From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Jul 18 16:38:40 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from itouch.co.nz (itouch.co.nz [203.99.66.188]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 70B0F37B403 for ; Wed, 18 Jul 2001 16:38:37 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jonc@itouch.co.nz) Received: (from jonc@localhost) by itouch.co.nz (8.11.3/8.11.1) id f6INcXR60614; Thu, 19 Jul 2001 11:38:33 +1200 (NZST) (envelope-from jonc) Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 11:38:33 +1200 From: Jonathan Chen To: User & Ian Patrick Thomas Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: /dev/lpt0 is always busy Message-ID: <20010719113833.B59810@itouchnz.itouch> References: <20010718190203.A51074@localhost> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <20010718190203.A51074@localhost>; from ipthomas_77@yahoo.com on Wed, Jul 18, 2001 at 07:02:03PM -0400 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Wed, Jul 18, 2001 at 07:02:03PM -0400, User & Ian Patrick Thomas wrote: > I have never attempted to get a printer working > on FreeBSD until now so excuse my very limited knowledge. > I just obtained an HP LaserJet IIP and after attempting the > printer test as described in the handbook > > lptest > /dev/lpt0 > > I get > > /dev/lpt0: Device busy. > > After trying to change the Printer to polling mode using > lptcontrol -p, I get > > lptcontrol: open: Device busy > In most cases, this is due to a bad connection of the parallel cable. Please make sure that your printer is CONNECTED, and ONLINE when you do this. The lpt driver checks the pin-states on the cable to determine whether the printer is available or not. Cheers. -- Jonathan Chen ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "You can get farther with a kind word and a gun than you can with a kind word alone" - Al Capone To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message