From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG  Sat Mar  5 23:29:03 2011
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34])
	by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 476361065675
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Sat,  5 Mar 2011 23:29:03 +0000 (UTC)
	(envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com)
Received: from wonkity.com (wonkity.com [67.158.26.137])
	by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 074F18FC1D
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Sat,  5 Mar 2011 23:29:02 +0000 (UTC)
Received: from wonkity.com (localhost [127.0.0.1])
	by wonkity.com (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id p25NT0eu090698;
	Sat, 5 Mar 2011 16:29:00 -0700 (MST)
	(envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com)
Received: from localhost (wblock@localhost)
	by wonkity.com (8.14.4/8.14.4/Submit) with ESMTP id p25NT0vB090695;
	Sat, 5 Mar 2011 16:29:00 -0700 (MST)
	(envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com)
Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2011 16:29:00 -0700 (MST)
From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>
To: Rem P Roberti <remegius@comcast.net>
In-Reply-To: <20110305221355.GA1391@bsd.remdog.net>
Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1103051620290.90638@wonkity.com>
References: <20110305201443.GA2720@bsd.remdog.net>
	<alpine.BSF.2.00.1103051434520.90372@wonkity.com>
	<20110305221355.GA1391@bsd.remdog.net>
User-Agent: Alpine 2.00 (BSF 1167 2008-08-23)
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed
X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.2.6
	(wonkity.com [127.0.0.1]); Sat, 05 Mar 2011 16:29:00 -0700 (MST)
Cc: FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject: Re: Printer Offline
X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5
Precedence: list
List-Id: User questions <freebsd-questions.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, 
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, 
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 05 Mar 2011 23:29:03 -0000

On Sat, 5 Mar 2011, Rem P Roberti wrote:

> Thanks for the reply. The printer is an HP Photosmart 9180, connected
> to ulpt0, which cannot be toggled online/offline.  The printer is
> designed to remain on full time, and has maintenance routines that
> it goes through every 24 hrs.  If you turn it off and then turn it
> back on again it goes through a long set of diagnostic routines.

You might be able to wake it up with something like
   true > /dev/unlpt0

Or maybe use usbconfig to wake it up, in various ways.  Some might make 
it do the ink-wasting powerup, though.
   usbconfig -d ugen1.2 resume
   usbconfig -d ugen1.2 power_on
   usbconfig -d ugen1.2 reset

Don't know if that would work with the unlpt device directly.

HP says that printer is not supported with HPLIP, but not why.