From owner-freebsd-drivers@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jan 25 14:56:10 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 45B1A16A41F for ; Wed, 25 Jan 2006 14:56:10 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) Received: from speedfactory.net (mail6.speedfactory.net [66.23.216.219]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 95AAC43D46 for ; Wed, 25 Jan 2006 14:56:09 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) Received: from server.baldwin.cx (unverified [66.23.211.162]) by speedfactory.net (SurgeMail 3.5b3) with ESMTP id 6941707 for multiple; Wed, 25 Jan 2006 09:54:57 -0500 Received: from localhost (john@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by server.baldwin.cx (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k0PEu2gn024929; Wed, 25 Jan 2006 09:56:05 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) From: John Baldwin To: freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 09:50:07 -0500 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.1 References: <20060125100436.12622.qmail@web25410.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <20060125100436.12622.qmail@web25410.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200601250950.08353.jhb@freebsd.org> X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.87.1/1248/Tue Jan 24 05:54:38 2006 on server.baldwin.cx X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.4 required=4.2 tests=ALL_TRUSTED autolearn=failed version=3.1.0 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.0 (2005-09-13) on server.baldwin.cx X-Server: High Performance Mail Server - http://surgemail.com r=1653887525 Cc: Subject: Re: cat problems for firmware upgrade X-BeenThere: freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Writing device drivers for FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 14:56:10 -0000 On Wednesday 25 January 2006 05:04, Aivaras Kondrotas wrote: > Can anybody explain me if cat command is different in > Freebsd than in other linux/unix/bsd os'es, because > this problem appear just in Freebsd. > > I am running a FreeBSD 6.0. To get working my printer > I have to upgrade my firmware, but > I get problem "cat: stdout: Input/output error". > > Searched for days in google, but it appears that all > results leads to just Freebsd OS. > Do I have to switch OS just to make my printer work? > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > #dmesg | grep ulpt > ulpt0: Hewlett-Packard hp LaserJet 1000, rev > 1.10/1.20, addr 2, iclass 7/1 > ulpt0: using bi-directional mode > > # cat SIhp1000.dl > /dev/ulpt0 > cat: stdout: Input/output error The issue is probably with the ulpt(4) driver rather than with cat(1). You are probably better off asking this question on stable@ or questions@ however. This list is for questions about writing device drivers. -- John Baldwin <>< http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ "Power Users Use the Power to Serve" = http://www.FreeBSD.org