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Date:      Thu, 5 Jun 2003 16:26:25 +0200
From:      Bernd Walter <ticso@cicely12.cicely.de>
To:        Alexander Leidinger <Alexander@Leidinger.net>
Cc:        current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: USB printing mangles printjob :-(
Message-ID:  <20030605142624.GU3231@cicely12.cicely.de>
In-Reply-To: <20030605161123.534cfaf6.Alexander@Leidinger.net>
References:  <52973.1054808216@critter.freebsd.dk> <20030605114925.GM3231@cicely12.cicely.de> <20030605161123.534cfaf6.Alexander@Leidinger.net>

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On Thu, Jun 05, 2003 at 04:11:23PM +0200, Alexander Leidinger wrote:
> On Thu, 5 Jun 2003 13:49:25 +0200
> Bernd Walter <ticso@cicely12.cicely.de> wrote:
> 
> > > If I send that file to the printer via the parallel port, it prints
> > > perfectly.  If I send it via USB/ulpt there are corrupted bytes in
> > > the job which mess up the printout in various ways.
> > 
> > I've seen this too on current.
> > It seemed that bytes are lost if output is blocked due to a full
> > printers input buffer.
> > I've thought that this was an incompatibility between my USB-printer
> > adapter and the printer because the adapter works with other printers.
> 
> With a May 30 kernel I have no problems with my HP Deskjet 895Cxi.
> Perhaps it depends on a certain chipset or printer...

As my Adapter works with some printers my guess is a timing triggered
bug.
We will see exactly what it was when it's fixed :)

-- 
B.Walter                   BWCT                http://www.bwct.de
ticso@bwct.de                                  info@bwct.de



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