Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2004 15:26:20 +0100 From: Steve O'Hara-Smith <steve@sohara.org> To: Torfinn Ingolfsen <torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: USB 2 HP Laserjet 2550L problem Message-ID: <20040706152620.442e28f7.steve@sohara.org> In-Reply-To: <20040706103825.58e4a5fe.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> References: <20040706071446.49ba03a4.steve@sohara.org> <20040706103825.58e4a5fe.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no>
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On Tue, 6 Jul 2004 10:38:25 +0200 Torfinn Ingolfsen <torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> wrote: > On Tue, 6 Jul 2004 07:14:46 +0100 > Steve O'Hara-Smith <steve@sohara.org> wrote: > > > support, so I'm using it as a PostScript printer. > > > > It /nearly/ works. The first job to the printer prints fine (and > > quickly) but the data transfer light keeps flashing and the printer > > will not print anything else until a timeout passes, at which point <snip> > Some Postscript printers adhere very strict to the "protocol". This > means that they will wait (and wait, and wait...) for the end of job > character (Ctrl-D) before they think that a job is finished. This is One nail hit squarely on the head - thank you Torfinn. I added this script as the if and all is now well: #cat /usr/local/libexec/lpr/if-ps #!/bin/sh /bin/cat /bin/echo -n ^D PS to all -stable users - count this as a success story for USB 2 support under -stable :) -- C:>WIN | Solar Thermal Systems The computer obeys and wins. | http://www.soleire.com/ You lose and Bill collects. | Directable Mirror Arrays | http://www.sohara.org/
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