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Date:      Sun, 1 Jun 2014 09:09:03 -0600 (MDT)
From:      Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>
To:        Matthias Apitz <guru@unixarea.de>
Cc:        Datasmurf <datasmurf@mail.ru>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: USB to parallel for printer HP LaserJet 4mL
Message-ID:  <alpine.BSF.2.00.1406010908060.24305@wonkity.com>
In-Reply-To: <20140601090421.GA2222@La-Habana>
References:  <20140519134901.GA2823@La-Habana> <20140519204501.e712d94add50457f78014669@mail.ru> <20140601090421.GA2222@La-Habana>

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On Sun, 1 Jun 2014, Matthias Apitz wrote:

> El día Monday, May 19, 2014 a las 08:45:01PM +0200, Datasmurf escribió:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> i bought a few years ago, a parallel to usb cable from LogiLink [1].
>> It used to work fine with freebsd.
>>
>> [1] http://www.logilink.eu/showproduct/AU0003C.htm
>
> Hello,
>
> I bought this device now and it attaches as:
>
> Jun  1 11:02:12 La-Habana kernel: ugen1.2: <Prlific Technology Inc.> at usbus1
> Jun  1 11:02:12 La-Habana kernel: ulpt0: <Prlific Technology Inc.  IEEE-1284 Controller, class 0/0, rev 1.00/2.00, addr 2> on usbus1
> Jun  1 11:02:12 La-Habana kernel: ulpt0: using bi-directional mode
>
> but I can not send data to the device:
>
> # cat Pango/my1st.ps > /dev/ulpt0
> cat: stdout: Input/output error
>
> Any ideas?

Try /dev/unlpt0 instead.
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Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2014 17:13:46 +0200
From: Matthias Apitz <guru@unixarea.de>
To: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>
Subject: Re: USB to parallel for printer HP LaserJet 4mL
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El día Sunday, June 01, 2014 a las 09:09:03AM -0600, Warren Block escribió:

> > Hello,
> >
> > I bought this device now and it attaches as:
> >
> > Jun  1 11:02:12 La-Habana kernel: ugen1.2: <Prlific Technology Inc.> at usbus1
> > Jun  1 11:02:12 La-Habana kernel: ulpt0: <Prlific Technology Inc.  IEEE-1284 Controller, class 0/0, rev 1.00/2.00, addr 2> on usbus1
> > Jun  1 11:02:12 La-Habana kernel: ulpt0: using bi-directional mode
> >
> > but I can not send data to the device:
> >
> > # cat Pango/my1st.ps > /dev/ulpt0
> > cat: stdout: Input/output error
> >
> > Any ideas?
> 
> Try /dev/unlpt0 instead.

My fault not to mention it: I tried both, same problem.

	matthias
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