Printing filePro with printer directly attached to FreeBSD server.

[Chad McWilliams]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: filepro-list-bounces at lists.celestial.com 
> [mailto:filepro-list-bounces at lists.celestial.com] On Behalf 
> Of Walter Vaughan
> Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 1:54 PM
> To: filepro-list at lists.celestial.com
> Subject: Printing filePro with printer directly attached to 
> FreeBSD server.
> 
> 
> I thought that I had notes on this, but it took me a while to 
> trace down all the 
> steps needed to print from filePro to a HP LaserJet attached 
> directly to the 
> server with an onboard printer port. Perhaps this will help 
> someone later.
> 
> OS: FreeBSD 5.4-RC3 ( steps will be identical probably for 
> any 5.X and later) LP Spooler: Stock LPR
> Printer: HP LaserJet 1200 (has both USB and parallel ports)
> App: FreeBSD filePro 5.*
> 
> While output from reports seemed to print okay, no matter 
> what I did, I always 
> seemed to get a extra page, and I kept getting [Interrupt 
> storm detected on 
> "irq7: lpt0"; throttling interrupt source] on the console. 
> Changed cable, futzed 
> with changing BIOS setting for the onboard port from normal 
> to ECP and all the 
> various incantations. Nothing seemed to work, and the console 
> error messages 
> were not comforting.
> 
I was having the same irq7: message on my FreeBSD server and screwed up
ouput.  The following command cured my problem:

lptcontrol -p -d /dev/lpt0

Hope this cures your problems as well.

-Chad McWilliams