Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 19:48:10 -0700 From: "Evan Dower" <evantd@hotmail.com> To: dominic_marks@btinternet.com Cc: neal@nelson.name, matt@gsicomp.on.ca, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Printer (lpt0) Device Busy (Epson Stylus Color 740) Message-ID: <F103AXCBJAQsASFB6oH000087d5@hotmail.com>
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I'm sorry. I'm really sorry. The problem with my printer... was that it was out of ink. I'm very sorry. As it turns out, and Epson Stylus Color 740 will continue to print after the ink low LED turns on, but only for a limited time. After a while, it will simply stop accepting jobs, and your computer will report a communication error of some kind. I know, it's one of the first things I should have checked for, and I apologize. On the bright side, though, it does work now (on both the parallel and USB ports), and I even got my USB camera working... sort of. It starts out fine. It gets detected and mounts fine. but when I umount it, the camera's display does not change from "USB" to "REMOVE OK." Also, if I unplug it and then plug it in a second time, it doesn't work. Any clues? Any idea where I should look? Thanks again, Evan Dower >From: Dominic Marks <dominic_marks@btinternet.com> >To: Evan Dower <evantd@hotmail.com> >CC: neal@nelson.name, matt@gsicomp.on.ca,freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, >freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org,freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, >freebsd-stable@freebsd.org >Subject: Re: Printer (lpt0) Device Busy (Epson Stylus Color 740) >Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 10:16:03 +0100 >MIME-Version: 1.0 >Received: from mc3-f13.law16.hotmail.com ([65.54.236.148]) by >mc3-s19.law16.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.5600); Mon, 16 >Sep 2002 02:16:52 -0700 >Received: from mx2.freebsd.org ([216.136.204.119]) by >mc3-f13.law16.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.5600); Mon, 16 >Sep 2002 02:16:45 -0700 >Received: from hub.freebsd.org (hub.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.18])by >mx2.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPid A502055C97; Mon, 16 Sep 2002 >02:15:44 -0700 (PDT)(envelope-from owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG) >Received: by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix, from userid 538)id A89BE37B412; Mon, >16 Sep 2002 02:15:30 -0700 (PDT) >Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1])by hub.freebsd.org >(Postfix) with SMTPid 8AB0B2E8024; Mon, 16 Sep 2002 02:15:30 -0700 (PDT) >Received: by hub.freebsd.org (bulk_mailer v1.12); Mon, 16 Sep 2002 02:15:30 >-0700 >Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.125])by >hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPid 0ECFD37B400; Mon, 16 Sep 2002 >02:15:16 -0700 (PDT) >Received: from host217-41-22-89.in-addr.btopenworld.com >(host217-41-22-89.in-addr.btopenworld.com [217.41.22.89])by mx1.FreeBSD.org >(Postfix) with ESMTPid 14F3043E3B; Mon, 16 Sep 2002 02:15:15 -0700 >(PDT)(envelope-from dom@host217-41-22-89.in-addr.btopenworld.com) >Received: by host217-41-22-89.in-addr.btopenworld.com (Postfix, from userid >1001)id 7050A533; Mon, 16 Sep 2002 10:16:03 +0100 (BST) >Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org >Message-ID: <20020916091603.GA429@gallium> >References: <F73RBrqiigRKtBkAFMr00018b71@hotmail.com> >In-Reply-To: <F73RBrqiigRKtBkAFMr00018b71@hotmail.com> >User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.1i >Sender: owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG >List-ID: <freebsd-stable.FreeBSD.ORG> >List-Archive: <http://docs.freebsd.org/mail/>; (Web Archive) >List-Help: <mailto:majordomo@FreeBSD.ORG?subject=help> (List Instructions) >List-Subscribe: ><mailto:majordomo@FreeBSD.ORG?subject=subscribe%20freebsd-stable> >List-Unsubscribe: ><mailto:majordomo@FreeBSD.ORG?subject=unsubscribe%20freebsd-stable> >X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG >Precedence: bulk >Return-Path: owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG >X-OriginalArrivalTime: 16 Sep 2002 09:16:45.0228 (UTC) >FILETIME=[C70946C0:01C25D61] > >On Sun, Sep 15, 2002 at 10:12:56PM -0700, Evan Dower wrote: > > Truth is I do have a USB card and a USB camera. The camera gets detected > > and recognized as a USB mass storage device, but I haven't figured out >how > > to get it to mount (what with the scsi emulations and crap). Anyway, the > >I mount my FujiFilm FinePix A101 like this: > ># mkdir /camera ># chmod 777 /camera ># mount_msdos /dev/da0s1 /camera > >In my kernel configuration I have: > >device usb >device uhci >device ohci >device umass >device scbus >device da >device pass > > > hidden point here is that I would love to hear how you set it up for >USB. > > Please, please, please tell me all about it. > > Thanks, > > Evan Dower > > > > > > >From: Neal Nelson <neal@nelson.name> > > >Reply-To: neal@nelson.name > > >To: Evan Dower <evantd@hotmail.com> > > >CC: matt@gsicomp.on.ca, > > >freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org,freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org, > > >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org,freebsd-stable@freebsd.org > > >Subject: Re: Printer (lpt0) Device Busy (Epson Stylus Color 740) > > >Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 15:12:44 +1000 > > >MIME-Version: 1.0 > > >Received: from mx2.freebsd.org ([216.136.204.119]) by > > >mc3-f37.law16.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.5600); Sun, >15 > > >Sep 2002 22:08:07 -0700 > > >Received: from hub.freebsd.org (hub.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.18])by > > >mx2.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPid 4BE9E55981; Sun, 15 Sep 2002 > > >22:07:14 -0700 (PDT)(envelope-from owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG) > > >Received: by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix, from userid 538)id 9A15F37B401; > > >Sun, 15 Sep 2002 22:06:56 -0700 (PDT) > > >Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1])by hub.freebsd.org > > >(Postfix) with SMTPid DD1F72E8023; Sun, 15 Sep 2002 22:06:55 -0700 >(PDT) > > >Received: by hub.freebsd.org (bulk_mailer v1.12); Sun, 15 Sep 2002 > > >22:06:55 -0700 > > >Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.125])by > > >hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPid 6432D37B400; Sun, 15 Sep 2002 > > >22:06:45 -0700 (PDT) > > >Received: from server.home.neal.nelson.name > > >(CPE-203-51-147-163.vic.bigpond.net.au [203.51.147.163])by >mx1.FreeBSD.org > > >(Postfix) with ESMTPid 55DAC43E42; Sun, 15 Sep 2002 22:06:43 -0700 > > >(PDT)(envelope-from neal@nelson.name) > > >Received: from server.home.neal.nelson.name (localhost [127.0.0.1])by > > >server.home.neal.nelson.name (8.12.6/8.12.5) with ESMTP id > > >g8G5Cicc000370;Mon, 16 Sep 2002 15:12:45 +1000 (EST)(envelope-from > > >neal@nelson.name) > > >Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org > > >Message-ID: <20020916051244.GA351@server> > > >References: <F104Tkm6f2nB0iTnB3S0001234b@hotmail.com> > > >In-Reply-To: <F104Tkm6f2nB0iTnB3S0001234b@hotmail.com>; from > > >evantd@hotmail.com on Mon, Sep 16, 2002 at 13:52:42 +1000 > > >X-Mailer: Balsa 1.4.0 > > >Lines: 185 > > >Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG > > >List-ID: <freebsd-hardware.FreeBSD.ORG> > > >List-Archive: <http://docs.freebsd.org/mail/>; (Web Archive) > > >List-Help: <mailto:majordomo@FreeBSD.ORG?subject=help> (List >Instructions) > > >List-Subscribe: > > ><mailto:majordomo@FreeBSD.ORG?subject=subscribe%20freebsd-hardware> > > >List-Unsubscribe: > > ><mailto:majordomo@FreeBSD.ORG?subject=unsubscribe%20freebsd-hardware> > > >X-Loop: FreeBSD.org > > >Precedence: bulk > > >Return-Path: owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG > > >X-OriginalArrivalTime: 16 Sep 2002 05:08:07.0752 (UTC) > > >FILETIME=[0B871480:01C25D3F] > > > > > >I've been using an Epson Stylus Color 740 on FreeBSD for ages without > > >problems. However, I'm using the USB interface not parallel with CUPS >as > > >my print system. Probably of no help apart from that fact that it can >be > > >made to work. > > > > > >On 2002.09.16 13:52 Evan Dower wrote: > > >>Has anyone even gotten an Epson Stylus Color 740 to work on FreeBSD >4.x? > > >>If so, I would love to get in touch with you. I can't seem to get mine >to > > >>work regardless of BIOS settings. > > >>Thanks a lot, > > >>Evan Dower > > >> > > >> > > >>>From: "Matthew Emmerton" <matt@gsicomp.on.ca> > > >>>To: "Evan Dower" <evantd@hotmail.com> > > >>>Subject: Re: Printer (lpt0) Device Busy > > >>>Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2002 18:13:57 -0400 > > >>>MIME-Version: 1.0 > > >>>Received: from tomts22-srv.bellnexxia.net ([209.226.175.184]) by > > >>>hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.5600); Sat, 14 Sep 2002 > > >>>15:14:00 -0700 > > >>>Received: from xena.gsicomp.on.ca ([65.95.177.86]) by > > >>>tomts22-srv.bellnexxia.net (InterMail vM.5.01.04.19 > > >>>201-253-122-122-119-20020516) with ESMTP id > > > >>><20020914221357.LVJT15700.tomts22-srv.bellnexxia.net@xena.gsicomp.on.ca> > > >>> for <evantd@hotmail.com>; Sat, 14 Sep 2002 18:13:57 -0400 > > >>>Received: from hermes (hermes.gsicomp.on.ca [192.168.0.18])by > > >>>xena.gsicomp.on.ca (8.11.3/8.11.3) with SMTP id g8EL08X95409for > > >>><evantd@hotmail.com>; Sat, 14 Sep 2002 17:00:08 -0400 > > >>>(EDT)(envelope-from matt@gsicomp.on.ca) > > >>>Message-ID: <015301c25c3c$05d36b50$1200a8c0@gsicomp.on.ca> > > >>>References: <F76fMPAFcdnksMhG4Yd00003f7e@hotmail.com> > > >>>X-Priority: 3 > > >>>X-MSMail-Priority: Normal > > >>>X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4807.1700 > > >>>X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4910.0300 > > >>>Return-Path: matt@gsicomp.on.ca > > >>>X-OriginalArrivalTime: 14 Sep 2002 22:14:00.0302 (UTC) > > >>>FILETIME=[06E158E0:01C25C3C] > > >>> > > >>>Evan, > > >>> > > >>>If you've used it this way before with other OSes, then it's most >likely > > >>>a > > >>>FreeBSD problem. > > >>> > > >>>I've had problems with some printer when running with EPP/ECP enabled >in > > >>>the > > >>>BIOS. I'd try adjusting your BIOS to make your printer port "dumb" >and > > >>>see > > >>>if that makes things better. > > >>> > > >>>Matt > > >>> > > >>> > > >>>----- Original Message ----- > > >>>From: "Evan Dower" <evantd@hotmail.com> > > >>>To: <matt@gsicomp.on.ca> > > >>>Sent: Saturday, September 14, 2002 4:51 PM > > >>>Subject: Re: Printer (lpt0) Device Busy > > >>> > > >>> > > >>>> Hmm... I have used it only with MacOS (not X) and Linux, and >according > > >>>to > > >>>> http://www.linuxprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=62112 "Printer > > >>>supports > > >>>> direct text printing with the `us-ascii' charset." Whether it >requires > > >>>some > > >>>> initial setup I don't know, though it is (very specifically) >detected > > >>>at > > >>>> startup. Do you know how I could check on that? or what I can do if > > >>>that > > >>>is > > >>>> the case? > > >>>> Thanks, > > >>>> Evan Dower > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> >From: "Matthew Emmerton" <matt@gsicomp.on.ca> > > >>>> >To: "Evan Dower" <evantd@hotmail.com> > > >>>> >Subject: Re: Printer (lpt0) Device Busy > > >>>> >Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2002 00:09:48 -0400 > > >>>> >MIME-Version: 1.0 > > >>>> >Received: from tomts22-srv.bellnexxia.net ([209.226.175.184]) by > > >>>> >mc2-f35.law16.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.4905); >Fri, > > >>>13 > > >>>> >Sep 2002 21:09:52 -0700 > > >>>> >Received: from xena.gsicomp.on.ca ([65.95.177.86]) by > > >>>> >tomts22-srv.bellnexxia.net (InterMail vM.5.01.04.19 > > >>>> >201-253-122-122-119-20020516) with ESMTP id > > >>>> > > > >>>><20020914040948.SZOF15700.tomts22-srv.bellnexxia.net@xena.gsicomp.on.ca> > > >>>> > for <evantd@hotmail.com>; Sat, 14 Sep 2002 00:09:48 -0400 > > >>>> >Received: from hermes (hermes.gsicomp.on.ca [192.168.0.18])by > > >>>> >xena.gsicomp.on.ca (8.11.3/8.11.3) with SMTP id g8E2twX94177for > > >>>> ><evantd@hotmail.com>; Fri, 13 Sep 2002 22:55:58 -0400 > > >>>(EDT)(envelope-from > > >>>> >matt@gsicomp.on.ca) > > >>>> >Message-ID: <001501c25ba4$91145c30$1200a8c0@gsicomp.on.ca> > > >>>> >References: <F92hL5RZVSv2b1fZsgE00009c58@hotmail.com> > > >>>> >X-Priority: 3 > > >>>> >X-MSMail-Priority: Normal > > >>>> >X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4807.1700 > > >>>> >X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4910.0300 > > >>>> >Return-Path: matt@gsicomp.on.ca > > >>>> >X-OriginalArrivalTime: 14 Sep 2002 04:09:54.0043 (UTC) > > >>>> >FILETIME=[9449E4B0:01C25BA4] > > >>>> > > > >>>> > > I am trying to install a printer (Epson Stylus Color 740), but > > >>>FreeBSD > > >>>> > > claims that the device (/dev/lpt0) is busy. I began with > > >>>4.6-RELEASE > > >>>but > > >>>> > > upgrade to -STABLE to see if that would fix the problem (it > > >>>didn't). > > >>>My > > >>>> > > system is: > > >>>> > > $ uname -a > > >>>> > > FreeBSD lojak.u.washington.edu 4.7-PRERELEASE FreeBSD > > >>>4.7-PRERELEASE > > >>>#0: > > >>>> >Thu > > >>>> > > Sep 12 00:21:06 PDT 2002 > > >>>> > > root@lojak.u.washington.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/CUSTOM i386 > > >>>> > > I even tried using the GENERIC kernel to no avail. I'm fairly > > >>>certain > > >>>my > > >>>> > > kernel is set up properly anyway since the printer is detected >at > > >>>> >startup. > > >>>> > > $ dmesg > > >>>> > > ... > > >>>> > > ppc0: <Parallel port> at port 0x378-0x37f irq 7 on isa0 > > >>>> > > ppc0: SMC-like chipset (ECP/EPP/PS2/NIBBLE) in COMPATIBLE mode > > >>>> > > ppc0: FIFO with 16/16/9 bytes threshold > > >>>> > > ppbus0: IEEE1284 device found /NIBBLE > > >>>> > > Probing for PnP devices on ppbus0: > > >>>> > > ppbus0: <EPSON Stylus COLOR 740> PRINTER ESCPL2,BDC,D4 > > >>>> > > lpt0: <Printer> on ppbus0 > > >>>> > > lpt0: Interrupt-driven port > > >>>> > > ... > > >>>> > > Yet still, if I try to do a test print, nothing happens. > > >>>> > > # echo test > /dev/lpt0 > > >>>> > > /dev/lpt0: Device busy. > > >>>> > > In fact, even just trying to get status info does the same >thing. > > >>>> > > # cat /dev/lpt0 > > >>>> > > cat: /dev/lpt0: Device busy > > >>>> > > So the device is busy. Certainly, a program must be bogarting >it. > > >>>Yet > > >>>> >fstat > > >>>> > > begs to differ. > > >>>> > > $ fstat /dev/lpt0 > > >>>> > > USER CMD PID FD MOUNT INUM MODE >SZ|DV > > >>>R/W > > >>>> >NAME > > >>>> > > That's an empty list of open files named /dev/lpt0. > > >>>> > > > >>>> >If your Epson print is a "winprinter" (meaning that it requires > > >>>special > > >>>> >initialization before it will allow itself to print plain text), >then > > >>>the > > >>>> >device will show up as busy if you try and do anything with it. > > >>>> > > > >>>> >-- > > >>>> >Matt Emmerton > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> _________________________________________________________________ > > >>>> Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: >http://mobile.msn.com > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >>_________________________________________________________________ > > >>Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com > > >> > > >> > > >>To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > >>with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message > > > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > >with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message > >-- >Dominic Marks << dominic_marks at btinternet.com >> > Computer & Politics Geek > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message
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