Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2003 17:36:50 -0300 From: Konrad Scorciapino <fallenbr@uol.com.br> To: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: USB Printer Message-ID: <200304011736.50814.fallenbr@uol.com.br> In-Reply-To: <16008.60303.465019.325072@guru.mired.org> References: <200303311816.24823.fallenbr@uol.com.br> <16008.60303.465019.325072@guru.mired.org>
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Hi, > What did you try sending to /dev/ulpt0 that caused things to lock up? Anything I tried caused the system to lock up. Here are some examples konrad@localhost /home/konrad # lptest > /dev/ulpt0 ^C konrad@localhost /home/konrad # ls > /dev/ulpt0 ^C konrad@localhost /home/konrad # cat /etc/cvsupfile > /dev/ulpt0 ^C > > And how do I know whether my printer is a winprinter or not? > > The standard way is by sending it flat ascii text, and seeing if it > prints that. If it prints the text you sent, it's not a winprinter. If > it does nothing, or prints gibberish, it's probably a winprinter. So it means that my printer is a winprinter? Thanks!
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