Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 15:12:44 +1000 From: Neal Nelson <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) Message-ID: <20020916051244.GA351@server> In-Reply-To: <F104Tkm6f2nB0iTnB3S0001234b@hotmail.com>; from evantd@hotmail.com on Mon, Sep 16, 2002 at 13:52:42 %2B1000 References: <F104Tkm6f2nB0iTnB3S0001234b@hotmail.com>
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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-questions" in the body of the message
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