Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2004 10:38:25 +0200 From: Torfinn Ingolfsen <torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: USB 2 HP Laserjet 2550L problem Message-ID: <20040706103825.58e4a5fe.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> In-Reply-To: <20040706071446.49ba03a4.steve@sohara.org> References: <20040706071446.49ba03a4.steve@sohara.org>
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On Tue, 6 Jul 2004 07:14:46 +0100 Steve O'Hara-Smith <steve@sohara.org> wrote: > support, so I'm using it as a PostScript printer. > > It /nearly/ works. The first job to the printer prints fine (and > quickly) but the data transfer light keeps flashing and the printer > will not print anything else until a timeout passes, at which point > there's a small clunk from the printer and it will take one more job. > In the interevening period it swallows all the data sent to it but > never prints anything. Here are some hints for tracking the problem down: Some Postscript printers adhere very strict to the "protocol". This means that they will wait (and wait, and wait...) for the end of job character (Ctrl-D) before they think that a job is finished. This is normally included in print filters for Postscript, so if you are using a standard print filter, this probably isn't the problem. Another problem is the "data in print buffer, but I haven received a ff (new page) command / character". Typical of this problem is a flashing or lit "data" light on the printer. Some printers will then swallow data until they get their buffer emptied (new job, new page, etc.). HTH -- Regards, Torfinn Ingolfsen, Norway
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