Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2002 02:00:01 -0700 From: "Aaron Burke" <aburke@nullplusone.com> To: "FreeBSD-Questions" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>, <rshea@thecubagroup.com> Subject: RE: FreeBSD/Samba - Print -> LOCKUP ! Message-ID: <NGBBLCIHCLNJAIGIFFHJEEPCCEAA.aburke@nullplusone.com> In-Reply-To: <3D08F102.10031.EF017CC@localhost>
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<snip> > Hi - I'm running samba-2.0.10 on FreeBSD 4.4R. Through Samba > Windows clients > can print to a LaserJet 2100. > > Here's the thing - when the LaserJet has a problem (say, runs out > of paper) the > FreeBSD box is locked solid - literally won't accept a keystroke on the > console. As soon as the printer is happy again (paper replaced, say) the > console comes back to life. > > Even if the printer doesn't have a problem for a brief moment on > each page the > screen response seems to be very slow (it may in fact be frozen > but for a very > short period, hard to tell) > > Has anyone experienced this themselves ? Does anyone have any > ideas what I > should do to fix it ? Please keep in mind that I am not an expert on this issue, but I have used the parrallel port for some wierd things. Also, I dont know how the port is configured on your box. `dmesg | grep ppc" would show the info that you need. How is the parrallel port configured? If its on the mainboard you should be able to change the settings in the bios. Some bios's will use an older method of communication. For example, in a bios that I have access to, the standard mode is "Standard". I have no way of controlling DMA or much of anything. For best Communication I set it to use "ECP/EPP" and then get the usefull options. Set the EPP mode to EPP1.9 and the DMA defaults to 3. I dont know if this will fix your problems, but make sure that you are using the newer mode of parallel communication. > > The printcap entry looks like : > > lp|lj|Laserjet 2100 printer:\ > :lp=/dev/lpt0:mx#0\ > :sd=/var/spool/output/lpd:\ > :lf=/var/log/lpd-errs:\ > :ff=\033E\033&k2G\033&l0O\033(8U:fo:sh:tr=\033E: > > Any ideas ? I dont know much about printcap, but there is a document that should describe how to use it at http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/printing.html > thanks > > richard shea > No problem. I hope this info helps you out. Also, if this doesnt fix the issues with your printer, paste any parallel port entries of dmesg into this email. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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