Date: Sat, 26 Sep 1998 02:42:37 +0000 (GMT) From: "Jason C. Wells" <jcwells@u.washington.edu> To: FreeBSD-questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: 'tip printer' Just Sits There Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.02A.9809260225110.1284-100000@s8-37-26.student.washington.edu>
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I was following the instructions in the handbook for setting up my printer. I have an Apple Laserwriter II NTX connect via serial port to COM2. As root: I tried the following in '/etc/remote' with 'tip printer' to no avail. printer:dv=/dev/ttyd1:br#9600:pa=none So according to the instructions I moved on. I have the following in '/etc/remote' printer:dv=/dev/cuaa1:br#9600:pa=none Then I do this and get the output. root@s8-37-26# tip printer connected My prompt vanishes and I cannot give input. I cannot even issue CTRL-D to exit the shell. Since, things aren't going according to the instructions, I am at a loss. Just on a hunch I tried 'tip printer' as a user with this output. jason@s8-37-26$ tip printer uu_lock: creat error: Permission denied all ports busy Permission denied makes sense to me. Why would I get all ports busy if I never had permission to access the port in the first place? What do I need to do to fix/troubleshoot my printer connection woes? Am I missing something fundamental regarding serial connections? Catchya Later, | UW Mechanical Engineering Jason Wells | http://weber.u.washington.edu/~jcwells/ | 206-633-5994 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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