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Date:      Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:10:31 -0700 (MST)
From:      Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>
To:        Bill Tillman <btillman99@yahoo.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Printing via USB Port
Message-ID:  <alpine.BSF.2.00.1002261901540.15107@wonkity.com>
In-Reply-To: <203272.55003.qm@web36506.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
References:  <203272.55003.qm@web36506.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

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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
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