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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!news.Hawaii.Edu!ames!saimiri.primate.wisc.edu!news.crd.ge.com!sunblossom!knight.vf.ge.com!news.ge.com!combs!steve From: steve@combs (Stephen F. Combs) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions Subject: Re: FreeBSD lpa help needed Date: 25 Oct 1993 20:37:24 GMT Organization: GE Drive Systems, Salem, VA Lines: 45 Message-ID: <2ahde4$rjk@alva.ge.com> References: <1993Oct25.155911.19498@penny.cs.fredonia.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: 3.29.5.200 X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Jin Mazumdar (mazumdar@mary.cs.fredonia.edu) wrote: [ Stuff deleted ]... : Problems : -------- : I get the stray interrupt 7 message and my printer will not : work. The lpc program reports the printer to be offline. I had the : interrupt-less printer working fine under 386BSD by taking the patch : and building it into the kernel. : I am sure these problems have been discussed. Could someone : please explain the stray interrupt problem and the reason why my : printer will not work or point me to articles which address these : issues. : Thanks in advance. : -- : Jin Mazumdar : (internet:) mazumdar@cs.fredonia.edu : >>> Dept. Of Math and C. S. <<< : >>> State University of New York College at Fredonia <<< : >>> Fredonia, N.Y. 14063 (716) 673 3459 <<< : I can't help, but I'm having the same problem with a printer connected to a serial port....the system keeps saying the printer is offline! Otherwise, I'm quite happy with the FreeBSD-EPSILON package! -- ======================================================================= Stephen F. Combs GE Industry Sales & Services My Employer is in NO way GE Drive Systems Responsible or Liable for Network Services Any Opinions expressed by 1501 Roanoke Blvd. Myself. Salem, VA 24153 Internet E-Mail: CombsSF@Salem.GE.COM Novell via Internet: Combs-SF@Salem.GE.COM =======================================================================