From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Sep 7 02:15:43 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5EBF316A4BF for ; Sun, 7 Sep 2003 02:15:43 -0700 (PDT) Received: from web21107.mail.yahoo.com (web21107.mail.yahoo.com [216.136.227.109]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id DA98643FE9 for ; Sun, 7 Sep 2003 02:15:42 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from materribile@yahoo.com) Message-ID: <20030907091542.76104.qmail@web21107.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [24.228.74.10] by web21107.mail.yahoo.com via HTTP; Sun, 07 Sep 2003 02:15:42 PDT Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2003 02:15:42 -0700 (PDT) From: Mark Terribile To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <20030907010616.C29CF16A4E0@hub.freebsd.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii cc: riccardo@torrini.org Subject: Re: USB code doesn't permit bidirectional comunication with printers X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 07 Sep 2003 09:15:43 -0000 Riccardo writes: > I have an USB printer (Epson C40ux), and it works > like a charm but currently I'm unable to ask ink > level or align the head or obtaining > any other info using "escputil" Does the C40ux have a parallel port? I have my Stylus C82 connected on both the parallel and USB ports. I use the parallel port for escputil and USB for printing, which would suck the processor out the parallel port if I tried to put print traffic over it. The C40ux might be able to work the same way. Mark Terribile __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com