> > i have a separate box running win98. from this box i am able to use the > > printer with the orig vendor driver without any problem ... > > Hmm, well it's possible the serial port is broken..
maybe ... > > > > Are you sure nothing else is using the port? (lpd, cups, etc) > > > > i think so: lpd is not running and lsof | grep lpt doesnt show anything > > either : ( > > fstat /dev/lpt0 > and > fstat /dev/lpt0.ctl > > ? [EMAIL PROTECTED] seb $ fstat /dev/lpt0.ctl USER CMD PID FD MOUNT INUM MODE SZ|DV R/W NAME [EMAIL PROTECTED] seb $ fstat /dev/lpt0 USER CMD PID FD MOUNT INUM MODE SZ|DV R/W NAME [EMAIL PROTECTED] seb $ > > > so i guess there could be a prob with the ready/status checking > > procedure > > This consists of checking the BUSY pin on the port.. > Parallel ports are (sans ECP/EPP extras) very very simple. > > Have you tried using lptcontrol to put it into simple mode? [EMAIL PROTECTED] seb $ lptcontrol -s -d /dev/lpt0.ctl [EMAIL PROTECTED] seb $ > What do you see in dmesg? lpt0: switched to interrupt-driven standard mode looks that everything is ok - not ? but open(/dev/lpt0) still complains about "device busy" ... thx regards, stan _______________________________________________ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"