Date: Tue, 30 Sep 1997 23:09:29 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Don Humphreys <drhumph@ibm.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: getting printer to work under FBSD 2.2.2 Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970930230321.23594A-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <3431F420.5DB7@ibm.net>
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On Tue, 30 Sep 1997, Don Humphreys wrote: > I just installed FreeBSD 2.2.2 using CD rom. > > When attempting to use lpr command to print a text file, > nothing happens. > > The only thing that I noticed at boot up time was that > lpt0 was irq 7 and that lpt1 was not probed due to conflict > with lpt0. Try removing the IRQ from your kernel config and rebuild. THis will put it into polled mode and remove the conflict. > How can I get printer to work, ie., to be recognized? > > system Specs: > HP pavillion 166 mhz > 32 MG Ram > 2 hardrives with freebsd using 2nd hardrive 2.4+GB > > Printer is Hewlett Packard Desljet 820 Cse This isn't the ``Windows Enhanced'' printer, is it? See the Handbook's section on setting up printers. It's very, very well written. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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