Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2003 09:10:53 +0200 From: Daniel Nielsen <djn@daimi.au.dk> To: FreeBSD Current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: USB Printer? Message-ID: <20030819071052.GA23940@daimi.au.dk> In-Reply-To: <20030818183129.GW70636@cicely12.cicely.de> References: <20030818110251.GA10975@daimi.au.dk> <20030818125910.GR70636@cicely12.cicely.de> <20030818145328.GA5193@daimi.au.dk> <20030818183129.GW70636@cicely12.cicely.de>
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On 18/08-03 20.31, Bernd Walter wrote: > On Mon, Aug 18, 2003 at 04:53:29PM +0200, Daniel Nielsen wrote: > > On 18/08-03 14.59, Bernd Walter wrote: > > > On Mon, Aug 18, 2003 at 01:02:51PM +0200, Daniel Nielsen wrote: > > > > Hi. > > > > > > > > I installed 5.1-RELEASE on a compuiter with a nforce2 mobo, worked > > > > nice... Then I bought a Brother-5050 Laser printer > > > > (Postscript). Installed and configured cups. cups worked fine. Then I > > > > realized, the printer only works if it is turned on before my freebsd > > > > boots. > > > > > > > > When I power it up, it is detected by the freebsd usb-system: > > > > > > > > zits root # dmesg | grep ulpt > > > > ulpt0: Brother HL-5050, rev 2.00/1.00, addr 3, iclass 7/1 > > > > ulpt0: using bi-directional mode > > > > zits root # > > > > > > > > And when I turn it off: > > > > zits root # dmesg | grep ulpt > > > > <snip> > > > > ulpt0: at uhub0 port 2 (addr 3) disconnected > > > > ulpt0: detached > > > > zits root # > > > > > > > > but when I send a job to the printer, the CUPS usb backend just > > > > hangs, locking /dev/ulpt0 > > > > > > > > I tried cat /root/some-file > /dev/ulpt0 , and it also just hangs. > > > > > > /dev/ulpt0 shouldn't exist after ulpt0 was detached. > > > > It doesn't... I wasn't being clear, I only try the cat thing after the > > printer is attached and turned on. > > What does ps -axl say. I'll have to check when I get home. > What kind of USB controller do you have? Its the onboard nvidia nforce2 controller, USB 2 is enabled in BIOS. Switching it off doesn't help > Are other full-speed USB devices working on this usb controller (mices > are often low speed)? No. I only have 2 usb devices, mouse and printer. /Daniel -- There are no great men, only great challenges that ordinary men are forced by circumstances to meet. -- Admiral William Halsey
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