Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2014 20:30:02 GMT From: Volker Nebel <vnebel@web.de> To: freebsd-usb@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: usb/186110: connected over USB, only first document is printed Message-ID: <201401282030.s0SKU2wJ097279@freefall.freebsd.org>
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From: Volker Nebel <vnebel@web.de>
To: Hans Petter Selasky <hps@bitfrost.no>
Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org
Subject: Re: usb/186110: connected over USB, only first document is printed
Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2014 21:20:09 +0100 (CET)
On Sat, 25 Jan 2014, Hans Petter Selasky wrote:
> On 01/25/14 22:35, Volker Nebel wrote:
>>
>>> Number: 186110
>>> Category: usb
>>> Synopsis: connected over USB, only first document is printed
>>> Confidential: no
>>> Severity: non-critical
>>> Priority: low
>>> Responsible: freebsd-usb
>>> State: open
>>> Quarter:
>>> Keywords:
>>> Date-Required:
>>> Class: sw-bug
>>> Submitter-Id: current-users
>>> Arrival-Date: Sat Jan 25 21:40:00 UTC 2014
>>> Closed-Date:
>>> Last-Modified:
>>> Originator: Volker Nebel
>>> Release: 10.0 on a Macmini, 8.0 on an Acer laptop
>>> Organization:
>>> Environment:
>> FreeBSD macmini.ror.de 10.0-RELEASE FreeBSD 10.0-Release #1: Fri Jan 24
>> 20:32:29
>> CET 2014 root@macmini.ror.de:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/MACMINI amd64
>> and for the ACER lapopt:
>> FreeBSD nebel.ror.de 8.0-RELEASE FreeBSD 8.0-RELEASE #3: Sat Jan 30
>> 10:46:59 CET
>> 2010 root@nebel.ror.de:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/WENSDAY i386
>>
>>
>>> Description:
>> Hi!
>>
>> Perhaps I only fail because the handbook (which is excellent in many ways)
>> provi
>> des only little info on how to connect a printer to an USB port. In case
>> there i
>> s something special I overlooked, please let me know how I should do it and
>> send
>> this PR to Class www.
>> My printer is an HP LaserJet 6MP without an USB interface (too old). It
>> serve
>> s me fine when connected to a computer's parallel port. When I connect this
>> prin
>> ter to a computer's USB port (with an adapter cable), only the first
>> document (w
>> hat size ever) is printed. For further documents, printer starts blinking,
>> stops
>> blinking and does nothing.
>> For modern computers no longer have a parallel port, I can only connect
>> via U
>> SB.
>> Obviously, the problem has nothing to with the spooling system, for it
>> happen
>> s as well with [CMD=" "]cat test.ps > /dev/ulpt0[/CMD] issued twice: The
>> first d
>> ocument is printed, any further not. (The printer understands Postscript.)
>> Same
>> situation with /dev/unlpt0.
>> I observe(d) the problem
>> - on my Acer Laptop with FreeBSD 8.0 (after [CMD=" "]kldload ulpt[/CMD])
>> - on my Apple Macmini with FreeBSD 10.0 (where ulpt is compiled into the
>> kernel)
>> - on a laptop I had in the meantime of which I remember nothing except
>> having Fr
>> eebSD installed
>> - on my Apple Macmini running under XUbuntu 10.4.3
>> I do/did not observe the problem
>> + on my Apple Macmini running under MacOS X MountainLeopard (which I have
>> completely replaced by FreeBSD)
>> + on my Acer Laptop using parallel port.
>> Surprisingly the problem cannot be solved by turning the printer off
>> and on a
>> gain. It can be solved by rebooting the computer (leaving the printer on).
>> When I issue [CMD=" "]lpr test.ps[/CMD] a 2nd time and [CMD="
>> "]lpq[/CMD], I
>> get:
>> "waiting for lp to become ready (offline?)"
>> When connected to the parallel interface interface, the printer worked
>> fine
>> only in "polled mode". Unfortunately, I don't know how to tune
>> /boot/device.hint
>> s for ulpt. And [CMD=" "]lptcontrol -p -d /dev/ulpt0[/CMD] returns:
>> "lptcontrol:
>> ioctl: Operation not supported by device".
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Volker
>
> Hi,
>
> You can trace the USB traffic using usbdump. man usbdump Maybe that will give
> you the clues you need to find the problem.
>
> Thank you!
>
> --HPS
>
>
Hi,
for some reasons, printing with lpd on /dev/unlpt0 does work.
The PR may be closed, thank you for your attention.
Best regards,
Volker
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