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From: COMBS@alpha.salem.ge.com (STEVE COMBS)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: Re: FreeBSD lpa help needed
Date: 26 Oct 1993 20:57:40 GMT
Organization: GE Drive Systems, Salem, VA, USA
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In-Reply-To: steve@combs's message of 25 Oct 1993 20:37:24 GMT

In <2ahde4$rjk@alva.ge.com> steve@combs writes:

> Jin Mazumdar (mazumdar@mary.cs.fredonia.edu) wrote:
> 	[ Stuff deleted ]...
> 	
> : Problems
> : --------
> 
> : 	I get  the stray interrupt 7  message  and my printer will not
> : work.  The lpc program reports  the  printer to be offline.  I had the
> : interrupt-less printer  working fine under  386BSD by taking the patch
> : and building it into the kernel.
> 
> : 	I  am sure  these problems have been discussed.  Could someone
> : please explain the  stray interrupt  problem  and  the reason  why  my
> : printer  will not work  or point me to articles  which  address  these
> : issues.
> 
> : 	Thanks in advance.
> 
> : --
> : 			Jin Mazumdar        
> 
> : (internet:) mazumdar@cs.fredonia.edu
> 
> :   >>> Dept. Of Math and C. S.                          <<<
> :   >>> State University of New York College at Fredonia <<<    
> :   >>> Fredonia, N.Y. 14063         (716) 673 3459      <<<
> :  
> 
> I can't help, but I'm having the same problem with a printer connected
> to a serial port....the system keeps saying the printer is offline!
> 
> Otherwise, I'm quite happy with the FreeBSD-EPSILON package!
> 
> --
> 
> =======================================================================
> Stephen F. Combs
> GE Industry Sales & Services		My Employer is in NO way
> GE Drive Systems			Responsible or Liable for
> Network Services			Any Opinions expressed by
> 1501 Roanoke Blvd.			Myself.
> Salem, VA  24153
> Internet E-Mail:	CombsSF@Salem.GE.COM
> Novell via Internet:	Combs-SF@Salem.GE.COM
> =======================================================================
My thanks to the people who responded via e-mail, BUT my problem is NOT
with Stray Int 7's (I don't even have the lpt/lpa code compiled into
my kernel).  What I've got is a problem with a serial printer (a
GENECOM 3404) which USED to work under 386BSD 0.1 and NetBSD 0.8.
It now says the printer is offline and won't let me print to it at ALL.

Maybe I don't have the termios flags set right or something, but I can't
print to the printer.

P.S.  This is a test of a new newsreader as well as a followup post.

 =======================================================================
 Stephen F. Combs
 GE Industry Sales & Services		My Employer is in NO way
 GE Drive Systems			Responsible or Liable for
 Network Services			Any Opinions expressed by
 1501 Roanoke Blvd.			Myself.
 Salem, VA  24153
 Internet E-Mail:	CombsSF@Salem.GE.COM
 Novell via Internet:	Combs-SF@Salem.GE.COM
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