Date: Tue, 3 Nov 1998 15:01:25 -0500 From: "Norman C. Rice" <nrice@emu.sourcee.com> To: "James H. Sterling" <jhsterli@greene.xtn.net>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Printer Setup Message-ID: <19981103150125.C6138@emu.sourcee.com> In-Reply-To: <000401be0753$76fb1900$11bd1ece@dun01>; from James H. Sterling on Tue, Nov 03, 1998 at 12:57:45PM -0500 References: <000401be0753$76fb1900$11bd1ece@dun01>
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On Tue, Nov 03, 1998 at 12:57:45PM -0500, James H. Sterling wrote: > TO: FreeBSD: November 3, 1998 > > I purchased FreeBSD 2.2.7 from Walnut Creek CDROM (full 4 CD and manual > package). I have successfully installed it on a second partition on my > desktop computer, one partition Windows 95 and the other partition FreeBSD. > I've got boot manager working and it boots up fine and seems to be working > OK. > > My problem now is trying to get the printer to work. I am getting the > staircase effect when trying to print. I have tried to do what the FreeBSD > handbook says and also the newuser tutorial but still cannot get it to work. > > I have a 486dx, 1.6 gig HD, 16 meg ram, HP DeskJet 400 printer. I have > written and saved the text filter for HP PCL printers, but don't know how to > install the Text Filter. The examples in the handbook are for the Diablo > 630, and Panasonic KX-P4455. Do you have the rattan and bamboo entries for > an HP DeskJet 400 printer? Attached is my dmesg file, best view with Windows > 95 WordPad. If you need any other information about my computer, please let > me know. > > Any information and help you could give me will be appreciated. Check out the `apsfilter' port. Once it is installed you should be able to print text and postscript to your DeskJet 400. -- Regards, Norman C. Rice, Jr. > > Sincerely, > Jim Sterling > POB 1866 > Greeneville, TN 37744 > email <jhsterli@greene.xtn.net> > Copyright (c) 1992-1998 FreeBSD Inc. > Copyright (c) 1982, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993 > The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. > > FreeBSD 2.2.7-RELEASE #0: Wed Jul 22 08:48:29 GMT 1998 > root@builder.cdrom.com:/usr/src/sys/compile/GENERIC > CPU: AMD Enhanced Am486DX4 Write-Through (486-class CPU) > Origin = "AuthenticAMD" Id = 0x484 Stepping=4 > Features=0x1<FPU> > real memory = 16777216 (16384K bytes) > avail memory = 14336000 (14000K bytes) > Probing for devices on the ISA bus: > sc0 at 0x60-0x6f irq 1 on motherboard > sc0: VGA color <16 virtual consoles, flags=0x0> > ed0 not found at 0x280 > fe0 not found at 0x300 > sio0 at 0x3f8-0x3ff irq 4 on isa > sio0: type 16550A > sio1: configured irq 3 not in bitmap of probed irqs 0 > sio1 at 0x2f8-0x2ff irq 3 on isa > sio1: type 16550A > lpt0 at 0x3bc-0x3c3 irq 7 on isa > lpt0: Interrupt-driven port > lp0: TCP/IP capable interface > lpt1 at 0x378-0x37f on isa > mse0 not found at 0x23c > psm0 not found at 0x60 > fdc0 at 0x3f0-0x3f7 irq 6 drq 2 on isa > fd0: 1.44MB 3.5in > fd1: 1.2MB 5.25in > wdc0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7 irq 14 on isa > wdc0: unit 0 (wd0): <WDC AC21600H> > wd0: 1549MB (3173184 sectors), 3148 cyls, 16 heads, 63 S/T, 512 B/S > wdc0: unit 1 (atapi): <FX800S/R04>, removable, intr, dma, iordis > wcd0: 1377Kb/sec, 256Kb cache, audio play, 255 volume levels, ejectable tray > wcd0: no disc inside, unlocked > wdc1 not found at 0x170 > bt0 not found at 0x330 > uha0 not found at 0x330 > aha0 not found at 0x330 > aic0 not found at 0x340 > nca0 not found at 0x1f88 > nca1 not found at 0x350 > sea0 not found > wt0 not found at 0x300 > mcd0 not found at 0x300 > matcdc0 not found at 0x230 > scd0 not found at 0x230 > ie0: unknown board_id: f000 > ie0 not found at 0x300 > ep0 not found at 0x300 > ex0 not found at 0xffffffff > le0 not found at 0x300 > lnc0 not found at 0x280 > ze0 not found at 0x300 > zp0 not found at 0x300 > npx0 flags 0x1 on motherboard > npx0: INT 16 interface > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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