On Friday 09 March 2007 22:56, Roland Smith wrote: > On Fri, Mar 09, 2007 at 08:25:34PM +0100, Milan Knizek wrote: > > A search on google revealed that it is possible to switch the port mode > > to "extended polling" by command "lptcontrol -e -d /dev/lpt0". Then, the > > printer worked normally. > > > > "ltpcontrol" supports only connected (and powered on) printers, which is > > usually not the case during boot, and it must be run with root > > privileges. > > > > My question: how do I set the default port mode to "extended polling" > > instead of "iterrupt driven" during the boot process? > > You have to add the setting to /boot/device.hints. See > http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/freebsd/#parport
Thank you, this helped. Actually, I have also found a note in gutenprint FAQ that while using USB connection, it may help to print to /dev/unlpt0 instead of /dev/ulpt0. I may try later to confirm. Regards, -- Milan Knížek http://milan-knizek.net/ e-mail knizek {na} volny {v} cz _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
