The problem is probably not in the parallel port but rather in the
data stream you're sending to (or trying to send to) the printer.
From your log, I see that this is Lexmark 3200 Color Jetprinter, which
according to the Lexmark Web site talks something they call the
"Lexmark Printing Solution" data stream. Some Lexmark inkjets have
Linux drivers (actually data translators) which take the ASCII data
you're trying to send it and convert it to the language the printer
understands, but I don't see a Linux driver listed for this printer on
the Lexmark site (www.lexmark.com). You might, however, be able to
find a driver for this printer elsewhere on the Web (try doing a
google search on "Lexmark 3200 linux" for example). Also, ghostscript
tends to have translators/drivers for lots of printers; run "gs --help"
to find out which printers are supported on your version of ghostscript
(when I do this on my Redhar 7.1 machine, I see "lex3200" listed
as one of the supported printers).
-- Dave Strauss
On Fri, 21 Dec 2001 23:03:14 -0500 (EST), "C. J. Martoff"<cmartoff@nimbus.ocis.temple.edu> wrote:
>
> I'm taking up where parport/archive/current/4599 left off. Basically I
> cannot get my parallel port printer to work under linux (kernel 2.4.4).
> It just sits there, even when I cat .login > /dev/lp0 (as root). When I
> do the latter, I have sometimes gotten messages (in /var/log/messages)
> like:
> Dec 21 21:02:33 linux kernel: lp0 off-line
> but the latest time or two this messge has not occurred.
>
> Needless to say, the printer works in Windows. Parallel cable is plugged
> directly PC to printer.
>
> I have studied printing HOW-TO and some books, no joy. Can anyone
> please help?
>
> Following is all the info I can muster. Nothing looks odd to me
> but what do I know. Also, NO messages about parport appear in
> /var/log/messages at boot time; only when lpr command is issued.
>
> Many thinks for any pointers.
> ===================
> uname -a
> Linux linux 2.4.4-4GB #1 Fri May 18 14:11:12 GMT 2001 i686 unknown
> (distro is SuSE 7.2 on IBM Aptiva, AMD Athlon processor)
>
> ==================
> >From /var/log/messages upon issuance of lpr command:
>
> Dec 21 22:04:32 linux PAM-unix2[503]: session started for user drift,
> service xdm
> Dec 21 22:05:18 linux su: (to root) drift on /dev/pts/0
> Dec 21 22:05:18 linux PAM-unix2[607]: session started for user root,
> service su
> Dec 21 22:08:50 linux kernel: 0x378: FIFO is 16 bytes
> Dec 21 22:08:50 linux kernel: 0x378: writeIntrThreshold is 8
> Dec 21 22:08:50 linux kernel: 0x378: readIntrThreshold is 8
> Dec 21 22:08:50 linux kernel: 0x378: PWord is 8 bits
> Dec 21 22:08:50 linux kernel: 0x378: Interrupts are ISA-Pulses
> Dec 21 22:08:50 linux kernel: 0x378: ECP port cfgA=0x10 cfgB=0x0b
> Dec 21 22:08:50 linux kernel: 0x378: ECP settings irq=7 dma=3
> Dec 21 22:08:50 linux kernel: parport0: PC-style at 0x378 (0x778), irq 7,
> dma 3 [PCSPP,TRISTATE,COMPAT,ECP,DMA]
> Dec 21 22:08:50 linux kernel: parport0: cpp_daisy: aa5500ff(98)
> Dec 21 22:08:50 linux kernel: parport0: assign_addrs: aa5500ff(98)
> Dec 21 22:08:52 linux kernel: parport0: Printer, Lexmark Lexmark 3200
> Dec 21 22:08:52 linux kernel: lp0: using parport0 (interrupt-driven).
>
> ===================
> bash-2.05# tunelp /dev/lp0 -s -qon
> /dev/lp0 status is 216, on-line
> /dev/lp0 using IRQ 7
>
> =========================
> >From /etc/modules.conf:
>
> alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc
> # options parport_pc io=0x378 irq=none,none
> # following line added CJM 20 Dec 01
> options parport_pc io=0x378 irq=7
> # following lines added CJM 20 Dec 01 CJM per Printing HOW-TO
> alias /dev/printers lp
> alias /dev/lp* lp
>
> ====================================
> After issuing lpr command:
>
>
> bash-2.05# lpc status
> lp-ascii:
> queuing is enabled
> printing is enabled
> no entries
> no daemon present
> lp:
> queuing is enabled
> printing is enabled
> 1 entry in spool area
> lp is ready and printing
> lp-raw:
> queuing is enabled
> printing is enabled
> no entries
> no daemon present
>
> The "ready and printing" goes away after a few minutes
>
> =======================
> >From proc:
>
> bash-2.05# pwd
> /proc/sys/dev/parport/parport0
> bash-2.05# ls
> autoprobe autoprobe1 autoprobe3 devices irq spintime
> autoprobe0 autoprobe2 base-addr dma modes
>
> bash-2.05# cat ./base-addr
> 888 1912
> bash-2.05# cat ./modes
> PCSPP,TRISTATE,COMPAT,ECP,DMA
> bash-2.05# cat ./irq
> 7
>
> ============================================================================
> C. J. Martoff Phone: (215) 204-3180
> Professor of Physics, Temple University FAX: (215) 204-5652
> Barton Hall, Temple University
> 1900 N. 13-th St.
> Philadelphia, PA 19122-6082
>
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>
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