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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!news.Hawaii.Edu!ames!agate!library.ucla.edu!csulb.edu!paris.ics.uci.edu!news.service.uci.edu!nemesis.ps.uci.edu!bob From: bob@nemesis.ps.uci.edu (bob prohaska) Subject: [FreeBSD] Setting up a serial postscript printer Nntp-Posting-Host: nemesis.ps.uci.edu Message-ID: <2CE44801.14040@news.service.uci.edu> Summary: How does lpr determine printer state Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Reply-To: rprohask@uci.edu Keywords: lpr printer serial port Lines: 20 Date: 13 Nov 93 02:35:46 GMT Hello all, Could some kind soul with a serially connected postscript printer share the secret of configuring the setup? I'm using FreeBSD 1.0 RELEASE with a QMS PS-410 in default configuration. I've tried the scheme suggested in the FAQ, with the net result that the printing system reports "waiting for printer to come online" or words to that effect. Is the daemon looking for a particular line to go high/low? Declaring the printer "up" seems to have no effect. The printer works fine with OS/2, so the cable is intact and the ports are alive. thanks for reading bob