Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 12:08:26 -0500 From: John Baldwin <jhb@freebsd.org> To: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: parallel printer Message-ID: <200802121208.26849.jhb@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <47B132C4.8010209@ccstores.com> References: <47A7474D.3010201@ccstores.com> <200802041452.24817.jhb@freebsd.org> <47B132C4.8010209@ccstores.com>
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On Tuesday 12 February 2008 12:46:44 am Jim Pazarena wrote:
> John Baldwin wrote:
> > On Monday 04 February 2008 02:37:13 pm Gary Jennejohn wrote:
> >> On Mon, 04 Feb 2008 09:11:41 -0800
> >> Jim Pazarena <famd64@ccstores.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> I loaded 7.0RC1 on a new amd dual core machine
> >>> and when setting up the parallel printer actually,
> >>> when trying to print, the report starts, but the machine does
> >>> a panic and reboot.
> >>>
> >>> The system works fine in all other aspects, such as it is handing
> >>> out DHCP properly to a few other computers, it functions fine
> >>> ethernet wise ('re' driver works as expected).
> >>>
> >>> This core dump at parallel printing is a show stopper for me.
> >>> Any ideas?
> >>>
> >> AFAIK there's an error in handling interrupts. Try ``lptcontrol -p''
> >> to run in polled mode (works for me).
> >>
> >> Note that this problem is not specific to AMD64.
> >
> > It should be fixed in RELENG_7 and RELENG_7_0. RC2 should include the
> > fix/workaround when it comes out.
>
> While 7.0RC2 now does indeed print as expected, each time I print the
console
> echoes:
>
> lpt0: [GIANT-LOCKED]
> lpt0: [ITHREAD]
> lpt0: [GIANT-LOCKED]
> lpt0: [ITHREAD]
> lpt0: [GIANT-LOCKED]
> lpt0: [ITHREAD]
>
> ... three iterations each time I print.
Yes, this is b/c the printer driver does some really dumb things.
--
John Baldwin
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