From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Feb 22 17: 0:31 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from raffles-it.com (raffles.demon.co.uk [158.152.17.201]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6A51737B4EC for ; Thu, 22 Feb 2001 17:00:20 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dpd@raffles-it.com) Received: from dribble.lan.raffles-it.com (dribble.lan.raffles-it.com [192.168.100.50]) by raffles-it.com (8.11.2/8.11.1) with ESMTP id f1N0WNx64826; Fri, 23 Feb 2001 00:32:23 GMT (envelope-from dpd@lan.raffles-it.com) Received: from dribble.lan.raffles-it.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by dribble.lan.raffles-it.com (8.11.2/8.11.1) with ESMTP id f1N0lgM06868; Fri, 23 Feb 2001 00:47:42 GMT (envelope-from dpd@lan.raffles-it.com) Message-Id: <200102230047.f1N0lgM06868@dribble.lan.raffles-it.com> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.3.1 01/18/2001 with nmh-1.0.4 To: Jeremy Nelson , questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Printing via USB In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 19 Feb 2001 13:29:18 CST." <200102191929.NAA03320@epicsol.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2001 00:47:41 +0000 From: David Dooley Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Jeremy, I tried to respond to your email, but apperently it got rejected by one of the isp's on route. I you have the details of the wake up program I would be most intrested. I would also be intrested in how you configured your printer just for comparision. Thanks for your time. David. > In article <200102191847.f1JIl8Z01499@dribble.lan.raffles-it.com> you posted: > >Hi, I have a Epsom printer with a USB port and have configured USB and ulpt > >suport in my kernel. When I print I via the parallel port I get output, but > >when I try via the ulpt0 port the printer cariage moves for a couple of > >seconds, but no output. Anyone any ideas? > > Yes. Unfortunately, epson printers are not "ready to go", but rather have > to be commanded to attention before you can print to them. There is a small > program floating around that tells the epson printer to exit its sleeping > mode and come to attention. I don't have where I am right now, but if you > email me back, I'll send it to you tonight after I get home. > > >I am trying to keep the "lpt" port free for a postscript printer, all though > >if anyone knows how to print to a "TCP/IP stream" type network printer that > >would me be most useful as well, as the printer has a network port that is > >connected and configured. > > You should look at the 'cups' port -- together with the 'gimp-print' package, > it has successfully got freebsd thinking that my epson 860 printer is a > postscript printer (through software, natch). Works great, so far. > > Jeremy > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message