Consider the printer has a fault. Have you any old simple ink jet around that you can try to see if all is ok with your ports? Does a 56k modem work off the printer port ok - it should as long as you tell the appropriate control panels like "modem" where it is plugged? Look up fixyourownprinter.com ... (Appletalk is needed for many Laserwriters I understand)
david_elmo > From: Roland Drake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: 8500 problem > Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2003 10:12:58 -0400 > Message-Id: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Dear List: > > I have a friend who has a PowerMac 8500 with a Sonnet G3 350 processor upgrade > card, 320 MB RAM, 4GB hard drive, and OS 9.2.2. > Attached to his computer is a Laserwriter 300 which is having problems > printing. > > When he goes to print, the document starts to spool, the green indicator light > on the printer flashes, then after a few moments the light extinguishes > itself, and then nothing. > > I checked the Chooser to see if AppleTalk was turned on. It was and so I > turned it off and restarted the system. I also noticed that while I was there, > I encountered something rather odd. Instead of Printer Port and Modem Port > showing up in the Chooser as they normally would, there are two Serial Ports > displayed. > > Can anyone suggest what courses of action I could take to investigate these > issues? > > Roland :( -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
