From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Jul 25 23: 0:40 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mail.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com (mail.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com [206.29.169.15]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 17CC937B407 for ; Wed, 25 Jul 2001 23:00:36 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from tedm@toybox.placo.com) Received: from tedm.placo.com (nat-rtr.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com [206.29.168.154]) by mail.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com (8.11.1/8.11.1) with SMTP id f6Q60Y847418; Wed, 25 Jul 2001 23:00:34 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from tedm@toybox.placo.com) From: "Ted Mittelstaedt" To: "User & Ian Patrick Thomas" , Subject: RE: /dev/lpt0 is still busy Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2001 23:00:34 -0700 Message-ID: <003301c11598$48f1c120$1401a8c0@tedm.placo.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 8.5, Build 4.71.2173.0 Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3155.0 In-Reply-To: <20010725153341.B361@localhost> Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Your doing it right. It's probably some hardware issue. I've set up parallel port printers on FreeBSD on a number of machines in the past. About 20% of them had some problem with the parallel port in the computer to where it would not print. It used to not be a problem because time was that the parallel port was on a card that you could unplug and replace if the port acted up. Today they all seem to be on the motherboards and replacing the parallel port is not possible. I finally got so disgusted that I gave it up and now I use HP JetDirect print servers which can be had for a few bucks on Ebay, and connect them to the FreeBSD systems via Ethernet. Ted Mittelstaedt tedm@toybox.placo.com Author of: The FreeBSD Corporate Networker's Guide Book website: http://www.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com >-----Original Message----- >From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG >[mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of User & Ian >Patrick Thomas >Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2001 12:34 PM >To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG >Subject: /dev/lpt0 is still busy > > > I've posted this before but I'm still unable to get my Hewlett Packard >Laserjet IIP to work. Below is a copy of what comes up in dmesg when I >boot. I have also turned on debugging on the parellel port thinking that >maybe the cable was bad. > >options LPT_DEBUG # debug the blasted lpt device > >ppc0: at port 0x378-0x37f on isa0 >ppc0: Generic chipset (NIBBLE-only) in COMPATIBLE mode >ppi0: on ppbus0 >plip0: on ppbus0 >out=55 in=55 tout=10000 >out=aa in=aa tout=10000 >out=fe in=fe tout=10000 >out=fd in=fd tout=10000 >out=fb in=fb tout=10000 >out=f7 in=f7 tout=10000 >out=ef in=ef tout=10000 >out=df in=df tout=10000 >out=bf in=bf tout=10000 >out=7f in=7f tout=10000 >out=1 in=1 tout=10000 >out=2 in=2 tout=10000 >out=4 in=4 tout=10000 >out=8 in=8 tout=10000 >out=10 in=10 tout=10000 >out=20 in=20 tout=10000 >out=40 in=40 tout=10000 >out=80 in=80 tout=10000 >lpt0: on ppbus0 >oldirq 0 >lpt0: Polled port >irq 0 0 > > I have tried it in IRQ mode also. Here are the exact commands that >give me /dev/lpt0 busy > >lptest > /dev/lpt0 > > I don't have anything in my /etc/printcap yet because I didn't think >anything was needed unless I'm using the lpr command. There is paper in >the printer, the test pages print fine, and the online light is lit with >the words 00READY on the LED. I have never set up a printer before on >FreeBSD, so if I'm making an obvious mistake here, go easy.:) > >Ian > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message