Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 04:08:32 -0400 From: Parv <parv@pair.com> To: Peter Matulis <petermatulis@yahoo.ca> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: printer causing computer to reboot Message-ID: <20050912080832.GC85219@holestein.holy.cow> In-Reply-To: <20050912000621.76762.qmail@web60019.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20050912000621.76762.qmail@web60019.mail.yahoo.com>
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in message <20050912000621.76762.qmail@web60019.mail.yahoo.com>, wrote Peter Matulis thusly... > > Hi, I am running FreeBSD 5.4. I have upgraded my ports and recompiled the > system and kernel. I have a USB laser printer (Lexmark E310) that is recognized > automatically when attached. (That allows use of parallel port too.) > Occasionally when a print request is sent I receive a message in > my /var/log/messages file (see first message in list below). > > kernel: usbd_setup_pipe: failed to start endpoint, IOERROR last > message repeated 2 times ... > kernel: ulpt0: using bi-directional mode > kernel: usbd_setup_pipe: failed to start endpoint, IOERROR > > Then the system rebooted. I will leave this others to address as i have not used the printer via USB at all. Currently it is being used over ethernet through a SMC router connected via parallel port. I did not encounter any problems when it was directly connected to any of the 2-3 computer systems. > Another issue is when I send a print request either a) nothing > happens (maybe a log message is generated) or b) paper comes out > with this at top left corner: "s: 1" Could it be a incorrect printcap? What kind of data (PS, PDF, plain text), and how, are you trying to print? - Parv --
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