Re: USB on an IBM Thinkpad i1300
> "Chet" == Chet Nichols <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Chet> Hey everyone, I've got an IBM Thinkpad i1300 with Redhat 7.2 Chet> installed, and I've had to disable USB on it because every time the Chet> machine boots, it freezes at 'Initializing USB Controller'. Dude -- you have mouse and keyboard problems, the mouse points to the wrong place, *and* you also get USB-related hangs? This is smelling like bad hardware (or at least misconfigured hardware) to me... Ed -- Ed BaileyRed Hat, Inc. http://www.redhat.com/ ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: USB on an IBM Thinkpad i1300
>> What kernel are you using? I'm actually not home this weekend, so I can't check..but I know its a 2.4 kernel..2.4.9 maybe? Do I need to recompile a new kernel, or? I'm using whatever kernel is the current Redhat 7.2 kernel..up2date recently updated it too, so that's all I can tell you from here, sorry :( Talk to you soon, thanks. Chet - Original Message - From: "Statux" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2002 12:31 AM Subject: Re: USB on an IBM Thinkpad i1300 > Question: What kernel are you using? > > On Wed, 6 Mar 2002, Chet Nichols wrote: > > > > Uhm, I know this doesn't really fix the problem but he 880 has a parallel > > > port. Why not just use that? > > > > I guess going parallel a good option, and I've thought of it, but I > > basically just want to get USB up and running..I like getting everything > > working :-D Thanks for the suggestion though! I have a feeling I'll probably > > end up using it very shortly. > > > > > When I had my Epson Phoot 870, I found it a lot faster on the USB interface > > > > How much faster is it? I'll probably just be using the printer for printing > > reports and things like that, at least to begin with. I'm sure if I ever > > want to print out PDF files I'll need USB. > > > > My main problem right now though is just getting USB working. But thanks for > > the great printer suggestions. Talk to you soon :) > > > > Chet > > > > -- > -Statux > > > > ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: USB on an IBM Thinkpad i1300
Re: USB on an IBM Thinkpad i1300> When I had my Epson Phoot 870, I found it a lot faster on the USB interface How much faster is it? I'll probably just be using the printer for printing reports and things like that, at least to begin with. I'm sure if I ever want to print out PDF files I'll need USB. My main problem right now though is just getting USB working. But thanks for the great printer suggestions. Talk to you soon :) __ My experience is - quite a bit faster for the average document (text, html, simple graphics etc). With parallel, the printer sometimes is too fast, and the buffer doesn't get filled fast enough. The printer physically stops as it waits for more data. USB doesn't seem to suffer this fate HOWEVER: When printing the old 2880 dpi full colour photos it doesn't seem to matter too much for me. The printer is so slow rendering the paper that the buffer always seems full, regardless of whether I use USB or parallel. As I'm sure you've seen though - the result is always well worth the wait in any case. Regards, Ed. ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: USB on an IBM Thinkpad i1300
Question: What kernel are you using? On Wed, 6 Mar 2002, Chet Nichols wrote: > > Uhm, I know this doesn't really fix the problem but he 880 has a parallel > > port. Why not just use that? > > I guess going parallel a good option, and I've thought of it, but I > basically just want to get USB up and running..I like getting everything > working :-D Thanks for the suggestion though! I have a feeling I'll probably > end up using it very shortly. > > > When I had my Epson Phoot 870, I found it a lot faster on the USB interface > > How much faster is it? I'll probably just be using the printer for printing > reports and things like that, at least to begin with. I'm sure if I ever > want to print out PDF files I'll need USB. > > My main problem right now though is just getting USB working. But thanks for > the great printer suggestions. Talk to you soon :) > > Chet > -- -Statux ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: USB on an IBM Thinkpad i1300
> When I had my Epson Phoot 870, I found it a lot faster on the USB interface > than the parallel interface. After all, these printers do require the > transfer of a lot of data - it's not like the good old days when we had dot > matrix printers with built-in fonts and no graphics. > > .../Ed > > Ed Wilts Yep, I do realise this. I have an 880 myself and use USB instead of parallel for that reason. All I meant to say (although I didn't do it very well) was that if USB provides such a problem for the original poster, parallel will get him going at least. He can then weight up the amount of time and effort required to get USB working on the Thinkpad against how much of a speed benefit he will gain out of the move. Regards, The other Ed. ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: USB on an IBM Thinkpad i1300
From: "Edward Dekkers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > out how to fix my problem so I can get my USB Epson 880 printer working > > :) Thanks in advance for any help! :) > > > > Chet > > Uhm, I know this doesn't really fix the problem but he 880 has a parallel > port. Why not just use that? When I had my Epson Phoot 870, I found it a lot faster on the USB interface than the parallel interface. After all, these printers do require the transfer of a lot of data - it's not like the good old days when we had dot matrix printers with built-in fonts and no graphics. .../Ed Ed Wilts Mounds View, MN, USA mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
Re: USB on an IBM Thinkpad i1300
> out how to fix my problem so I can get my USB Epson 880 printer working > :) Thanks in advance for any help! :) > > Chet Uhm, I know this doesn't really fix the problem but he 880 has a parallel port. Why not just use that? Ed. ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
USB on an IBM Thinkpad i1300
Hey everyone, I've got an IBM Thinkpad i1300 with Redhat 7.2 installed, and I've had to disable USB on it because every time the machine boots, it freezes at 'Initializing USB Controller'. I've tried to read up on how to fix it, but haven't found many credible sources. For the time being I just have my rc.sysinit file edited to not initialize USB..but I want to figure out how to fix my problem so I can get my USB Epson 880 printer working :) Thanks in advance for any help! :) Chet ___ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
