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From: j@bonnie.tcd-dresden.de (J Wunsch)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions,comp.os.386bsd.development
Subject: Re: Epson LQ printer - Can it be done?
Date: 16 Sep 1993 11:18:46 +0200
Organization: Textil Computer Design GmbH Dresden, Germany
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Message-ID: <279b1mINNjgb@bonnie.tcd-dresden.de>
References: <TONY.93Sep9182513@marge.apana.org.au> <1993Sep11.124630.22284@gmd.de>
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veit@mururoa.gmd.de (Holger Veit) writes:
>tony@marge.apana.org.au (Tony Clark) writes:
>|> Hi,
>|>
>|> I have an Epson LQ-500 printer that I would like to use with the lpa \
driver.
>|> It shows all the symptoms that I've seen discussed before: No port detected
>|> unless the printer is unplugged (whether the printer is on or off), but \
I've
>|> never seen a solution to the problem posted.
>|>
>... My recommendation is to verify that your
>printer cable has *all* line connected.
[...]
>Get a correct Centronics cable, and try again.
Holger, it's already the Nth posting of that kind from you.
Please accept that this IS A BUG in *BSD, not in the cables. The bug has
been introduced with pk 0.2.{3,4}. I can really exclude any other influences,
since i've been working _all the time_ with my own (old) lp driver. The
driver worked well till i upgraded to 0.2.4; the bundled lpt/lpa drivers
generally fail to detect my printer. My lp driver sometimes fails to
detect it. But, the more annoying thing: after the driver has detected
a printer port, the system runs for some hours and then deselects the
printer port. Yes, indeed, some{thing,one} is writing some byte to the
printer port - it ain't the lp driver, though!
I can reselect the printer (via an ioctl), then it'll work again for
some time. But often it's getting deselected during it next print job:-((
I have no idea where to look for this...
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