Re: LPT1 has disappeared

On Tue, 13 May 2008 07:33:11 UTC, Peter J Seymour
<mozng@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Pete wrote:
On Wed, 5 Nov 2008 17:41:22 UTC, Peter Brown
<losepeteSPAM-ME-NOT@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

...
BLDLEVEL PRINT01.SYS


[C:\]bldlevel C:\os2\boot\print01.sys
Build Level Display Facility Version 6.12.675 Sep 25 2001
(C) Copyright IBM Corporation 1993-2001
Signature: @#IBM:10.070#@ Printer ISA/EISA Device Driver-SMP
Vendor: IBM
Revision: 10.70
File Version: 10.70
Description: Printer ISA/EISA Device Driver-SMP

It turns out what was needed is to substitute PAR1284.SYS for
PRINT01.SYS
....
Thanks,
Pete

What's the significance of PAR1284.SYS? I ask because I have had
problems with printing to LPT1 (although actually on ECS 1.2R) and I am
just curious.
Regards
Peter

From the BIDI package readme:

"The bi-directional parallel port printing solution is a set of OS/2
executable files that
enables the print spooler to communicate in both directions with
parallel port attached
printers. The print spooler uses this method of communication to
identify printers
(automatic presentation driver configuration), to query printer status
and capabilities
and to support remote operator panel features. In cases where ECP is
able to
be negotiated, a higher through put will be achieved and less system
resources
will be used (only when operating without Lexmark and HP protocol
converters)."

This package includes an upgraded PARALLEL.PDR, which needs to be
installed along with PAR1284.SYS. If you switch to this driver be sure
to rem PRINT01.SYS, or your system will trap during booting.

The bidi package is still available from:
ftp://ftp.boulder.ibm.com/ps/products/os2/os2ddpak_cur/

My printer is a Panasonic KX-P2023, which up until I installed the M2N-E
was working quite nicely. It still isn't "working", and the next thing
to check is to see if I plugged in the LPT bracket's cable correctly on
the mobo (a operation which requires crawing around behind and
underneath the desk in order to unplug cables (pluggin them in is a
little difficult). Originally, I had three parallel printers on LPT1
using a selector switch. Several years ago the HP 4500-DN got moved to
another room, so it became a network printer. A few days ago I changed
the Epson 980 to USB because of this LPT1 problem, but the KX-P2023 is
parallel only. I did get it to work as a network printer using a
Trendnet TE100-P1P mini print server, but it was a bit "slow". Since I
need to print to this using Wordstar, back to LPT1, unless I can get the
WS's dos printer drivers to print to a network printer, which I haven't
quite figured out yet.

Pete

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