On Wed, 1 Aug 2007, Craig White wrote:
I have an HP LJ 4000N hooked up to my machine via an old parallel
port. A few days ago, this stopped working. I suspected that a kernel or
udev problem was the cause. I went to system-config-printer and deleted
the printer; then, I attempted to bring it back. Isee several printers on
our building network, but no options for parallel. Is there something else
I should be choosing in the setup menus to make it work? For the Device
URI, I have tried Socket://:9100, serial ports 1-3 (incase it got
confused)...and several others. I give up. Any ideas?
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1 - try booting an older kernel to see if the problem actually occurred
from kernel update
Since no one else is having this problem, let's see if it issomething
else.
2 - Socket://IP_ADDRESS:9100 only works for networked printers - not
parallel connections.
Which one should I use?
I have tried:
HP Fax (HPLIP)
Serial Port #(1,2,3) (yeah, this shouldn't work, I was just testing)
AppSocket/HP JetDirect
HP Printer (HPLIP)
Internet Printing Protocol (ipp)
LPD/LPR host or printer
None appear to work.
3 - Check /var/log/messages & dmesg to see if parallel port is reflected
(i.e. grep/look for parport)
Aug 2 13:21:41 weather hpiod: unexpected DOT4Error: cmd=7f, psocket=4,
ssocket=2, error=49 : io/hpiod/dot4.cpp 159
Aug 2 13:21:41 weather hpiod: invalid DOT4ExitReply: cmd=7f, result=4
io/hpiod/dot4.cpp 387
Aug 2 13:21:42 weather parport0: INFO: open print channel failed; will
retry in 30 seconds...
Aug 2 13:22:12 weather hpiod: unexpected DOT4Error: cmd=7f, psocket=2,
ssocket=82, error=49 : io/hpiod/dot4.cpp 159
Aug 2 13:22:12 weather hpiod: invalid DOT4GetSocketReply: cmd=7f,
result=2 io/hpiod/dot4.cpp 425
Aug 2 13:22:12 weather hpiod: unexpected DOT4Error: cmd=7f, psocket=4,
ssocket=2, error=49 : io/hpiod/dot4.cpp 159
Aug 2 13:22:12 weather hpiod: invalid Dot4CloseChannelReply: cmd=7f,
result=4 io/hpiod/dot4.cpp 669
Aug 2 13:22:12 weather hpiod: unexpected DOT4Error: cmd=7f, psocket=4,
ssocket=2, error=49 : io/hpiod/dot4.cpp 159
Aug 2 13:22:12 weather hpiod: invalid DOT4ExitReply: cmd=7f, result=4
io/hpiod/dot4.cpp 387
Aug 2 13:22:13 weather parport0: INFO: open print channel failed; will
retry in 30 seconds...
Aug 2 13:22:43 weather hpiod: unexpected DOT4Error: cmd=7f, psocket=2,
ssocket=82, error=49 : io/hpiod/dot4.cpp 159
Aug 2 13:22:43 weather hpiod: invalid DOT4GetSocketReply: cmd=7f,
result=2 io/hpiod/dot4.cpp 425
Aug 2 13:22:43 weather hpiod: unexpected DOT4Error: cmd=7f, psocket=4,
ssocket=2, error=49 : io/hpiod/dot4.cpp 159
Aug 2 13:22:43 weather hpiod: invalid Dot4CloseChannelReply: cmd=7f,
result=4 io/hpiod/dot4.cpp 669
Aug 2 13:22:43 weather hpiod: unexpected DOT4Error: cmd=7f, psocket=4,
ssocket=2, error=49 : io/hpiod/dot4.cpp 159
Aug 2 13:22:43 weather hpiod: invalid DOT4ExitReply: cmd=7f, result=4
io/hpiod/dot4.cpp 387
Aug 2 13:22:44 weather parport0: INFO: open print channel failed; will
retry in 30 seconds...
Aug 2 13:23:14 weather hpiod: unexpected DOT4Error: cmd=7f, psocket=2,
ssocket=82, error=49 : io/hpiod/dot4.cpp 159
Aug 2 13:23:14 weather hpiod: invalid DOT4GetSocketReply: cmd=7f,
result=2 io/hpiod/dot4.cpp 425
Aug 2 13:23:14 weather hpiod: unexpected DOT4Error: cmd=7f, psocket=4,
ssocket=2, error=49 : io/hpiod/dot4.cpp 159
Aug 2 13:23:14 weather hpiod: invalid Dot4CloseChannelReply: cmd=7f,
result=4 io/hpiod/dot4.cpp 669
Aug 2 13:23:15 weather hpiod: unexpected DOT4Error: cmd=7f, psocket=4,
ssocket=2, error=49 : io/hpiod/dot4.cpp 159
Aug 2 13:23:15 weather hpiod: invalid DOT4ExitReply: cmd=7f, result=4
io/hpiod/dot4.cpp 387
Aug 2 13:23:16 weather parport0: INFO: open print channel failed; will
retry in 30 seconds...
Aug 2 13:23:22 weather hpiod: device cleanup
uri=hp:/par/HP_LaserJet_4000_Series?device=/dev/parport0
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So I am egtting a lot of error messages. I hae reset the printer...I don't
know what else to do.
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Gilbert Sebenste ********
(My opinions only!) ******
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