From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Aug 10 11:53:49 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 A570C37B401 for ; Sun, 10 Aug 2003 11:53:49 -0700 (PDT) Received: from daimi.au.dk (daimi.au.dk [130.225.16.1]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7834D43F3F for ; Sun, 10 Aug 2003 11:53:48 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from djn@daimi.au.dk) Received: from zits (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by daimi.au.dk (8.11.7/8.11.7) with ESMTP id h7AIrj910410 for ; Sun, 10 Aug 2003 20:53:45 +0200 From: Daniel Nielsen To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2003 20:54:19 +0200 User-Agent: KMail/1.5.3 References: <001b01c35f5c$f6f90250$0200a8c0@bartxp> In-Reply-To: <001b01c35f5c$f6f90250$0200a8c0@bartxp> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200308102054.19928.djn@daimi.au.dk> X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-milter (http://www.amavis.org/) 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 18:53:49 -0000 On Sunday 10 August 2003 18:32, Derrick Ryalls wrote: > > 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? > Yes I have, to no avail. It seems to be a USB hotplugging issue of some kind. On a side note; It works perfectly in winXP... /Daniel -- There are no great men, only great challenges that ordinary men are forced by circumstances to meet. -- Admiral William Halsey