From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Feb 27 02:10:32 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 49BB3106564A for ; Sat, 27 Feb 2010 02:10:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Received: from wonkity.com (wonkity.com [67.158.26.137]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 014688FC12 for ; Sat, 27 Feb 2010 02:10:31 +0000 (UTC) Received: from wonkity.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by wonkity.com (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id o1R2AVfr015119; Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:10:31 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Received: from localhost (wblock@localhost) by wonkity.com (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) with ESMTP id o1R2AV8T015116; Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:10:31 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:10:31 -0700 (MST) From: Warren Block To: Bill Tillman In-Reply-To: <203272.55003.qm@web36506.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: References: <203272.55003.qm@web36506.mail.mud.yahoo.com> User-Agent: Alpine 2.00 (BSF 1167 2008-08-23) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: MULTIPART/MIXED; BOUNDARY="-902635197-1642749525-1267236631=:15107" X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.2.3 (wonkity.com [127.0.0.1]); Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:10:31 -0700 (MST) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Printing via USB Port X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2010 02:10:32 -0000 This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. ---902635197-1642749525-1267236631=:15107 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; format=flowed; charset=ISO-8859-15 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT On Fri, 26 Feb 2010, Bill Tillman wrote: > I found many drivers for the HL-12xx models. I have used this in my > previous setup with my old parallel server. I actually tried what you > suggested and it only worked when using the parallel cable, not the > USB. For some reason the USB connection on this and any other FreeBSD > server I connect to is DOA for printing. I run mouse and keyboard via > USB. But these print jobs are lining up in the queue and just sit > there no matter how many times I reconnect the printer, or reboot it > or reboot the computer. And once again I'm seeing two instances of lpd > running when I only launched it from the command line once, no entry > in /etc/rc.conf. >   > BigDell# ps -ax | grep lpd >  1311  ??  Is     0:00.00 lpd >  1329  ??  IE     0:00.00 lpd One is the daemon, the other is the spawned job trying to send the print jobs and exit. Found one more thing: http://forums.freebsd.org/showthread.php?t=10710 Try using the unlpt0 device. -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA ---902635197-1642749525-1267236631=:15107--