Re: Printing/parport problem
Khimenko Victor (khim@sch57.msk.ru)
Mon, 6 Apr 1998 03:41:08 +0400 (MSD)
5-Apr-98 16:26 you wrote:
> On Sun, 5 Apr 1998, Erik Andersen wrote:
>
> > On Thu, Apr 02, 1998 at 07:19:31AM -0600, Mike Field wrote:
> > > As of 2.1.91 (up to 2.1.92-2), printing fails
> > > on my machine. The output on booting shows the
> > > changes:
>
> <snip>
>
> >
> > Me too. I see the same thing here!
> > -Erik
>
> I have the same problem but I do not have a PNP printer... I have a Cannon
> LBP 430 which emulates an HP 3p
>
I am have HP LJ4 with [almost] the same symthoms. The only difference is that
if HP LJ4 is turned on while linux boots up than all works just fine. If it's
turned off than I have above sympthoms. If HP LJ4 is turned on in such time
all goes just fine even if it's will be turned off after boot and then turned
on! I am could not use "binary search" since it's production comp for > 300
users and it's could not be rebooted without while I am physically there
and when I am not physically there I could not test printing, but at least
with 2.0.33 all works just fine and in 2.1.89+ I have above sympthoms...
> I have everything compiled into the Kernel with no modules besides
> IP_masq related ones.
>
I am have a lot of modules (all filesystems except ext2 and proc, floppy, etc:
since that server does not floppy drives it's not needed to keep floppy driver
in memory permanently), but parport things are all in kernel...
> What is strange is that a light on the printer blinks as if it is
> receiving data but it simply does not print.
>
Exactly so. I am could get 1 (one) symbol printed sometimes!
> printing directly to /dev/lp0 (even text files) does not work either..
>
In my case too...
> I'm running a Dual P-PRO system... and 2.1.66 seams to be the least
> problematic recent kernel for me.
>
I have just plain singe Pentium 166 MMX...
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