Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 21:07:45 -0500 From: Gary Corcoran <gcorcoran@rcn.com> To: euro@i.com.ua, freebsd-usb@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Progress on usb/79524 (printing to Minolta 1300W via /dev/ulpt0) Message-ID: <437BE5F1.1070606@rcn.com> In-Reply-To: <1132161108.875.20.camel@localhost> References: <1132156386.875.11.camel@localhost> <20051116.092130.122061736.imp@bsdimp.com> <1132161108.875.20.camel@localhost>
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Eugene Rogoza wrote: > On Wed, 2005-11-16 at 09:21 -0700, M. Warner Losh wrote: > >>In message: <1132156386.875.11.camel@localhost> >> Eugene Rogoza <euro@i.com.ua> writes: >>: Hello everybody, >>: >>: The old issue with 'ulpt' and "device busy" (usb/79524) is slowly moving >>: towards resolution. >>: >>: A brief history: >>: >>: http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/htdig/freebsd-usb/2005-March/000695.html >>: http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/htdig/freebsd-usb/2005-July/001254.html >>: http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/htdig/freebsd-usb/2005-July/001265.html >>: >>: I tried the patch of Mr. M. Warner Losh and voila! No "device busy" >>: anymore, but when sending a print job, the kernel reports: "ulpt0: >>: offline", and stays offline, although the printer is turned on. >> >>Yes. The kernel will say that, and then send the print job anyway. >>Does the job actually print? > > > Nope. Should it print after something like: > > echo "Test" > /dev/ulpt0 ? > > Because if the simple tests fail, then the complex ones (ghostscript -> > PPD -> driver) also fail. But actually I didn't try the whole chain yet. > > > >>: Is it a somewhat known issue, or should I supply additional debug >>: information? >> >>Yes. It is telling you your printer is broken :-). There's no >>software problem here. Your printer stupidly reports offline status. > > > Then I guess the Windows driver is more "kickass" or simply doesn't care > whether the printer is online. Ummmm - aren't the Minolta printers with 'W' in the model number Windows-only printers? That is, they depend on a windows driver for a great deal of their functionality, as I understand it, which is why they are cheaper than the non-W models... Garyhelp
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