Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 11:04:19 +0200 From: Hans Petter Selasky <hselasky@c2i.net> To: freebsd-usb@freebsd.org Cc: Fernando Schapachnik <fernando@schapachnik.com.ar> Subject: Re: HP LaserJet 1020 Message-ID: <200509111104.21305.hselasky@c2i.net> In-Reply-To: <20050911000742.GA21419@funes2.schapachnik.com.ar> References: <20050911000742.GA21419@funes2.schapachnik.com.ar>
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On Sunday 11 September 2005 02:07, Fernando Schapachnik wrote: > Hi, > I have a HP LaserJet 1020, which happens to be a "Win"-printer (that > is, the driver does all the work). I found workable solutions for Linux, > but they require to download a new firmware to the printer. > > When I do cat whatever > /dev/ultp0, it just hangs for a long while > only to end with "Device busy". This happens with 4.11 and 6.0-BETA on two > machines that can successfully print through the same USB port in Windows. > > It seems to be detected just fine: > > kernel: ulpt0: Hewlett-Packard HP LaserJet 1020, rev 2.00/1.00, addr 2, > iclass 7/1 > > kernel: ulpt0: using bi-directional mode > > > Does anybody has experience with these printers or an idea why the OS > can't talk to it? > > Thanks! You need find out what format your printer is using, before "cat"ing anything to it. Typically is can be PS (postscript) or PCL. --HPS
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