On Tue, Oct 26, 2004 at 08:56:12AM -0700, MrBluez wrote:
Sorry to be impatient but I'm really curious about this stuff. I'm
trying to get my printer (HP LaserJet 4L) to function in Free BSD
5.2.1. I'm following the handbook's instructions verbatim because I
can't reliably get the printer to print (even plain text). The
handbook isn't appears to be outdated is unclear about how to
troubleshoot at best. But that's another point, :-).
Per section 9.3.1.2.1 Kernel Configuration in the handbook, I ran a
dmesg command received the doubled response. The command
responses are listed below.
% grep ppc2 /var/run/dmesg.boot
ppc2 port 0x778-0x77b,0x378-0x37f irq 7 on acpi0
ppc2: Generic chipset (NIBBLE-only) in COMPATIBLE mode
ppbus2: Parallel port bus on ppc2
snip
Question 1) Why am I getting a doubled response with the dmesg query
if it isn't normal behavior for dmesg to double the reply, how do I
make it go away?
Question 2) Assuming that I get question 1 resolved, how do I get on
the right track to figure out what's up with the printing issue? I
don't want to install CUPS or any other spooler program until I have a
handle on what's happening with the lpd.
Can you be more specific about what problems you are having with getting
printing to work? The fact that your parallel port is being recognized
is important, but not as likely to have anything to do with why you
cannot print. At what state are you getting hung up? What specific
errors are you getting, and from which programs? Unless you are some
sort of wizard with writing your own print filters you are going to need
some sort of application to help you manage printing, such as apsfilter,
or CUPS.
Nathan
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