That made all the difference. Instead of /dev/usb/lp0, I'm setup to print to /var/run/ptal-printd/mlc_usb_scanner, and it printing and scanning both work great.
-- Rob --On Friday, January 03, 2003 09:08:06 AM -0800 David Paschal <[email protected]> wrote: > Rob Tanner wrote: >> Scanning works fine, but afterwards the printer won't print, in >> fact, it won't even recognize print commands. I end up having to >> power-cycle it every time I'm finished with a scanning session. >> >> I presume that the software is putting the device into scan mode and >> then failing to reset it. Is this a known issue? Is there a known >> work-around? Does anyone know the sequence I need to write directly >> to the printer to reset it? > > Hi, Rob. Make sure you set up printing according to the instructions > in the hpoj documentation. In particular, you can't just print to > something like /dev/lp0 or /dev/usb/lp0, because the low-level I/O > driver which allows you to scan (ptal-mlcd) has to have exclusive > direct access to the device. Instead, you print to something under > /var/run/ptal-printd (for lpd) or using the "ptal" backend (for CUPS). > > I hope this helps. If you have any further questions or problems > about the hpoj software that aren't covered in the documentation, the > hpoj-devel mailing list (http://hpoj.sf.net/join.shtml) is the best > place to discuss them. > > David > > _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ /\_\_\_\_\ /\_\ /\_\_\_\_\_\ /\/_/_/_/_/ /\/_/ \/_/_/_/_/_/ QUIDQUID LATINE DICTUM SIT, /\/_/__\/_/ __ /\/_/ /\/_/ PROFUNDUM VIDITUR /\/_/_/_/_/ /\_\ /\/_/ /\/_/ /\/_/ \/_/ /\/_/_/\/_/ /\/_/ (Whatever is said in Latin \/_/ \/_/ \/_/_/_/_/ \/_/ appears profound) Rob Tanner McMinnville, Oregon <[email protected]>
