[wplug-bsd] FreeBSD 4.9-RELEASE Printer Issues

Benjamin Slavin bslavin_list at wavecrazy.net
Tue Nov 18 11:57:12 EST 2003


Tom,

FreeBSD  4.9-RELEASE FreeBSD 4.9-RELEASE #0: Mon Nov 17 00:17:02 EST 
2003     bslavin@:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GUARDIAN  i386

If you'd like to see a copy of the GUARDIAN kernel config, I can provide 
it, but I encounter the same problems with the GENERIC kernel.

  --Ben

Tom Rhodes wrote:

>On Tue, 18 Nov 2003 11:11:21 -0500
>Bill Moran <wmoran at potentialtech.com> wrote:
>
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>>Benjamin Slavin wrote:
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>>>I have reinstalled FreeBSD 4.9-RELEASE, and installed apsfilter, hpijs, 
>>>ghostscript, (and dependencies) from their respective ports.
>>>
>>>I have disconnected all other USB devices in the hope that maybe there 
>>>was too much "chatter" on the USB channel, but alas, this was not the 
>>>case... it still prints small portions of the page, then loads a new 
>>>page, then continues. Additionally, when printing a test page from 
>>>apsfilter's setup program, the breaks are at identical locations every 
>>>time.
>>>
>>>As I had stated previously, this printer worked with other operating 
>>>systems on the same computer, so I'm out of ideas. Any suggestions you 
>>>have would be greatly appreciated.
>>>      
>>>
>>I'm out of suggestions.  I also did a search on +freebsd +usb + printer
>>and it appears as though you're not the only one who's had problems.
>>
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>
>Please, before you file a PR with send-pr(1), send me the output of
>uname -a.
>
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