Date: Fri, 26 Jun 1998 20:44:25 -0400 (EDT) From: Alex Boisvert <alex@gel.usherb.ca> To: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> Cc: Zach Heilig <zach@gaffaneys.com>, current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ppbus is broken. Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.980626203916.12156B-100000@teel.info-noire.com> In-Reply-To: <199806230544.WAA00949@antipodes.cdrom.com>
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On Mon, 22 Jun 1998, Mike Smith wrote: > > In a kernel with these lines: > > controller ppbus0 > > device nlpt0 at ppbus? > > controller ppc0 at isa? port? irq 7 vector ppcintr > > > > There is data corruption for some binary data sent to the printer. When > > printing a postscript file with ghostscript, the printer will print properly > > for a bit of the page, then start printing garbage. (The printer is a > > Deskjet 890C if that matters at all). > > > > The old driver: > > device lpt0 at isa? port? tty irq 7 vector lptintr > > > > works well. > > I've seen this before; the ppbus author and I are trying to narrow the > fault down. I take it that you don't have anything else on the ppbus? > Just for the records, I use the new "ppbus" driver with -STABLE and I am seeing the same "garbage" corruption with my printers (an HP LaserJet III/pcl5 or Brother LP-8h/postscript, depending on which one is plugged) >From my experience, I get garbage when my ZIP drive is not plugged (only one printer connected to a direct parallel cable). If you need more information, I'd be glad to supply them. Alex Boisvert To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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