0700 Message-ID: <001b01c35f5c$f6f90250$0200a8c0@bartxp> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.2627 In-Reply-To: <200308101524.08201.djn@daimi.au.dk> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Importance: Normal Subject: RE: USB printer? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2003 16:32:25 -0000 > Hi (again) > > I recently bought a brother 5050 laser (postscript level 3). > Connected it via > usb, configured cups to use it. And it worked like a charm. > However, now I > discover that It doesnt work unless the printer is powered on (not in > standby) when the computer boots. If I power it on > afterwards, the printer is > detected: > > 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 off the printer also: > zits root # dmesg | grep ulpt > > ulpt0: at uhub0 port 2 (addr 3) disconnected > ulpt0: detached > zits root # > > But when I try to print, the job shows up on the cups webpage > as processing. > And nothing happens! > I get a process: > zits root # ps aux | grep usb > > root 1033 0.0 0.2 2616 1168 ?? S 3:22PM 0:00.00 > usb:/dev/ulpt0 24 > Test Page 1 (usb) > zits root # > > But it never finishes. What could I do to make it work > proberly? If the printer enters standby after boot, then it > also doesn't print, with the > same symptoms. > Have you tried restarting cups after the printer is detected?