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Date:      Fri, 21 May 2010 11:04:59 +0200
From:      Torfinn Ingolfsen <torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no>
To:        freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: [8-STABLE] USB printer disconnecting when trying to print
Message-ID:  <20100521110459.925a01b9.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no>
In-Reply-To: <86vdahhd4f.fsf@siegel.tg.intern>
References:  <86vdahhd4f.fsf@siegel.tg.intern>

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On Fri, 21 May 2010 10:29:04 +0200
Thomas Gellekum <Thomas.Gellekum@gmx.de> wrote:

> echo "hallo" > /dev/ulpt0
> [...]
> Any ideas on how to debug this are welcome.

Most of todays printers do NOT understand plain text, usually you need a driver which transforms whatever you want to print into
the language the printer understands.
See http://www.openprinting.org/printer/Brother/Brother-HL-1250
for more info.

HTH
-- 
Torfinn Ingolfsen




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