From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Sep 20 05:40:09 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3055B16A4B3 for ; Sat, 20 Sep 2003 05:40:09 -0700 (PDT) Received: from pc2-cove3-6-cust88.brhm.cable.ntl.com (pc2-cove3-6-cust88.brhm.cable.ntl.com [81.107.10.88]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E972643FB1 for ; Sat, 20 Sep 2003 05:40:07 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from ianjhart@ntlworld.com) Received: from gamma.private.lan (gamma.private.lan [192.168.0.12]) id h8KCe2M1005188; Sat, 20 Sep 2003 13:40:06 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from ianjhart@ntlworld.com) From: ian j hart To: Kirk Strauser , freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2003 13:40:02 +0100 User-Agent: KMail/1.5.3 References: <87fzisoi53.fsf@strauser.com> <20030920034256.GA59401@k7.mavetju> <20030920035139.GB59401@k7.mavetju> In-Reply-To: <20030920035139.GB59401@k7.mavetju> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200309201340.02453.ianjhart@ntlworld.com> Subject: Re: HP Laserjet 1200 on USB X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2003 12:40:09 -0000 On Saturday 20 September 2003 4:51 am, Edwin Groothuis wrote: > On Sat, Sep 20, 2003 at 01:42:56PM +1000, Edwin Groothuis wrote: > > On Fri, Sep 19, 2003 at 11:30:32AM -0500, Kirk Strauser wrote: > > > When I bought my Laserjet 1200SE about a year ago, FreeBSD wasn't > > > capable of using its USB interface. I see no indication that this has > > > changed. Is anybody working on this as a personal project? Is there > > > any general progress on it? > > > > On 4.8: > > > > Sep 20 13:41:12 k7 /kernel: ugen0: HewLett Packard HP LaserJet 1200, > > rev 1.10/1.00, addr 2 > > (with which I wanted to say: no change, still doesn't work) > > Edwin 1) This is from a previous MFC of usb code (might wrap). http://docs.FreeBSD.org/cgi/getmsg.cgi?fetch=543161+0+/usr/local/www/db/text/2002/freebsd-stable/20021117.freebsd-stable Since you have ugen0 it wasn't commited/was reverted. 2) What makes you think USB will be faster? The bottleneck is almost certainly the print engine. esp. in graphics mode. 3) Even if you use Linux you'll need specific kernel revisions or patches.See hpoj (on sourceforge). HTH -- ian j hart Quoth the raven, bite me! Salem Saberhagen (Episode LXXXI: The Phantom Menace)