Date: Tue, 11 Nov 97 11:44:12 -0700 From: gnelson@toyshop1 (Gary W. Nelson) To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Cc: gnelson@toyshop1 Subject: Serial Printer Setup Problem Message-ID: <9711111844.AA18457@toyshop1>
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Gentlemen;
I have two Pentium Pros (200MHz) running 2.2.1. Both systems exhibit the same
problem.
Problem:
I have Epson DFX-5000 printers connected to each system via comm port 0 (sio0).
I had set flow control on via the stty command (stty -f /dev/ttyd0 ixon ixoff ixany)
Doing a stty -ef /dev/ttyd0 would display that the flags were indeed turned on,
and everything was fine.
However I rebooted both systems and now flow control to the printers is gone
and I'm unable to change it with the stty command again. At one point I did
actually change the bits after I changed the file permissions on /dev/ttyd0,
(see attached console log) but they kept getting
reset, and then finally I could no longer set the controls on. I have also
tried using the TANDEM bit in the /etc/printcap (see attached) but this
doesn't help either. Prior to the reboot I was not using the TANDEM bit, just
the stty commands.
I've consulted the documentation, Handbook sections 7.4, and still no go.
Do you have any ideas as to what I'm doing wrong or should be doing instead?
Thanks ahead of time for any advise you may have on this.
Gary Nelson
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Gary Nelson
E-mail gnelson@toyshop1.az05.bull.com
Jupiter & Platform 8 H/W Phoenix
Bull Worldwide Information Systems Phoenix Az. USA
Ph: (602)862-6917 Fax: (602)862-4402
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------------------- CONSOLE OUTPUT WHEN BITS WOULD SET/RESET ---------------
root@chopper# date
Tue 11 Nov 07:08:13 MST 1997
root@chopper# chmod 666 /dev/ttyd0
root@chopper# ls -la /dev/ttyd*
crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 28, 0 Nov 11 07:08 /dev/ttyd0
crw------- 1 root wheel 28, 1 May 29 23:07 /dev/ttyd1
crw------- 1 root wheel 28, 2 May 29 23:07 /dev/ttyd2
crw------- 1 root wheel 28, 3 May 29 23:07 /dev/ttyd3
root@chopper# stty -ef /dev/ttyd0
speed 9600 baud; 0 rows; 0 columns;
lflags: -icanon -isig -iexten -echo -echoe -echok -echoke -echon
-echoctl -echoprt -altwerase -noflsh -tostop -flusho -pendin
-nokerninfo -extproc
iflags: -istrip -icrnl -inlcr -igncr -ixon -ixoff -ixany -imaxbel -ignbrk
-brkint -inpck -ignpar -parmrk
oflags: -opost -onlcr -oxtabs
cflags: cread cs8 -parenb -parodd hupcl -clocal -cstopb -crtscts -dsrflow
-dtrflow -mdmbuf
discard dsusp eof eol eol2 erase intr kill lnext
^O ^Y ^D <undef> <undef> ^? ^C ^U ^V
min quit reprint start status stop susp time werase
1 ^\ ^R ^Q <undef> ^S ^Z 0 ^W
root@chopper# stty -f /dev/ttyd0 ixon ixoff ixany
root@chopper# stty -ef /dev/ttyd0
speed 9600 baud; 0 rows; 0 columns;
lflags: -icanon -isig -iexten -echo -echoe -echok -echoke -echonl
-echoctl -echoprt -altwerase -noflsh -tostop -flusho -pendin
-nokerninfo -extproc
iflags: -istrip -icrnl -inlcr -igncr ixon ixoff ixany -imaxbel -ignbrk
-brkint -inpck -ignpar -parmrk
oflags: -opost -onlcr -oxtabs
cflags: cread cs8 -parenb -parodd hupcl -clocal -cstopb -crtscts -dsrflow
-dtrflow -mdmbuf
discard dsusp eof eol eol2 erase intr kill lnext
^O ^Y ^D <undef> <undef> ^? ^Cl lnext
min quit reprint start status stop susp time werase
1 ^\ ^R ^Q <undef> ^S ^Z 0 ^W
root@chopper# pwd
/
root@chopper# pr -l66 /etc/hosts | lp
root@chopper# stty -ef /dev/ttyd0
speed 9600 baud; 0 rows; 0 columns;
lflags: -icanon -isig -iexten -echo -echoe -echok -echoke -echonl
-echoctl -echoprt -altwerase -noflsh -tostop -flusho -pendin
-nokerninfo -extproc
iflags: -istrip -icrnl -inlcr -igncr -ixon -ixoff -ixany -imaxbel -ignbrk
-brkint -inpck -ignpar -parmrk
oflags: -opost -onlcr -oxtabs
cflags: cread cs8 -parenb -parodd hupcl -clocal -cstopb -crtscts -dsrflow
-dtrflow -mdmbuf
discard dsusp eof eol eol2 erase intr kill lnext
^O ^Y ^D <undef> <undef> ^? ^C ^U ^V
min quit reprint start status stop susp time werase
1 ^\ ^R ^Q <undef> ^S ^Z 0 ^W
root@chopper# lpc
lpc> ?
Commands may be abbreviated. Commands are:
abort enable disable helpmay be abbreviated. Commands are:
abort enable disable help restart status topq ?
clean exit down quit start stop up
lpc> clean all
bambi:
lpc> q
root@chopper# ls -la /dev/ttyd*
crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 28, 0 Nov 11 07:22 /dev/ttyd0
crw------- 1 root wheel 28, 1 May 29 23:07 /dev/dev/ttyd0
crw------- 1 root wheel 28, 1 May 29 23:07 /dev/ttyd1
crw------- 1 root wheel 28, 2 May 29 23:07 /dev/ttyd2
crw------- 1 root wheel 28, 3 May 29 23:07 /dev/ttyd3
root@chopper# stty -ef /dev/ttyd0
speed 9600 baud; 0 rows; 0 columns;
lflags: -icanon -isig -iexten -echo -echoe -echok -echoke -echonl
-echoctl -echoprt -altwerase -noflsh -tostop -flusho -pendin
-nokerninfo -extproc
iflags: -istrip -icrnl -inlcr -igncr -ixon -ixoff -ixany -imaxbel -ignbrk
-brkint -inpck -ignpar -parmrk
oflags: -opost -onlcr -oxtabs
cflags: cread cs8 -parenb -parodd hupcl -clocal -cstopb -crtscts -dsrflow
-dtrflow -mdmbuf
discard dsusp eof eol eol2 erase intr kill lnext
^O ^Y ^D <undef> <undef> ^? ^C ^U ^V
min quit reprint start status stop susp time werase
1 ^\ ^R ^Q <undef> ^S ^Z 0 ^W
root@chopper# stty -f /dev/ttyd0 ixon ixoff ixany
root@chopper# stty -ef /dev/ttyd0
speed 9600 baud; 0 rows; 0 columns;
lflags: -icanon -isig -iexten -echo -echoe -echok -echoke -echonl
-echoctl -echoprt -altwerase -noflsh -tostop -flusho -pendin
-nokerninfo -extproc
iflags: -istrip -icrnl -inlcr -igncr ixon ixoff ixany -imaxbel -ignbrk
-brkint -inpck -ignpar -parmrk
oflags: -opost -onlcr -oxtabs
cflags: cread cs8 -parenb -parodd hupcl -clocal -cstopb -crtscts -dsrflow
-dtrflow -mdmbuf
discard dsusp eof eol eol2 erase intr kill lnext
^O ^Y ^D <undef> <undef> ^? ^C ^U ^V
min quit reprint start status stop susp time werase
1 ^\ ^R ^Q <undef> ^S ^Z 0 ^W
root@chopper# pwd
/
root@chopper# pr -l66 foobar | lp^C
root@chopper# stty -ef /dev/ttyd0
speed 9600 baud; 0 rows; 0 columns;
lflags: -icanon -isig -iexten -echo -echoe -echok -echoke -echonl
-echoctl -echoprt -altwerase -noflsh -tostop -flusho -pendin
-nokerninfo -extproc
iflags: -istrip -icrnl -inlcr -igncr ixon ixoff ixany -imaxbel -ignbrk
-brkint -inpck -ignpar -parmrk
oflags: -opost -onlcr -oxtabs
cflags: cread cs8 -parenb -parodd hupcl -clocal -cstopb -crtscts -dsrflow
-dtrflow -mdmbuf
discard dsusp eof eol eol2 erase intr kill lnext
^O ^Y ^D <undef> <undef> ^? ^C ^U ^V
min quit reprint start status stop susp time werase
1 ^\ ^R ^Q <undef> ^S ^Z 0 ^W
root@chopper# stty -ef /dev/ttyd0
speed 9600 baud; 0 rows; 0 columns;
lflags: -icanon -isig -iexten -echo -echoe -echok -echoke -echonl
-echoctl -echoprt -altwerase -noflsh -tostop -flusho -pendin
-nokerninfo -extproc
iflags: -istrip -icrnl -inlcr -igncr -ixon -ixoff -ixany -imaxbel -ignbrk
-brkint -inpck -ignpar -parmrk
oflags: -opost -onlcr -oxtabs
cflags: cread cs8 -parenb -parodd hupcl -clocal -cstopb -crtscts -dsrflow
-dtrflow -mdmbuf
discard dsusp eof eol eol2 erase intr kill lnext
^O ^Y ^D <undef> <undef> ^? ^C ^U ^V
min quit reprint start status stop susp time werase
1 ^\ ^R ^Q <undef> ^S ^Z 0 ^ ^\ ^R ^Q <undef> ^S ^Z 0 ^W
root@chopper# stty -f /dev/ttyd0 ixon ixoff ixany
root@chopper# stty -ef /dev/ttyd0
speed 9600 baud; 0 rows; 0 columns;
lflags: -icanon -isig -iexten -echo -echoe -echok -echoke -echonl
-echoctl -echoprt -altwerase -noflsh -tostop -flusho -pendin
-nokerninfo -extproc
iflags: -istrip -icrnl -inlcr -igncr -ixon -ixoff -ixany -imaxbel -ignbrk
-brkint -inpck -ignpar -parmrk
oflags: -opost -onlcr -oxtabs
cflags: cread cs8 -parenb -parodd hupcl -clocal -cstopb -crtscts -dsrflow
-dtrflow -mdmbuf
discard dsusp eof eol eol2 erase intr kill lnext
^O ^Y ^D <undef> <undef> ^? ^C ^U ^V
min quit reprint start status stop susp time werase
1 ^\ ^R ^Q <undef> ^S ^Z 0 ^W
root@chopper#
------------------------- PRINTCAP FILE ------------------------------
# @(#)printcap 5.3 (Berkeley) 6/30/90
# $Id: printcap,v 1.5 1996/10/13 16:52:33 joerg Exp $
#
# This enables a simple local "raw" printer, hooked up to the first
# parallel port. No kind of filtering is done, so everything you
# pass to the "lpr" command will be printed unmodified.
#
# Remember, for further print queues you're going to add, you have to
# chose different spool directories (the "sd" capability below),
# otherwise you will greatly confuse lpd.
#
# For some advanced printing, have a look at the "apsfilter" package.
# It plugs into the lpd system, allowing you to print a variety of
# different file types by converting everything to PostScript(tm)
# format. If you don't have a PostScript(tm) printer, don't panic,
# but do also install the "ghostscript" package.
#
# Do also refer to section 7 (Printing) of the handbook. A local copy
# can be found under /usr/share/doc/handbook/handbook.{html,latin1}.
#
bambi|lp|local line printer:\
:lp=/dev/ttyd0:sd=/var/spool/output/lpd/bambi:lf=/var/log/lpd-errs:br#9600:fs#0x0000001:
#
# Sample remote printer. The physical printer is on machine "lphost".
# NB: you cannot perform any kind of local filtering directly. If
# you need local filters (e.g. LF -> CR-LF conversion for HP printers),
# create a filter script that recursively calls lpd with another -P
# argument after filtering.
#
# lp:remote|sample remote printer:\
# :rm=mustang:sd=/var/spool/output/lpd:lf=/var/log/lpd-errs:
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