From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jul 10 13:41:49 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B5CF716A469 for ; Tue, 10 Jul 2007 13:41:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from web@umich.edu) Received: from hackers.mr.itd.umich.edu (smtp.mail.umich.edu [141.211.14.81]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 72FBF13C480 for ; Tue, 10 Jul 2007 13:41:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from web@umich.edu) Received: FROM dell1 (Unknown [141.211.15.39]) BY hackers.mr.itd.umich.edu ID 46938C9B.81B11.6235 ; 10 Jul 2007 09:41:48 -0400 Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2007 09:41:34 -0400 From: William Bulley To: Nikola Lecic Message-ID: <20070710134134.GD61945@dell1> Mail-Followup-To: Nikola Lecic , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: odd HP 1320 printer behaviour... X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2007 13:41:49 -0000 According to Nikola Lecic : > > Do you have any ulpt0 configuration in /etc/rc.local? If the printer > port is interrupt-driven, try polled standard mode, i.e. add > > lptcontrol -p -d /dev/[printer-port] > > to your /etc/rc.local. The kind of behaviour you described can occur in > the interrupt mode (including cutting pages, printing them in chunks, > etc.). > > Also try to switch the printer to the parallel port; if both can serve > the printer, I'd always use the parallel one. > > If this doesn't help, please post here the content of your /etc/printcap > and 'dmesg | grep ulpt0'. I have no /etc/rc.local file on this machine. Correct me if I am wrong, but doesn't lptcontrol(8) deal with the parallel port printer? I have USB connected. Parallel port connection is unfeasible in my situation. > "content of your /etc/printcap": lp|default|hp|HP|ps|PS|Hewlett Packard LaserJet 1320 PostScript Printer:\ :sh:\ :lp=/dev/ulpt0:\ :sd=/var/spool/lpd/hp:\ :lf=/var/log/lpd-errs:\ :mx#0: > 'dmesg | grep ulpt0': ulpt0: Hewlett-Packard hp LaserJet 1320 series, rev 1.10/1.00, addr 5, iclass 7/1 ulpt0: using bi-directional mode ulpt0: at uhub0 port 2 (addr 5) disconnected ulpt0: detached ulpt0: Hewlett-Packard hp LaserJet 1320 series, rev 1.10/1.00, addr 5, iclass 7/1 ulpt0: using bi-directional mode ulpt0: at uhub0 port 2 (addr 5) disconnected ulpt0: detached ulpt0: Hewlett-Packard hp LaserJet 1320 series, rev 1.10/1.00, addr 5, iclass 7/1 ulpt0: using bi-directional mode ulpt0: offline ulpt0: at uhub0 port 2 (addr 5) disconnected ulpt0: detached ulpt0: Hewlett-Packard hp LaserJet 1320 series, rev 1.10/1.00, addr 5, iclass 7/1 ulpt0: using bi-directional mode Regards, web... -- William Bulley Email: web@umich.edu