Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 17:27:53 +0200 From: Torfinn Ingolfsen <torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: lpt0 always busy Message-ID: <20050927172753.09042e75.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> In-Reply-To: <20050927102636.22f39e53.stanley.jobson@gmx.ch> References: <20050924180909.78a29487.stanley.jobson@gmx.ch> <200509252330.05256.doconnor@gsoft.com.au> <20050925181238.6bfe01fb.stanley.jobson@gmx.ch> <200509260849.50510.doconnor@gsoft.com.au> <20050927102636.22f39e53.stanley.jobson@gmx.ch>
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On Tue, 27 Sep 2005 10:26:36 +0200 stanley jobson <stanley.jobson@gmx.ch> wrote: > > > > It seriously looks like the printer, cable or port are broken, or > > the printer is very very special.. > > > > What sort of printer is it? > > its a canon lbp 460 - ugly gdi printer :) Aha, that explains wy it will not work. see this: http://linuxprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=Canon-LBP-460 the printer can print ascii text at all, it is a raster-only win* gdi printer. It is the driver who does all the work. Always, always check LinuxPrinting.org before starting with an unknown printer. -- Regards, Torfinn Ingolfsen, Norway
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