Date: Sun, 15 Sep 2002 20:52:42 -0700 From: "Evan Dower" <evantd@hotmail.com> To: 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: <F104Tkm6f2nB0iTnB3S0001234b@hotmail.com>
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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-questions" in the body of the message
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