Date: Tue, 4 Nov 1997 17:40:32 -0800 (PST) From: Chris Coleman <chris@bb.cc.wa.us> To: Julian Elischer <julian@whistle.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Network Serial Plotter Printer. Message-ID: <Pine.NEB.3.94.971104173743.10618A-100000@bb.cc.wa.us> In-Reply-To: <345FAD94.1CFBAE39@whistle.com>
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On Tue, 4 Nov 1997, Julian Elischer wrote: > Chris Coleman wrote: > > > > I am trying to set up FreeBSD as a Network Printer to serve 4 serial > > plotters. They are HP 7475A Pen Plotters. I am having a lot of trouble > > getting them to print correctly. I know the driver works, because I can > > print from the local machine. > > > > To test this I plotted to a file and copied it to the com1 in DOS and then > > cuaa1 on the FreeBSD Machine. It printed fine in DOS and Screwed up in > > FreeBSD. > > > Have you turned on handshaking? > > (stty crtscts ) > (you need to do this wherever you are setting the baud rate) Wonderful!!! it Worked. It was sending the data too Fast. There was nothing to tell it to wait until the plotter had caught up. I finally figured out how to add this to rc.serial (man pages are real nice once you figure out which ones you need to look at). Thanks All >
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